Toronto is about to burst with the shining stars of the best and brightest in cinematic excellence in one location. It will soon be home to one of the largest film studios in North America. Harkening back to the golden age of cinema,
where glittering stars would converge with scandal-laced faces, reels of cellophane would spin into the can, and directors would bark orders in a megaphone, Filmport Studios will re-enforce whats already known in the film business; Toronto is a bustling metropolis for all the entertainment
world's needs.
When it comes to big ideas, nothing beats the West Edmonton Mall. It's legendary. With 28.2 million people who pass through the doors each year, it's the biggest and the best home for any retailer. And in its quest to expand across Canada, H&M made the move to the largest mall in North America, opening their doors just over one year ago. So when H&M requested new exterior signage, they turned to Signs of Change, its long-time signage provider.
This way? That way? With arrows and nudges, Signs of Change has made it a priority to help clients find their way in the world of signage. So when we get the chance to make wayfinding the job itself, we are the best in the biz.
Instead of candy and new woollen socks, our stockings are stuffed with hope. Instead of flat screen televisions and fancy new sweaters, our gift under the tree is compassion.
It's movie night, but what to get? Driving home from work, you realize, the latest release at BLOCKBUSTER is the perfect answer. That's because the popular retailer is now advertising the latest movie release right on the side of their buildings.
The fashion business is forever shifting - forever in motion. For H&M to make a splash on Fifth Avenue - they needed to think big... and where better to think big than in the BIG APPLE.
So after a courageous and innovative design concept that played out in Toronto - Signs of Change helped H&M take the concept to the streets of fashion central, New York.
Food brings people together. Dinner parties with good friends or simply sitting down with the kids, life happens around a table spread with delicious food. Pan-Asian cuisine can whet the taste buds of any connoisseur; from a steaming bowl of sweet jasmine rice to a succulent platter of sashimi. That's why it's so exciting that T&T Supermarkets, specializing in Asian food products, are quickly spreading across Canada.
The Beer Store has over 300 brands, in up to eight different pack sizes in either cans or bottles - all over seven different display types, all in different combinations over 440 stores. Price changes involved manual entry and management using email and Excel spreadsheets, they were time-consuming and very detailed - Ouch!
The Price Ticket Order System (PTOS) was designed to streamline the process of making and tracking changes to in-store price tickets. What used to take a lot of time takes minutes now.
With past designer collaborations including Karl Lagerfeld, Stella McCartney and Viktor & Rolf as well as recent style icon collaborations with Kylie Minogue and Madonna, fashion retailer H&M demands only the best business relationships. At Signs of Change, we're honoured to be amongst such great company providing top-notch signage to an explosively popular fashion retailer.
Launching a retail outlet? How are you going to manage your signage? Sometimes, signage is like a trip to the unknown and you'll need a guide.
The sign industry is extensive. There are interior versus exterior signs, varieties of materials, different manufacturing techniques and skills, and many types of production. Due to the vast variety, as well as the tendency for custom work, the sign industry is fragmented and difficult to navigate.
That's where we come in. Signs of Change has the know-how, the flashlight and the map.
At Signs of Change, great things have come of starting small and thinking big.
When our valued client, CI Financial, approached us to construct for their head office a one-of-a-kind granite podium of epic proportions, we rose to the challenge. Inspired by Swift's Lilliputians, we began by creating a mini-monument exactly to scale to give our client a concrete experience of their vision and our abilities.
Designer Guys, Colin and Justin would be proud of this makeover! Our valued customer, ICI Paints, requested the makeover and we didn't fail to reach and bypass expectations to get them going.
2006 is the year ICI Paints decided to explore new corporate branding options both inside and outside each location and they generously allowed our team to create and begin implementing our signage handiwork. The process involved dedication and hard work, and what a start we gave them. What did we do? Well, just have a look!
Whenever an exciting challenge comes along, Signs of Change jumps at the chance to explore new ideas with vigor and professionalism. That's why we're thrilled to be working with Concord Adex Developments Corp. and Quadrangle Architects Ltd. to provide signage for Harbour View Estates, a new condominium development. These stunning luxury condos are going up on Toronto's waterfront and we are providing the initial signage.
The temperatures dip, the malls overflow and a few extra pounds are put on where it counts. It's the holiday season; the time when families come together, swap prezzies and hugs, eat too much food and reflect on the year.
Signs of Change is a family like any other and 2006 was filled with great things for us.
Club Monaco resonates urban fashion chic with beautiful lines, colour and style. Signs of Change delivers nothing less than perfection in our nationwide rollouts and installation. Together, we've brought the highest standards to the physical image of every Canadian Club Monaco store with large-scale mural graphics.
An entire season has passed again. We are all readying ourselves for the new pseudo-year, the kids are back at school and, to an extent, our lives return to some semblance of routine. The summer for Signs of Change was fantastic in so many ways.
Like the team that we are, we worked cooperatively and flexibly to make sure that everyone got away for some quality personal time to enjoy in whatever manner that was best suited. What a wonderfully diverse team we are.
Take fantastic Toronto restaurants, couple it with great beer and throw in some handsome well-dressed people with a penchant for charitable donations and you have one successful shindig.
Signs of Change was ecstatic to have contributed all the signage for the annual Beer Garden Gala on June 22. Held at the stunning Don Valley Brick Works, nestled amongst one of the greenest spaces in Toronto, over $120,000 was raised to support St. Joseph's Health Centre Foundation.
For store managers, sometimes getting through the day feels like you're drowning in a sea of "To Do" lists. When a department sign or POP display takes an unexpected header for the garbage bin, or prices change weekly, they've got to contact head office and jump through a few hoops to get it all replaced.
Signs of Change handled each of these frequent requests to replace existing stock and slowly saw a trend. Nothing changes; all the legwork has been done and the sign is made constantly with the same specs.
That's why Signs of Change is pleased to introduce you to GET Signage, our sister company that will surely save the day.
Here's a truly scrumptious sweet to soothe the sign soul.
Signs of Change is delighted to announce the exciting launch of our new website, jam-packed with visual feasts and solutions to all that ails your sign woes.
Our redesigned website gives viewers an in-depth look at some of the pieces we have created and how we work; who we are and how we got here.
You're sitting in a café in paris when the committee calls it in: "We need a sign and we need it yesterday." With only your laptop, a cellphone and a latte, you jump online to the Signs of Change SystemK6 and within a few clicks of the mouse, that perfect sign is on its way. That's how easy, efficient and quick sign procurememtn can be with Signs of Change. C'est fantastique!
