Channel Letters In Los Angeles And US-Wide

Capture the attention of prospective clients around the clock with outstanding channel letter signs. Organizations across all industries use custom channel letter signs for optimum brand exposure. 

If you’re looking to take your branding to the next level, contact us at Front Signs. We specialize in delivering premium-quality channel letters in Los Angeles and US-wide.

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Channel Letters Applications

Custom channel letters are a great way to establish brand reputation and raise visibility both indoors and outdoors. From taking the spotlight at trade show displays to creating an eye-catching storefront, custom channel letters are a sure choice. Get creative with your custom channel letters and display your logo sign at your store facade, in your reception area, or elsewhere.

Seyhart channel letters in gold color displaying the brand name made of aluminum and acrylic
Dandy channel letters in different colors and with dual illumination made of aluminum and acrylic

Indoor Channel Letters

Add a professional edge to your brand by lighting up your indoor space with a backlit acrylic sign. If you need office lobby signs featuring your brand name or logo, channel letter signs are a radiant solution. They will transform your entire office into a more inviting space.

Ways Home Care & Health Agency outdoor channel letters made of aluminum and acrylic

Outdoor Channel Letters

Channel letter signs will distinguish your brand in crowded business centers. These building signs are attention-grabbing and merge well with the facade of any building. Custom channel letters, like backlit logo signs, foster brand familiarity each time customers see them.

Krab Queenz restaurant channel letters displaying the brand name made of acrylic and aluminum

Restaurant & Hospitality Channel Letters

If you’re operating in the hospitality industry, your business highly depends on what customers associate it with. Custom channel letters will make a lasting impression and get people to come back to you. You can use custom channel letter signs with an accompanying post such as a pylon sign for your indoor and outdoor branding to create a consistent theme.

Axon retail channel letters in white and red made of aluminum and acrylic for advertising

Mall & Retail LED Channel Letters

Elevate your storefront’s appeal or brand an entire shopping mall with visually impactful elements like backlit storefront signs. Channel letter signs will meet all your branding needs. From outdoor LED channel letter signs mounted on buildings to indoor signs designed for stores, custom channel letters are widely used in the retail industry.

Channel letters sign for LA Times made of vinyl, aluminum, and acrylic

Office & Company Channel Letters

Office and company logos help boost brand awareness and reflect your corporate philosophy indoors and outdoors. Custom channel letter signs are fully customizable, suitable for promotional as well as decorative purposes. With a range of illumination and style options, you’ll easily find large light up letters and other types of three dimensional letters that suit your business.

Ameriabank channel letters displaying the company name made of aluminum and acrylic

Bank & Large Institution Channel Letters

Earning trust is pivotal to business success. Ensure 24/7 visibility for your institution and strengthen your brand authority in one shot with custom channel letters. Full customization will allow you to get creative and break out of the standard corporate box. Professional business signage with illumination will help draw attention to your brand.

Channel letters for Body Spa Salons featuring the brand name, made of aluminum and acrylic

Self-Care & Sports Complex Channel Letters

Beauty salons, gyms, spas, and similar businesses in the wellness industry rely heavily on foot traffic and customer experience. This is why the appearance of the venue should be highly prioritized. Channel-lit letters will allow you to create the right image for your brand. You can make use of indoor and outdoor channel letter signs to spruce up your venue.

Illumination Options for Channel Letter Signs

Channel letters come with a variety of illumination options. Energy-efficient LED bulbs are used to illuminate and emphasize your unique logo or company name. Every part of your custom channel letter display can be fully customized according to your business needs.

Channel letters reading Amazon Music, made of acrylic and aluminum, installed in an office
Orion Optical face lit channel letters made of aluminum and acrylic for brand visibility

Front-Lit Channel Letters

Also called face-illuminated channel letters, this type of display has a lexan face to allow light to transmit through. The sides and back of front-lit channel letters are made of quality aluminum for durability and the desired lighting effects. Face-lit channel letters are widely used both indoors and outdoors. They ensure long-distance visibility for your company logo and name by day and night.

Drury University halo-lit channel letters and logo made of brushed aluminum and acrylic

Side Illuminated Channel Letters

Edge-lit channel letters are another widely used type of illuminated displays. LED channel letters with translucent lexan sides create a halo effect around each component. Fittingly, they’re also called halo-lit channel letters. If you’re aiming for a more modern look, you can consider half side-lit letters. They offer only partial side illumination, giving them a chic veneer.

Channel letters for No Other Way Productions made of acrylic and aluminum, installed indoors

Back Illumination

Backlit or reverse channel letters have a translucent back to allow light transmission while other parts are metallic and thus obscured. The opposite of front-lit channel letters, these types of custom channel letter signs are mounted while leaving some space between them and the wall to create a lighted background, giving them a lustrous appearance.

 

All.me channel letters with dual illumination, made of aluminum and acrylic

Dual Illumination

Back- and face-lit channel letters greatly increase visibility. As the name implies, dual illumination only has its sides/returns of channel letter signs made of aluminum, while the face and back are made of translucent lexan for the lighting effect. Back- and front-lit channel letters will enhance the visibility of your logo or company name.

Ameriabank channel letters spelling out Down Town, made of aluminum and acrylic

Open Face Channel Letters

There are two options for open-face custom channel letters. The face is either not covered at all or has a clear lexan surface to allow the light bulbs or strips to be visible on the inside. Some widely used types of custom channel letter signs include an open face with cinematic marquee letters. Neon lights can also be used for illuminating this type of design.

Channel Letters Mounting Options

When it comes to mounting custom channel letter signs, there are three primary methods to go with. You can get custom channel letters on raceway, wireway or mounted directly onto the wall. The difference is between simplicity and aesthetics.

Custom channel letter sign for Tara's Himalayan Cuisine restaurant, made of acrylic and aluminum
FamoChil channel letter sign fixed with direct mounting made of acrylic and aluminum

Direct Mounting

With the direct mounting option, also called flush mounting, each segment is individually mounted to the wall surface. Flush mounting requires more holes as compared to other mounting options. This is done for a neat finish with no visible hardware other than the lighted channel letters themselves. In the case of back-illuminated custom channel letter signs, spacers are used to create a gap between characters and the wall, similar to pin mounted letters.

Renu channel letters in black made of aluminum and acrylic, mounted on the raceway

Raceway Mounting

Custom channel letters on raceway are another common type of mounting used indoors and outdoors. The raceway is a thin rectangular box hidden in the back where all the wires and electronic components are housed. As the LED channel letters are mounted over the raceway, the installation process consumes less labor time and requires fewer drilled holes. The raceway is usually painted with the same color as the wall to merge with the building’s surface and not be visible from afar.

Channel letter signs for Encino Dental Smile with wireway mounting, made of aluminum and acrylic

Wireway Mounting

Similar to channel letters on raceway, the wireway houses all the wires, power supply, and other electrical components. It’s generally oversized like a backdrop and becomes part of the custom channel letter signs. It’s considered more aesthetically pleasing because the components have a background and frame to stand against. Even though the structure is more complicated than custom channel letters on raceway, it’s still simpler than direct mounting.

Channel letter signs for Act1 Talent with special construction, made of aluminum and acrylic

Special Constructions

The mounting options for LED channel letters have their pros and cons. You may need to check with your landlord and the city council to know if there are any limitations and regulations you should follow. In any case, we provide fully customized constructions for displays that are often used as event signage or stadium signage. Our professional team has the expertise and is fully equipped to create complex mounting constructions as permitted by law.

Styles For Channel Letter Signs

Apart from the illumination and mounting options, you should also determine whether you need trim cap or trimless channel letters. This will depend on the placement and distance from your viewers, along with other complementary factors such as large format printing displays.

9 Round channel letters in red displaying the brand name made of aluminum and acrylic
Channel letters for Lashify without trims, made in a large size using aluminum and acrylic

Trimless Channel Letters

Trimless channel letters create a prominent architectural display. They also have a more modern look without trim caps attaching the front surface of each component to the sides. With trimless channel letters, the face and returns aren’t obscured by framing, allowing for the whole surface to be illuminated. These types of custom channel letter signs will give your venue a dazzling appearance with 24/7 visibility.

Pilates channel letters with trim caps, in green and grey colors, made of aluminum and acrylic

Trim Cap Channel Letters

A trim cap is a plastic molding that can often be seen on custom channel letter signs. The band is attached to the edges of the channel letters to connect the face to the sides. Trim caps provide a bold and prominent look by outlining the individual components. Usually, the trim caps are painted the same color as the component, but you can choose different colors to give a unique look.

Fully Automated Channel Letter Bending Process

Our facility is equipped with the latest hardware to help us produce custom signs of any complexity. We use a top-grade ChannelBender SXP machine to automate the sign-making process for channel letters.

The machine is applicable for all channel letter signs, such as styles that are face-lit, backlit, trimless, or with trim caps. It gives us the precision to shape channel letters with even the most intricate and sophisticated designs.

Whether you’re looking for serif, sans-serif, or more complicated fonts and elements, our sign company can make them with the automated bending machine. Channel letter bending automation cuts down production time and enables us to craft remarkable channel letters faster and better than ever.

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Advantages of Custom Channel Letters

  • 24/7 visibility even from afar
  • Custom designs, sizes, and lighting
  • Outdoor and indoor applications
  • 5+ year lifespan with proper care
  • Multiple mounting options
Channel letter signs with front- and back-illuminated elements, placed indoors and outdoors

Custom Channel Letter Signs in California and Nationwide

Lighted channel letter signs give businesses the extra visibility they need to stand out amid crowded infrastructure without breaking any state code. We offer pan channel letters with a wide selection of illumination and mounting options, styles, and applications. Each one of our manufactured custom channel letter signs is precision-crafted to your exact requirements. With us, your project is powered by the most advanced industry equipment and backed by the extensive experience of our craftsmen.  For manufacturing illuminated channel letters, we use energy-efficient and long-lasting LED lights. This provides your custom channel letter signs with evenly dispersed and bright illumination. Typically, LED channel letters are illuminated with white light, but we can also make your custom channel letter signs with colored lights to match your brand. The materials used for custom channel letter signs are most often lexan and aluminum. However, we offer individual solutions upon request. We craft custom channel letter signs with impeccable standards that will exceed all your expectations.

Channel letters for Calidum Cafe featuring back illumination, and installed outdoors

Services We Offer for Channel Letters

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3D Signage Rendering

To give you an idea of what your channel letter signs are going to look like, we offer signage design and 3D rendering services. Our team of experienced designers will create a detailed visualization of your sign. This way, you can see the model and its positioning so that you may decide on the final look before it goes on to the manufacturing phase.

 

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Repair and Replacement

Channel letter signs require maintenance from time to time to look their best. We offer sign repair services in LA and neighboring areas regardless of the complexity of the situation. If you have an issue that requires sign replacement, our team will handle all the hassle of removing it and replacing it with a new one.

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Signage Permitting

Obtaining a permit to use channel letter signs can be a confusing process. Our team is ready to get the job done for you and create custom channel letters in compliance with municipal law and requirements. Our sign permit service team will do the tedious paperwork and handle the entire process so you don’t have to.

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Sign Installation

Aside from manufacturing custom channel letters, we offer sign installation services in Los Angeles and surrounding areas. We’ll position your displays perfectly while complying with municipal regulations and landlord requirements. Our crew will set up your sign with speed and accuracy.

Latest Channel Letters Projects

Channel letter sign for JLUXLABEL spelling out the brand name, made of lexan and aluminum

JLUXLABEL Building Top Display

Eye-catching display with illumination mounted on the building top made for our clients at JLUXLABEL. The custom display is made of high-quality durable lexan and aluminum materials.

Channel letters for Ether spelling out the brand name in yellow, made of acrylic and aluminum

Ether Exterior Channel Letters

A large-scale high-rise display showcasing the company name, manufactured for our clients at Ether, and installed on the exterior metallic construction for branding. The bespoke product is made of premium-quality acrylic and aluminum materials.

Channel letters for Jack's Restaurant and Bar displaying brand name and logo, made of aluminum

Jack's Restaurant and Bar Channel Display

Channel letters featuring the brand name and logo, fixed on the storefront above the entrance for our clients at Jack's Restaurant and Bar. The custom display is made of durable aluminum.

Channel letters for Joshua Tree Coffee displaying the company name, made of dibond and acrylic

Joshua Tree Coffee Channel Display

Tailor-made building display with LED illuminated letters showcasing the company name and logo for our clients at Joshua Tree Coffee. The channel display is made of durable dibond and acrylic.

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Quality work and top-notch service. We ordered a channel letter sign with side illumination for our lobby decoration and it came out just perfect. The sign is beautifully crafted and co...

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We’re thankful for the beautiful channel letters you made for our exterior branding. You were right; they completely transformed our facade and made it look very inviting.

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    Channel Letters FAQs

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    What type of illumination do you use for custom channel letters?

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    For custom channel letters, we use energy-efficient LED strips. They’re attached to the interior of returns, allowing light to emit through a translucent lexan face. LED channel letters are more cost-effective, eco-friendly, and last longer than displays with incandescent bulbs.
    Q.

    What materials are used for making channel letter signs?

    A.
    Typically, channel letter signs are made of aluminum and lexan materials. However, we can customize the product to fully meet your needs and preferences.
    Q.

    What are the illumination options for channel letter signs?

    A.
    Front-lit channel letters are one of the most widespread varieties. Custom channel letters with side, back, and double illumination are also highly sought-after across the industry. You’re free to go for more unique designs as we offer individualized options, too. 
    Q.

    What mounting options are available for custom channel letter signs?

    A.
    The mounting options vary depending on your specifications. You can order custom channel letters on raceway or wireway for housing all the electrical components. LED channel letters can also be flush-mounted, freestanding, or hanging. You may send us your special mounting requirements for consideration.
    Q.

    What’s the difference between trim cap and trimless channel letters?

    A.
    The main difference between trimless and trim cap LED channel letters is in their appearance. The trim cap adds a frame around each component, while the other option leaves them with a cleaner look.
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    What’s the depth of the sides/returns for custom channel letter signs?

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    Whether you go with back-, side-, dual-, or front-lit channel letters, all channel letter signs are custom-built. The depth of the sides/returns depends on the size and design requirements of your order.
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    What sizes are available for custom channel letter signs?

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    We offer custom channel letters in any size as long as they comply with legal limits. No matter how big or small your channel letter requirements may be, we can manufacture them to your desired dimensions.