work
wayfinding program & visual branding
Montecito Arts Village, Sierra Madre, CA
Our task was to create signage with a new name, improved wayfinding and distinctive color graphics to identify 15 commercial units and support tenants doing business in this former 1960s lumber yard in the “arts district” of Sierra Madre, a charming small town east of Pasadena at the foot of the San Gabriel Mountains.
Challenged with unifying two architectural styles, dominated by a 100+ year-old wooden bungalow facing the street, we decided on a classic Arts & Crafts-era design, complementing the name designation for this neighborhood. We paid close attention to creating optimal locations for Montecito Arts Village signage and suites directory, and parking information.
Creative direction, design & typography: Emilie Pallos
Post-production: Tom Ferguson
Sign fabrication & installation: Arcadia Sign Company, March 2024
Client: David N. Schultz, Inc., Real Estate
Tenant names are easily updated
Dimensional letters add style
Parking signs match color scheme
wayfinding program & visual branding
Montecito Arts Village, Sierra Madre, CAOur task was to create signage with a new name, improved wayfinding and distinctive color graphics to identify 15 commercial units and support tenants doing business in this former 1960s lumber yard in the “arts district” of Sierra Madre, a charming small town east of Pasadena at the foot of the San Gabriel Mountains.
Challenged with unifying two architectural styles, dominated by a 100+ year-old wooden bungalow facing the street, we decided on a classic Arts & Crafts-era design, complementing the name designation for this neighborhood. We paid close attention to creating optimal locations for Montecito Arts Village signage and suites directory, and parking information.
Creative direction, design & typography: Emilie Pallos
Post-production: Tom Ferguson
Sign fabrication & installation: Arcadia Sign Company, March 2024
Client: David N. Schultz, Inc., Real Estate
Tenant names are easily updated
Dimensional letters add style
Parking signs match color scheme
wayfinding program & visual branding
First United Methodist Church, Glendale, CASignage helps people navigate space. In this project for an iconic modern church built in 1959, we designed new signs for key points of entry (corner of Wilson Ave. & Kenwood St., and Broadway across from main post office). The sanctuary’s stained glass windows are brilliant and colorful, but are not visible from the outside. So we incorporated those bright colors into wayfinding.
Creative direction and design: Emilie Pallos
Fabrication & installation: Arcadia Sign Company
retail store signage
The Racket Doctor, Los Angeles, CAExterior and awning graphics for Atwater Village tennis shop.
Creative direction & design: Emilie Pallos
Sign fabrication & installation: Arcadia Sign Company
Awning fabrication & installation: Pasadena Awning Co.
dimensional graphics
Joubert Physical TherapyOur Swiss ball logo appears to “float” on interior lobby wall.
Creative direction & design: Emilie Pallos
Illustration: Sandy McDaniel
Fabrication & installation: Arcadia Sign Company
exterior graphics
Thomas Ortiz Hair SalonThis hair salon is adjacent to a busy Starbucks and needed to be noticed. We used bright, saturated colors that “pop” against 1920s brick building. Artwork also appears on business cards.
Creative direction & design: Emilie Pallos
Fabrication & installation: Arcadia Sign Company
