Marina Entrance Sign for Cadle Creek Yacht Basin
An associate from Cadle Creek Yacht Basin approached us with a design for their new marina entrance sign. The marina is in Edgewater, Maryland, just down the street from our shop. Marinas often use maritime imagery on their signs, and this one has a sunset with sailboats and fishing boats on the horizon. We made a few minor adjustments to the layout, which kept the sign sophisticated but straightforward.
A Sandblasted Marina Entrance Sign That Looks Like Cedar
Sandblasted HDU is a good way to make carved business signs. On this sign, we did not raise the letters. Instead, we carved the background away, which creates the appearance of raised letters. In addition, HDU can imitate the look and feel of natural cedar, so the finished sign has the character of a carved wood sign.
What Is Tier-Blasting?
This sign has a recessed woodgrain background and a tier-blasted sunset logo. Tier-blasting creates areas of a sign with multiple levels of depth. In this example, the black boats sit in the foreground, and the sun sits one level back. Then the white woodgrain background falls behind the sun. As a result, the logo gains depth and value.
More Carved Business and Neighborhood Signs
- You can see one on Route 32: the Twin Pines Community Entrance Sign.
- We made this one in cast aluminum instead of HDU: the Cast Aluminum Sign at St. Andrews.
Contact Designs & Signs
Ready for a marina entrance sign? Send us a message through our contact form, or call (410) 798-5115. Share your idea with us, and we will help turn it into a finished sign.
