Signage Consultancy
Most signage mistakes are made before anything is printed: a sign that can't be read from the road, a rebrand that doesn't fit the building, or a sign that needed a permit nobody applied for. Getting the advice first is far easier than fixing it afterwards.
Signage consulting and design
We help you work out what you need before you commit to anything. That might be one shopfront, or a rebrand across several sites rolled out over a year. You get one point of contact from the first site visit to the final install, and the people giving the advice are the people who make and install the signs.
What we help with
Signage audits
We look at what you have across one site or many: what's working, what's tired, what's non-compliant and what to replace first.
Signage design
Signs designed to fit your brand guidelines and the building, with proofs and mock-ups so you can see the result before it's made. We design in-house.
Council permits
We'll tell you which signs are likely to need a council planning permit and guide you through it. Installation permits, such as footpath and road occupancy, we arrange for you.
Rebrands and multi-site rollouts
New branding rolled out store by store, staged to suit your budget, with records kept of what's installed where.
Material and budget advice
Where to spend and where to save, so the budget goes where it's seen.
Wayfinding planning
For hospitals, schools and large buildings, see wayfinding signage.
Why clients stay
North Melbourne Football Club has worked with us since the early 1980s, and Lombard since 1984. Queen Victoria Market has been a client for more than 30 years. Clients stay because we know their brand and their buildings, so each new job starts where the last one finished. Read the Lombard story.
How a consultation works
- Talk to us. Call or send an enquiry with what you're trying to achieve.
- Site visit or photos. We look at the site, the building and your brand guidelines.
- Recommendations and quote. What we'd do, in what order, and what it will cost.
- Design and delivery. If you go ahead, the same team designs, makes and installs it.
Finishes
Cover Styl's Signature collection is grouped into seven finish families. We'll bring samples so you can see a finish against your own space and lighting before you commit.
Color
Solid colours and matte finishes
111 finishes
Wood
Natural wood grain textures
182 finishes
Stone
Marble, slate and mineral finishes
55 finishes
Steel
Brushed and oxidised metal effects
33 finishes
Textile
Woven fabric and leather textures
48 finishes
Organic
Material effects inspired by natural textures
12 finishes
Glitter
Sparkle and shimmer effects
13 finishes
Finish images courtesy of Cover Styl.
Common questions
Do I have to use you to make the signs?
No. We take on design and signage audit work on its own too, and you're free to have the signs made elsewhere.
Can you work from our brand guidelines?
Yes. We design to your guidelines, and can help where the guidelines don't cover signage.
Can you help with a rebrand across several sites?
Yes. We plan the rollout, stage it to suit your budget and keep every site consistent.
Related services
Consulting often leads to wayfinding or a retail and corporate rollout.
Book a consultation. Call 03 9329 1244 or send us the details.
