Totem Sign Design: Pylon Signs for Retail Parks and Offices
Design a totem or pylon sign for a retail park, a business park or a building entrance: the site name, stacked tenant panels and the street number, at 600 x 1800 mm or your size.
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How it works
Pick a sign
Shop front, opening hours, open, wayfinding, restrooms, door plate, building directory, clinic, no smoking, wet floor, fire exit, reserved parking, cafe A-board, for rent, lightbox, acrylic office sign, totem or welcome. Each opens at the size it is usually made.
Make it yours
Click any word to type, any shape or symbol to recolour. Your name, logo, phone and colours go in once under Brand. Sign symbols (restroom figures, arrows, exit, no smoking) are in Elements.
Download for the sign shop
A PDF at the sign's real size, a print PDF with 3 mm bleed and crop marks, or EPS and SVG for vinyl cutting and large-format printers.
Tall signs that list every tenant
A totem sign stands at the entrance and lists who is inside. The template has the site name at the top, five tenant panels and a large street number, at 600 x 1800 mm.
One panel per tenant
Each tenant panel is its own piece: swap the name, or replace it with the tenant's logo from Uploads.
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Why it matters
Real sign sizes
Door plates, 6 x 9 in restroom signs, 18 x 24 in yard signs, 24 x 36 in A-boards, 900 x 300 mm wayfinding blades, 2400 x 600 mm shop fronts and 600 x 1800 mm totems.
Files a sign shop can use
Vector PDF, EPS and SVG keep edges sharp at any size; the print PDF has bleed and crop marks.
Bold symbols
Restroom figures, accessible, arrows, exit, no smoking, warning, first aid, parking and more, drawn in the solid style of public signs.
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Questions
How big are totem signs?
From about 600 x 1800 mm for a small business park to several metres for a retail park. Set the size at the top; the layout stretches to fit.
What file does a sign shop need?
A vector PDF, EPS or SVG at the sign's real size. For a printed panel ask whether they want bleed (the print PDF adds 3 mm); for cut vinyl letters, send the SVG or EPS.
How big should the letters be?
A common sign-trade rule is 1 inch of letter height for every 10 feet people read it from (about 25 mm per 3 m). A shop front read from across the street needs letters 150 mm or taller.
Can I put my logo and a QR code on a sign?
Yes. Your logo goes in under Brand or from Uploads. Make a QR code in the QR code generator, download the PNG or SVG and add it from Uploads.
Is the sign maker free?
Yes, converting is free: the conversion and checking the result cost nothing, and the work runs in your browser, so nothing is uploaded. The side-by-side preview on the converter pages comes with a free account. Saving the finished file is paid: $3.49 for one file ($3.99 for a technical file such as DXF, G-code, STL or embroidery) with no account needed, or included in a plan from $6.99 a month. Saving the print file is paid: one file without an account, or included in a plan.