SSW Staffer Scott Marchant – My Best Advice to Customers

Scott’s role is primarily behind the scenes, leading our production efforts to make the signs we design into the finished physical product. However, he has many years of experience in sign design and production from almost every angle. Here he dishes out some of his best advice to folks about having a custom sign made: “We can take someone’s idea for a sign and make it in ways they never imagined – with highlights, shadows, color reflection, the way natural light brings out design and colors.” #1 – Less is Often More Know your consumer. Sometimes people think that the…

Staff Spotlight: Scott Marchant

Staff Spotlight: Scott joined our team during the summer of 2020, and in the last year and a half, we have come to really appreciate all the experience and skills that Scott brings to the table. Not to mention his true passion and enthusiasm for design and production. Scott brings 15 years of graphic design, fabrication, CNC machinery, and hand carving and painting of signs and other promotional materials. He attributes his journey through nearly every type of graphic design application and sign making methods to his outstanding creativity and love for his craft. Today, Scott heads up our production…

Business Marketing Meets Classic Craftsmanship with a Carved Wood Sign

If you want your business sign to say you value quality and craftsmanship – a carved wood sign is for you. These durable signs, utilizing classic sign making techniques, will last decades and be a beautiful beacon to mark your business or organization. Each of our custom wooden signs are hand-crafted with only the highest quality, locally sourced hardwoods and can be personalized however you like. Before starting on the project, we provide 3D mockups of the finished project and work with you to refine it and make any tweaks to the design. We want to deliver a beautiful custom…

Custom Signs Provide Immediate Return on Your Investment

Custom Signs - They say you never get a second chance to make a first impression, and this is sure true with the first impression your business sign delivers. Yes, your sign guides people into your business, but it also sends a strong message about your business. Your sign implies the level of quality, professionalism and permanency of your business. When you invest in a custom sign, consumers see that you care about excellence. Signs send a powerful message about your brand –so make sure it’s a good one! Custom signs have real-money value to any business. They draw consumers…

The Importance of Good Design – Sign Makers in Maine

As sign makers in Maine, we know no matter what the purpose of your signs or business graphics are, the objective is to grab people’s attention and clearly convey your message. And it needs to happen fast. When people see signs and business graphics they are typically in motion – either moving by in a car, on foot, or simply in the process of doing something. You need to get their attention before they are on to looking at the next interesting object. Design is the foundation of your whole project –and its effectiveness. At Sebago Signworks, it’s important to…

Maine Sign Company – Oh, the Places We’ll Go!

We are a Maine Sign Company that can provide signs for just about anyone, anywhere. Sometimes we hear that people think we only work around the Limington area. Or we only do big commercial jobs. Or that we only do signs for small, local businesses. Well, we hate to hear that – because it’s not true! The fact is, we do a lot of work with our local businesses and organizations, we do large corporate work for companies across the country, and we definitely are happy to travel to a business for certain projects. Sebago Signworks is actually pretty central…

Sebago Signworks is a Maine Family Business

L - R: Megan, Zack, Jax, Devin, Renee The Fahie Family owns and operates Sebago Signworks & Vehicle Advertising. Devin and his wife, Renee, have three children, Megan (18), Zack (16), and Jax (9), and live close to the shop in Limington, Maine. Renee works with Devin on the business and the operations side of things, and their two sons, Jack and Jax both help out at the shop from time to time. Even as children, daughter, Megan, and her brothers spent school vacations and summers at the shop, part work-study, part just hanging out with dad. That’s a Maine…

Don’t Make These Sign Mistakes

Sign Mistakes - Think about why some signs grab your attention while others go totally unnoticed. If you are not giving serious thought to your business signage, you will lose business. Your signs need to spark the interest of your customers. Businesses spend money every day on signs that aren’t really effective. Custom signs, banners, vehicle graphics – all these types of signage can bring you lots of business and pay for themselves. While making these mistakes will cost you business – more ongoing business than you may realize. Mistake #1 – Not Considering Your Brand A great sign starts…

8 Advantages of Vinyl Signs

Vinyl signs are some of the most widely chosen type of signage used by a wide range of businesses. Businesses and organizations need signage for a lot of applications – marking their business location and entrance, advertising sales and promotions, providing direction to customers, as well as offering branding recognition. Business signs deliver a lot of important and relevant messages to current and potential customers in a very effective way. Here are 8 reasons why you might choose vinyl signs for your business or organization: Vinyl Signs are Durable When applied properly, vinyl signs are sturdy, weatherproof, and long-lasting. The high-quality…

More than Just a Sign Shop

Commercial Sign Company - While signage is our thing – at Sebago Signworks we are always thinking outside of the box. We LOVE branding and creating all sorts of visual graphics, displays and artwork on any number of materials and mediums! Because we just can’t help ourselves (and it’s a great excuse to buy cool new tools and equipment!) we often turn Friday afternoon experimenting into creative marketing, gifts and outdoor display items for our customers and the public. While we love creating business graphics and signage, here are some of the other products and services we offer here…

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