Tenant signage for a commercial real estate client by Iconography Studios. Form meets function in this multi-tenant building located in Newport Beach, CA where creative door decals help identify their tenant units from the rear of the building.
Customers who park in the back of the building can easily identify the unit they are trying to visit, and the landlord is able to keep things looking clean and simple. The identifying graphics “tacos”, “coffee”, “waxing” and “nutrition” are made from exterior grade vinyl material that is very similar to the material used for vehicle graphics and wraps. The vertical placement of the graphics adds a sophisticated design element as well as allows for larger wording and visibility.
Multi-Tenant Signage Standards
Multi-tenant signage standards ensure clarity and aesthetics by regulating sign size, height, location, materials, and design within local zoning codes, requiring unified plans (Master Sign Plans) for consistent tenant panels, integrated architectural features, proportional sizing, and clear wayfinding, balancing property owner needs with business visibility and community appearance. Key standards involve setback rules, material consistency with buildings, address display, and limitations on digital elements, ensuring a professional look while guiding customers.
A professional and experiences sign company can help you manage your multi-tenant signage. For professional multi-tenant signage, focus on creating a cohesive look with a master sign plan, consistent fonts/colors (1-2 typefaces), clear messaging, and quality materials matching the building, ensuring all designs meet local zoning for height/placement (often monument or pylon) for clear wayfinding and brand harmony. We also can advise on fabrication and installation, providing durable, custom solutions at various price points.
Advantages of Perforated Window Film
Perforated window film is a special vinyl with tiny, evenly spaced holes that allows for one-way visibility, letting you see out clearly while appearing as a solid graphic or advertisement from the outside during the day, providing privacy and sun control while adding branding to storefronts, vehicles, and buses. It’s made of self-adhesive vinyl, with varying hole-to-vinyl ratios, and often requires a special lamination for protection and to prevent water from entering the holes.
Perforated window film offers businesses key advantages for doors, acting as a cost-effective, eye-catching advertising tool with one-way visibility (see out, they see graphics), while providing daytime privacy, blocking harmful UV rays to protect interiors, reducing glare and heat, and enhancing aesthetics, all without sacrificing natural light. It’s durable, easy to install/remove, and versatile for branding on glass doors and windows.
The one-way vision effect is dependent on lighting conditions. When it is brighter inside the building than outside (e.g., at night with interior lights on), the film becomes more transparent from the outside, potentially requiring the use of additional window coverings like blinds for nighttime privacy. Common ratios like 80/20 (80% vinyl/20% holes) offer high image impact and privacy, while 50/50 or micro-perforated films allow more light and visibility but less privacy. Dark colors should be used sparingly; designs need to be brighter than the background for the one-way effect to work best.
Major manufacturers of perforated window film (also called window perf) include 3M, Avery Dennison, and brands distributed by companies like Spandex, with common product lines like 3M Scotchcal and Avery Dennison MPI 7000 series, all designed for one-way vision graphics on retail, commercial, and vehicle windows, allowing graphics outside with clear views inside.
Interested in dressing up your multi-tenant building with a new, contemporary look? Cut vinyl decals in a solid color are both sophisticated and simple, as well as affordable and durable. A high-grade cast vinyl in white is the longest-lasting vinyl available, and is an excellent choice to apply to tinted windows or glass that face the direct afternoon sun. The material can be router-cut into just about any letter, shape or design.
Interested in updating the signage on your multi-tenant building with a more contemporary look? Our team can help with everything from design to material selection, production and installation. Give the experts at Iconography Studios a call today at 562-424-4353.
