Dimensional Signage
Images You Can Feel
"Dimensional signage" is one term for the three-dimensional sculpting used for some house numbers. Having a three-dimensional effect lends your home's face a certain depth and sophistication lacking in ordinary house numbers.
Dimensional signage is a broad category, covering many different sign styles and materials. Carved stone, sculpted foam, and even traditional woodburning fall into this category of house numbers.
Different Dimensions
The simplest form of dimensional house numbers are those that are cut out by a router saw or jig saw. These are fully three-dimensional number 'sculptures', affixed to the front of your home. They can be just about any size you can imagine, although any larger than 8 or 9 centimetres (approximately four to six inches) might be too large.
Dimensional signage involves two parts: one, the house numbers you request, available in a variety of materials; and two, a system to mount those house number signs to the wall. The mounting equipment is often several centimetres deep on its own, allowing the crafted house numbers to show off their three-dimensionality by casting a shadow.
Various Types
You can get three-dimensional house numbers in virtually any style you can imagine. Whether you want thick, bubble-textured house numbers that appear to be floating out from your door, stately metallic house numbers suspended on an exterior wall, or house numbers scratched into a plaque that perfectly matches the outside of your house, creative dimensional signage companies can do that.
While traditional home signs are limited in their scope, dimensional signage companies accomplish a great deal with a little innovation and "thinking outside of the box". While they do strive to be creative and unexpected in their designs, most three-dimensional sign companies also focus on making sure your house numbers are legible, clear, and visible from the street.
Floating Free
One of the most popular forms of dimensional signage is very simple: glass acrylic house numbers with hidden casings for the mounting screws. The house numbers literally appear to "float" next to the door, until someone looks behind them. The material used looks and feels identical to glass, but is actually a strong acrylic plastic blend of the same type used to make the windshields and windows of modern cars.
Another ability of dimensional signage companies is that of optical illusion. Using little more than sculpting tools and paint, some clever designers have created what appear to be very heavy free-floating house numbers. These house numbers can look identical to metal, wood, or even stone, and when properly mounted on a wall they appear to be floating off the ground, similar to the glass acrylic house numbers. These are an optical illusion produced by careful lighting design, talented paint application, and very skilled foam carving.
If you want to find a truly unique and refreshing set of house numbers to express your individuality, contact a dimensional signage company today. Many of them employ creative designers and graphic consultants who can help you build the house number plaque you want.