Two Circles has a glass-fronted office inside a shared building in Culver City. The brief: block the view into the workspace, keep the corridor bright, and put the brand on the glass in a way that reads from the hallway. The answer was two layers of vinyl on two sides of the same glass.
The two-layer approach
- Inside the glass: frosted vinyl. A band of Aslan frosted film applied second-surface, high enough to hide desks and screens, stopping below the ceiling line so light still passes over it. Because it is on the inside, nobody in the corridor can pick at the edges.
- Outside the glass: die-cut lettering. The company’s tagline in tall black vinyl letters and the large two-circle logo in a lighter tone, cut from 3M IJ35 vinyl and applied first-surface. The letters sit crisp against the frost behind them, with no printing and nothing to fade.
Why not print everything on one film
A printed frosted panel with the logo printed on it would work, but it puts the branding behind a layer of frost and softens it. Separating the two jobs, privacy inside and lettering outside, gives sharp black letters on a clean matte background, and either layer can be changed later without touching the other. When the company rebrands, the letters come off; the frost stays.
This combination is our standard recommendation for glass-walled offices, clinics and studios in shared buildings. See the MBP Solutions frosted logo for the single-layer version, our window graphics page for all options, or send us a photo of your glass for a layout and price.