Custom Blade Signs Chicago
Time flies when you’re helping businesses thrive in Chicago and neighboring suburbs! For 25+ years, SignFreaks has been a trusted local signage expert, delivering precision-crafted blade signs designed for maximum visibility and durability. We manage on-site assessments, custom designs, premium fabrication, hassle-free permit approvals, and secure installations. We offer one place to handle everything needed to make your business stand out.
Let’s make your storefront impossible for passersby to miss and easy for customers to find!
How Blade Signs Can Help Your Business
Unless your business stands out, you’re missing out on customers and sales. A custom blade sign from SignFreaks is the ideal solution to stand out on crowded streets, turn heads, and make a winning first impression. Whether you’re a cozy café tucked on a side street or a chic boutique on a busy avenue, blade signs do what flat signs can’t: they command attention from every angle. At SignFreaks, we don’t just make signs—we craft visual focal points that speak for your brand before customers even walk in the door.
Maximum Visibility in Minimal Space
Blade signs extend out from your building, catching looks from both sides of the street—even in Chicago’s dense urban environment. They are perfect for high foot traffic areas, shopping strips, and historic districts. They will help ensure your brand gets noticed.
24/7 Exposure, Rain or Shine
Your blade sign works around the clock. With both LED and neon illuminated and non-illuminated options, your business will stand out at all hours. Even after closing time, your sign keeps glowing—reminding the city you’re still here and still ready to deliver a great customer experience.
Smart Use of Space
If you don’t have a huge storefront, it’s not a problem. Blade signs are made for clever businesses working with limited frontage. They project outwards instead of eating up wall space, delivering maximum impact within a minimal footprint.
Tailored to Your Brand’s Soul
Your business is unique, and your signage should be, too. From elegant metal finishes to playful retro vibes, there are endless design choices and variations—every blade sign we create is a custom work. We will align the design with your vibe, business mission, and aesthetic, so your sign doesn’t just attract customers—it connects people to your story.
Durable, Dependable & Designed to Last
Blade signs from SignFreaks are engineered using premium materials able to withstand sun, rain, wind, snow, and time. Backed by expert craftsmanship and seamless installation, your investment is made to go the distance. Trust our team to build you a blade sign that performs for many years of faithful service.
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Our Expert-Driven Blade Signs Process in Chicago
At SignFreaks, we specialize in manufacturing custom blade signs, which spotlight your brand and command attention. One benefit of our service is that we streamline the entire process of creating your modern blade sign, from conception and strategic design to flawless execution. Here’s how we do it:
Strategic Wall & Facade Assessment
Other companies might deliver a cookie-cutter blade sign or simply hang it and hope—we offer much more. Our process begins with studies of your building exterior, foot traffic flow, and angles for viewing. Our experienced and passionate team then determines the best placement, so your blade sign will hit like a must-read headline.
Industry-Smart Design
We give you options, from a bold, illuminated LED blade sign for retail to a sleek metal-bracketed design for real estate or storage, and much more. Our team custom designs each element (shape, colors, brackets, typography, lighting) to your industry and brand tone.
Durable, Dimensional Fabrication
We create every sign with passion and care, using high-quality materials including stainless steel, genuine wood, custom-painted aluminum, neon tubing, and LED halo lights. Our signs are built to endure Chicago’s weather and make a powerful impression, day or night.
Code-Compliant Permit Handling
Blade signs have very specific rules about their mount height, projection, and lighting. We don’t expect you to know every zoning ordinance or neighborhood regulation, so we take care of all local permitting paperwork. You’ll enjoy a process that allows your signs to be installed without having to manage the usual red tape and headaches.
Arm Mounting & Bracket Installation Experts
Our team guarantees your blade sign will be structurally sound, professionally set with a holder, and sturdy with premium hardware. This is not a do-it-yourself job—proper installation requires a team with experience, skill, and finesse.
Long-Term Support for Harsh Conditions
Chicago weather is no joke—wind, rain, snow, and sunlight are all enemies that signage must overcome. You already know you’re getting high-quality, durable design and materials from SignFreaks. We also offer service calls for routine check-ups, lighting maintenance, and bracket tightening to make sure your sign remains beautiful and in good repair year after year.At SignFreaks, we specialize in manufacturing custom blade signs, which uplift your brand and gain attention. If you work in retail, real estate, corporate services, or hospitality. So we streamline the entire process of creating your modern blade sign—from strategic design to flawless execution. Here’s how we do it:
Strategic Wall & Facade Assessment
We don’t just “hang a blade sign where it fits”. We study the exterior of your building, foot traffic flow, and angles for viewing, and determine the best placement, because a blade sign should hit like a headline.
Industry-Smart Design
From a bold, illuminated LED blade sign for retail to a sleek metal-bracketed design for real estate or storage. Eventually, our designers custom-make every element (shape, bracket, typography, lighting) to your industry and brand tone.
Durable, Dimensional Fabrication
We make every sign with care – from wood to powder-coated aluminum, from neon tubing to LED halos. So that it will endure Chicago’s landscape and make an impact, whether day or night.
Code-Compliant Permit Handling
Blade signs have very specific rules about their mount height, projection, and lighting. So we take care of all local permit paperwork so that your signs go in without a red tape headache for you.
Arm Mounting & Bracket Install Experts
Moreover, our team guarantees your blade sign to be structurally sound, professionally set with a holder, and sturdy with premium hardware. This is not a do-it-yourself job; blade signs eat muscle, math, and finesse.
Long-Term Support for Harsh Conditions
Chicago weather is no joke. Meanwhile, we provide routine check-ups, lighting maintenance, and bracket tightening to make sure your sign remains sharp and shining from year to year.
Drive More Customers with a High-Impact Blade Sign
Drive More Customers with a High-Impact Blade Sign
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Frequently Asked Questions
Blade signs are building-mounted projecting signs, which are purposely written vertically for capturing attention from foot and street traffic. However, they are Perfect for street-front storefronts and pedestrian districts. They are the default for retail shops, restaurants, and offices looking for an impact from afar or across the road.
Yes—when crafted right. At SignFreaks, we make custom blade signs out of weatherproof materials such as powder-coated metal, acrylic, steel, wood, and reinforced LEDS. Built to take the Chicago wind, snow, and city, our signs are engineered for years of operation with little upkeep.
Blade sign pricing is dependent on size, materials used, whether it lights up (LED vs the unlit version), mounting hardware, and permit requirements. We give tailored quotes made exclusive to your design and installation requirements – no guesswork, and no hidden charges.
The common choices are aluminum for its light yet strong build, steel for the ultimate durability, and wood for a vintage or rustic style, and acrylic or polycarbonate for contemporary, modern designs, particularly LED or illuminated blade signs. Every material is chosen to preach your branding and survive Chicago’s fluctuating weather.
We guide you through the shape (Round, Rectangle, Vertical, etc.), materials (Metal, Wood, LED), illumination options, bracket styles, color, and finish. If you prefer a smooth, state-of-the-art blade sign or a handmade wooden one, we design it together with you, for you.
A well-constructed blade sign usually has a 5 – 10 year life before it starts wearing out, depending on materials, exposure to the forces of nature, and whether it’s illuminated. We also have maintained services for ensuring that your sign remains trim and operating up to capacity after installation
The Areas We Serve
River North
Fulton Market
Lincoln Park
Oak Brook
Naperville
Orland park
and many more…