A good business sign does three jobs: it tells people you exist, it tells them what you do, and it makes them trust you before they walk in. For a new restaurant on a busy boulevard, a dental office in a medical building or a salon in a strip mall, the right sign is usually a combination: an illuminated storefront sign for the street, window graphics for hours and services, and a lobby or reception sign for the moment customers arrive.
Global Signs & Graphics has produced close to 1,000 sign projects for roughly 200 Los Angeles businesses since 2022, and about 70% of our work comes from repeat customers. We design your sign on a photo of your actual building, handle the City of Los Angeles permit and the landlord approval, fabricate in our Pacoima shop and install with our own licensed crew.
Custom business signs and business signage for Los Angeles: outdoor business signs, business storefront signs, office signs and vehicle graphics — one sign company for design, permits, fabrication and installation.
Examples of business signs from our Pacoima shop: channel letters for Prime Roses in North Hollywood, the illuminated blade sign for Showcase Liquor in Pasadena, lightbox signs for K’arsi Lavash Bakery in Glendale and Burbank and the interior logo sign for RMS, Inc. in Burbank. More in the gallery.
Opening a new location, rebranding, or tired of a sign that no longer lights up? Send us a photo of your storefront and your logo and we will come back with options and a quote.
Storefront & Channel Letter Signs
Illuminated channel letters, lightbox cabinets and dimensional storefront signs that make your business visible from the street, day and night.
Window Graphics & Door Lettering
Hours, logos, service lists, frosted privacy film and full window graphics that turn your glass into advertising space at a low cost.
Lobby, Reception & Office Signs
Dimensional and backlit lobby signs, front desk signs, office signs and ADA room signs that make the inside match the outside.
Banners, Awnings & Temporary Signs
Grand opening and promotional banners, awning graphics and A-frame signs for the months before the permanent sign goes up and for every sale after.
Vehicle Graphics & Fleet Lettering
Vehicle graphics, van and truck lettering and partial wraps that advertise your business on every job and every parking lot in Los Angeles.
Start with how customers find you. A restaurant, retail store or salon on a street with foot and car traffic needs an illuminated storefront sign first; channel letters are the standard because they are bright, durable and accepted by most landlords. A business in an office building or medical center usually needs building-standard suite signs plus a strong lobby or reception sign, because customers have already found the building and now need reassurance they are in the right place.
Budget follows visibility. Window graphics and banners are the least expensive way to add information and promotion; dimensional letters cost more than flat panels but last longer and look better; illuminated signs cost the most but work around the clock. We will show you the options on a photo of your building so you can compare before you decide.
Most exterior business signs in the City of Los Angeles need a sign permit from the Department of Building and Safety, illuminated signs also need an electrical permit, and neighboring cities have their own codes. If you lease, your landlord’s sign criteria come first: many shopping centers specify the sign type, size, colors and even the mounting method.
As a licensed C-45 sign contractor, Global Signs & Graphics prepares the drawings, gets landlord sign-off, files the permit and schedules the inspection. See our sign permit service for details.
Ready for a sign that brings customers in? Send us a photo of your building and your logo and we will recommend the right sign package, handle the permit and give you one price for the whole job.
From our shop in Pacoima we serve businesses across the San Fernando Valley and Greater Los Angeles, including Hollywood, Pasadena, Beverly Hills, Santa Monica and West Hollywood. Design, permits, fabrication and installation are all done by our own team.
We review photos of your storefront or suite, your logo and your landlord’s sign criteria, and recommend the sign types that fit your building and budget.
You approve a rendering of the sign on your building. We get landlord sign-off, file the city permit and confirm the schedule.
Your sign is built in our Pacoima shop from exterior-grade materials, and you approve the final proof before production.
Our licensed crew installs the sign, connects illuminated signs to power and leaves your storefront clean and ready to open.
Whether you need one storefront sign or a full package for a new location, it goes smoother when design, permit, fabrication and installation come from one company. Send us a photo of your building and we will take it from there.
It depends on the sign type, size, illumination and mounting. Window graphics and banners are the least expensive, dimensional letters and panel signs sit in the middle, and illuminated channel letters and cabinet signs cost the most but work around the clock. We quote the complete job, including design, permit, fabrication and installation, after seeing a photo of your building.
For most exterior signs, yes. The City of Los Angeles requires a sign permit, and illuminated signs also need an electrical permit; nearby cities have their own rules. Interior signs and most window graphics usually do not. We handle the permit as part of the project.
Most business signs are installed a few weeks after the design is approved. Permit review is the biggest variable, and illuminated signs take longer to build than flat panels or window graphics. We give you a realistic schedule with the quote, and can produce a banner to cover the gap before opening.
The sign customers see from the street: an illuminated storefront sign if you are open evenings or on a busy road, or a dimensional storefront sign for a daytime business. Add window graphics for hours and services and a lobby or reception sign once the exterior is handled.
Yes. Most shopping centers and office buildings have sign criteria that specify the type, size, colors and mounting. We design within them, produce the drawings the landlord needs and get approval before fabrication.
We design it. Send us your logo and brand colors, or even just a name and a description of your business, and our designers produce a rendering of the sign on a photo of your building for your approval.
Yes. We repair and re-lamp illuminated signs, replace faded faces and damaged letters, and remove old signs before installing new ones. If the old sign is worth saving we will tell you.
Yes. Lobby signs, reception signs, suite identification, ADA room signs, wall graphics and window film for offices, medical and dental suites, law firms and professional buildings are a large part of our work.
