Entries by Mark Lemon

Watchfire LED Signs for High Impact Marketing

The owners of “Buying All Cars” in Osprey, Florida were relocating to a larger building and parking lot to accommodate their growing clientele. They were also brain-storming ideas on how to increase their advertising.  One of the options they were considering was utilizing an electronic message center (EMC) display sign. Following a consultation from SBC, […]

Parking Garage Signs, Florida

Dolphin Mall in Miami, Florida added a new 4-level, 1,300-space high-tech parking deck. Signs by Crannie was contracted to manufacture and install over 100 parking garage signs for the structure.  The parking deck features technology that guides customers to the best available space. Shoppers will also have access to two kiosks that will help them […]

Florida Health Club Sign

Smash Fitness, in Bonita Springs, Florida asked Signs by Crannie to build the largest Florida health club sign their landlord would allow. Since they had leased 2 suites, we were able to build this channel letter sign on a 40 foot raceway next to the client’s logo sign. Since the client wanted the sign to […]

Subcontracted Sign Manufacturing

Tap Room 32 was looking for a new sign for their storefront. They reached out to Marty Engle at Hill Mountain Signworks, LLC. Hill Mountain is an Authorized Agent in northern Michigan for Signs By Crannie, who is responsible for most of their subcontracted sign manufacturing projects. This project consists of fabricated aluminum cabinets with […]

Corporate Fleet Lettering

Jimmy Johns used Signs by Crannie for corporate fleet lettering for their Flint area trucks. We used cut graphics as customer didn’t want digital prints so the black of the truck would show through the logo.

Outdoor LED Signs, Florida

Outdoor LED Signs can drastically increase a businesses’ visibility and customers, which will increase their bottom line. The owners of multiple Sponge Spa Car Wash locations in Wisconsin scouted and purchased what was once a previous car wash located in Fort Myers, Florida, and invested in a complete renovation resulting in one of the largest […]

Channel Letters Fort Myers Florida

The entrepreneurs at Alico Center Auto and Tire Repair in Fort Myers, Florida chose Signs by Crannie as their on-premise marketing experts.  With no logo or colors in mind, they left it up to us to design their entry sign – and we delivered. Applying a minimalist, but deliberate approach, Signs by Crannie designed, fabricated […]

Pylon Sign Design – Naples, Florida

The owner of a long time Goodyear location residing in Naples, Florida was planning numerous renovations to their building and property. They asked Signs by Crannie for a new pylon sign to replace their existing 15 year old sign. Signs by Crannie designed, fabricated and installed a unique but clean concept consisting of a 15′ […]

Sail Boat Graphics

Signs by Crannie has been a long-time supporter of the Boy Scouts of America, so when the Michigan Crossroads Council asked us to create bow sail boat graphics for their Michigan Great Lake’s Sailing Adventure craft, we were happy to help. The Retriever, a 52″ ketch, is used for the BSA’s offshore sail training program […]

Police Vehicle Lettering

Police vehicle lettering, ambulance graphics and lettering and fire truck lettering and pin striping have been a specialty of Signs by Crannie for many years. For example, this Flushing City Police interceptor uses letters and reflective graphics designed and produced in-house at SBC.

LED Pylon Sign, Michigan

Rogers Family Foods is one of our many independent, family owned grocery customers that needed to make an impact for their new location. Because they were so happy with our previous LED pylon sign in Oscoda, Michigan, they asked us to install another one in their new location in Glennie, Michigan. This sign is the […]

Outdoor LED Sign, Fenton, Michigan

Signs by Crannie designed and constructed this outdoor LED sign for the Fenton Regional Chamber of Commerce in Michigan. The Fenton chamber needed a sign to serve a dual purpose.  The message center can be used to advise passers-by of up coming events in the area, as well as remind Chamber members of events.  It […]

Hair Salon Business Sign – Fenton, MI

When Salon 416 opened in the new Cornerstone building in downtown Fenton, Michigan, the owner Toni Widing was looking for a hair salon business sign that would match the new, upscale aqua and silver logo and interior design. She chose Signs by Crannie to help her achieve it. This aluminum sign was designed to project […]

SBC Hosts National Manufacturing Day Event

Signs by Crannie will participate in National Manufacturing Day, which draws high school, community college and technical students to learn more about the many careers in manufacturing. The event is co-sponsored by the International Sign Association, the National Association of Manufacturers,  the Flint & Genesee Manufacturing Coalition and the Flint and Genesee Chamber of Commerce. […]

Dan Crannie Elected Vice-President Midwest Sign Association

Dan Crannie, President of Signs by Crannie, was elected Vice President of the Midwest Sign Association at their September 25th board meeting. His term will run 2 years beginning in 2016. The Midwest Sign Association (MSA) is a regional trade association serving the custom, commercial, and production on-premise sign industry in Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, […]

Florida Senior Living Complex Signs

Goodlette Arms is a Naples, Florida senior living apartment complex. They wanted to replace their old, wooden externally lit signs with modern, up-to-date signage. The signs were designed using the Goodlette Arms logo. Signs by Crannie installed these all-aluminum cabinet, internally lit signs using flex and acrylic faces. The sign faces were upgraded to full-color, digitally […]

Ornamental Building Signage, Chelsea Michigan

Dana McGrath, owner of La Maison Furniture and Home Decor Gallery, was looking for ornamental building signage to showcase her street-facing location in downtown Chelsea, Michigan. As an interior designer, Dana was looking for a sign that, in her words, “…had to have a sense of style and class…It had to be unique.” SBC produced […]

Free City Art Festival, Flint

Project management and art happen in 2 different sides of the brain, so we weren’t surprised when we received a call on Friday asking us if we could bring a truck downtown the next morning to help install an exhibit for an art festival. Paige Barnett, a Detroit artist (formerly of Flint) had created the Inside Out […]

Delivery Vehicle Graphics, Fenton MI

JMA Snacks in Fenton, Michigan needed delivery vehicle graphics on their cube truck. Although JMA is an independent distributor, it is common for major brands to use distributor’s trucks as rolling sandwich boards. This means SBC had to use graphics that were provided for and approved by McKee Foods, the company that created the Little […]