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The logo on the bar front or the back wall, in the color of the room. It ends up in every photo guests take.
Logo neon signs
Custom Logo Neon Signs for Business
Your logo redrawn in LED neon and mounted on acrylic cut to its shape.
Free mockup first. You pay nothing until you approve the design.
- Free mockup within 24 hours
- 5-year warranty
- Free worldwide delivery
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What is a custom logo neon sign?
A custom logo neon sign is a business logo redrawn as glowing lines of flexible LED neon, mounted on an acrylic backboard cut to its shape. The Glownique traces it from your logo file, shows which parts light up in a free mockup, and makes it in any of 13 colors or RGB.
Colors, sizes and full specifications are on the custom LED neon signs page. This page is about the logo: what translates into neon, what does not, and what to send.
Updated . Pictures are customer photos of signs we made.
How it works
How a logo becomes a neon sign
Step 1
Send the logo file
AI, PDF, SVG or a high-resolution PNG, plus the width you have in mind and where the sign will hang.
Step 2
We trace it into neon
Each line of the logo becomes a run of LED neon. Where the logo has fills or fine detail, we show how it will be handled before you commit.
Step 3
You approve the mockup
The free mockup comes back within 24 hours and shows size, colors and backboard. Revisions are free and unlimited.
Your logo
Which parts of a logo work in neon?
Neon is a line of light. Anything in your logo that is a line translates directly; anything that is a filled area, a gradient or very small needs a decision. This table shows what we do with each.
| Part of the logo | In LED neon | A better option |
|---|---|---|
| Script names and line logos | Works best. One continuous glowing line, the way neon is meant to look. | None needed |
| Bold block letters | Made as an outline or a double line, so the letter keeps its weight. | None needed |
| Solid filled shapes | Become outlines: neon is a line, so it cannot fill an area. | Print the fill on the acrylic and trace it in neon. Acrylic logo signs |
| Gradients and photographs | Cannot be made in neon. | UV-print the artwork on acrylic. Acrylic logo signs |
| A logo that should look like metal | Neon reads as light, not as a material. | Stainless-steel letters with a halo behind them. Backlit signs |
| Small taglines | Enlarged until the letters can be formed, or left out. | Print the tagline on the backboard. |
The backboard
Three ways to cut the acrylic behind a logo
Cut to square
A clean rectangular panel behind the whole sign. It's the strongest build and the kindest on price, and in clear acrylic it reads as a faint edge once the neon is lit — pick frosted or a colour and it becomes part of the design.
Best for: Block fonts, big installs and tighter budgets
Cut to shape
One continuous piece of acrylic follows the outline of the whole design. You keep most of the floating look, but the sign stays a single sturdy panel — easier to hang straight and far happier travelling to you in one piece.
Best for: Phrases, multi-word signs and larger pieces
Cut to letter
We cut the acrylic around every individual letter, leaving only a few millimetres of border. Step back and the backboard all but disappears — the words read as pure light on the wall. It's the most intricate cut and the most striking finish.
Best for: Script, signatures and logos
Where it goes
Logo neon signs by business
Gyms and studios
A logo with an icon, such as a barbell around the name, holds up well as an outline and reads across a training floor.
A name in script
A script wordmark is the simplest logo to make in neon: one color, one line, on a backboard cut to the letters. It suits salons, shops and offices as well as bars.
Working out a budget? What a custom business sign costs explains what drives the price of each sign type.
Questions
Logo neon sign FAQs
What is a custom logo neon sign?
A custom logo neon sign is a business logo redrawn as glowing lines of flexible LED neon, mounted on an acrylic backboard cut to its shape. The Glownique traces it from your logo file, shows which parts light up in a free mockup, and makes it in any of 13 colors or RGB.
Can any logo be made into a neon sign?
Most can, with one rule: neon is a line of light, so it draws outlines and cannot fill solid areas, gradients or photographs. Script names and line logos translate directly. Filled shapes become outlines, or are printed on the acrylic and traced in neon. The free mockup shows exactly how your logo will look before you pay.
What file should I send for a logo neon sign?
A vector file is best: AI, PDF or SVG. A high-resolution PNG also works. If you only have a photo or a screenshot of the logo, send it anyway and we will redraw it for the mockup.
Can you match my brand colors?
LED neon comes in 13 solid colors plus RGB color-changing, so the glow is matched to the nearest of those. Printed and acrylic parts are matched as closely as the materials allow to a Pantone, HEX or CMYK reference. Send your brand guide with the logo.
Is LED neon suitable for a shop, salon or office?
Yes. It runs on low-voltage 12V from a plug-in adaptor, has no glass tubes and comes with a remote that dims it. Indoor signs are the standard build; tell us if the sign is going outdoors, because that is a different build.
How long does a logo neon sign take?
The free mockup comes back within 24 hours. After you approve it, the sign takes 3 to 5 business days to make and 3 to 8 business days to deliver, free and tracked. Rush orders cost nothing extra: tell us your opening date.
Send your logo. See it in neon within 24 hours.
The mockup is free and so are the revisions. If you like it, you get a quote for that exact sign, with free worldwide delivery and a 5-year warranty.