channel letters
A channel letter is a letter built as its own small box: aluminium sides (the returns) wrapped around a routed aluminium back, a translucent acrylic face held on with trim cap, and LED modules inside. Each letter is fabricated on its own, then the set is mounted to the building — either flush to the wall with the wiring hidden behind it, or onto a raceway, a painted aluminium channel that carries the transformers and lets the whole set land on one set of fasteners.
How the light escapes is the decision that changes the look. Face-lit letters glow through the acrylic front. Reverse-lit — halo-lit — letters have a solid metal face and throw light backwards onto the wall, so the letter reads as a silhouette in a wash of colour. Front-and-back-lit does both. Because they are electrical, channel letters are UL-listed assemblies and almost always need a permit, a dedicated circuit and a final inspection, which is why the drawing set matters as much as the fabrication.
This gallery is 72 photographs tagged "channel letters" in Notatek's own archive, from 21 client projects and 2 service galleries. The deepest set in it is The Smoked Taco, with 11 photos; Jersey Mikes and Fat Cats also appear. 38 of them are also tagged storefront signage, and 27 Electric Signs — the combinations this kind of work usually turns up in. Every photo links back to the project it came from.
Projects featured in this gallery
21 client projects contributed photos to this page:
72 channel letters photos
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