illuminated sign

An illuminated sign carries its own light source rather than relying on a floodlight aimed at it. In practice that means LED modules behind a translucent face — a lit cabinet, a set of channel letters, a push-through acrylic panel, an edge-lit blade sign — sized and spaced so the face lights evenly with no visible hot spots or dark bands between modules.

The trade-offs are power, colour and code. Every illuminated sign is an electrical assembly: it needs a circuit, a disconnect, UL-listed components, a wet-location rating outdoors, and an electrical inspection. White LEDs are not one colour — the temperature chosen changes how a brand's reds and blues read through the acrylic. And many cities regulate lit signage separately from unlit, with rules on hours, brightness and proximity to residential zones, which is a permitting question before it is a design question.

This gallery is 61 photographs tagged "illuminated sign" in Notatek's own archive, from 17 client projects and 4 service galleries. The deepest set in it is Fat Cats, with 10 photos; Crumbl and Jersey Mikes also appear. 26 of them are also tagged channel letters, and 23 storefront signage — 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

17 client projects contributed photos to this page:

61 illuminated sign photos

Backlit SafeStreets logo mounted on a geometric accent wall above office desks.

Lobby Signs

Backlit SafeStreets logo mounted on a geometric accent wall above office desks.

Illuminated Paragon Wealth Management lobby sign on a marble accent wall.

Lobby Signs

Illuminated Paragon Wealth Management lobby sign on a marble accent wall.

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