See it on your storefront first
Storefront Signs in Los Angeles
8511 Lankershim Blvd, Sun Valley · Open daily 7 AM–10 PM
Send a photo of your storefront. We place the sign on it at the proposed size. The first mockup and one round of changes are free for business-sign requests, per location. Extra rounds are billed.
Mockup first
See your sign on your storefront before we build it
Take a straight-on phone photo of your storefront from across the street. We place your sign on it at a proposed size, color and lighting, so you can judge it, and show it to your landlord, before anything is cut.
Good retail sign design in Los Angeles has two audiences: your customers and your landlord. A mockup on your own building answers both. The first mockup and one round of changes are free for business-sign requests, per location. Extra rounds are billed.
A phone photo is enough. No payment details.
Both images are illustrations of the process, not a customer project.
Storefront sign types we build
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Channel letters Individual 3D letters, lit from inside or behind.
See channel letters
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Halo-lit letters Solid letters that throw a soft glow on the wall behind them.
Ask about it
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Lightbox signs An LED-lit cabinet with a printed face you can change later.
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Blade signs Two-sided signs that stick out from the wall for foot traffic.
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Window graphics Logos, hours and privacy film on glass.
See window graphics
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LED neon signs The look of glass neon in flexible LED on a cut acrylic backer.
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Dimensional letters Non-lit 3D letters in acrylic, aluminum, PVC or foam.
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- Not sure what fits? Send a photo. We'll suggest options for your wall and your city's rules. Help Me Choose
Sign-type photos are illustrations, not our projects. A-frame inserts and banners are printed by Angels Print, in the same building.
Signs by type of shop
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Barbershops
A barber shop sign usually pairs front-lit letters or a lightbox on the fascia with a two-sided blade sign people see from the sidewalk, where the frontage allows. Services and hours go on the glass in cut vinyl. -
Coffee shops
A coffee shop sign is often halo-lit or dimensional letters over the door, plus a lightbox or, where the frontage allows, a small blade sign for foot traffic. The menu and hours go on the window. -
Smoke shops
A smoke shop sign has to read at night, so most start with front-lit channel letters or a lightbox. In the City of LA, window signs can cover up to 10% of the window area. -
Tattoo studios
LED neon in the window, or halo-lit letters for a darker, quieter look. Frosted film keeps the chairs out of view from the street while the name stays visible. -
Flower shops
A flower shop sign tends to be softer: painted dimensional letters, a blade sign with a simple mark if the building allows one, and window graphics you change with the seasons. -
Gift shops and boutiques
Dimensional letters or a slim lightbox over the door, and window graphics that change for each sale without touching the main sign. -
Ice cream and dessert shops
Bright colors and a sign that reads from across the street: front-lit letters or LED neon, with the menu on the glass for people walking by. -
Pop-up shops
Short leases need signs that come down cleanly: printed panels, window vinyl and a banner. In the City of LA, temporary signs and banners need a permit too, and can stay up 30 days at a time, 90 days a year at most. -
Pawn shops
Large front-lit letters or a lightbox that read from a moving car. With a lightbox, a new face can go into the same cabinet later without a new permit in the City of LA.
Free: 1 mockup + 1 round of changes per location for business-sign requests. Extra rounds are billed. Tell us what kind of shop it is.
Three questions that pick most storefront signs
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Are you open after dark?
If people find you at night, a lit sign earns its cost: channel letters, a lightbox or LED neon. If you close at six, non-lit dimensional letters can look just as sharp by day. -
Does your landlord have sign criteria?
Most shopping centers do. The criteria often fix the sign type, letter height, colors and lighting, and the landlord signs off before the city. Send them with your photo. -
Who needs to see it?
Drivers need large letters on the fascia. People on the sidewalk see the windows first, or a blade sign where the frontage allows one. Many commercial storefront signs are one of each.
What a storefront sign usually costs
Lit channel letters on a single storefront usually run in the thousands of dollars. HomeAdvisor's national reference for installed channel letters is $4,000 to $20,000 (HomeAdvisor, 2026). That's a national reference, not our price.
Non-lit letters, a lightbox or window graphics usually cost less than lit letters of the same size. Send a photo for a real number for your building.
Any range shown is a national reference, not our price.
LA permit notes
Storefront signs and Los Angeles permits
Your landlord approves the design first, then the city. In the City of Los Angeles, a new, changed, removed or lit sign usually needs a permit. A new face on an existing cabinet usually doesn't.
How big can it be? In most commercial zones a tenant can have about 3 sq ft of wall sign per linear foot of storefront. Channel letters get 20% more when the wall color behind them stays the same. Window signs can cover up to 10% of the window area. A blade (projecting) sign needs at least 8 ft of clearance over the sidewalk, and the lot usually needs at least 50 ft of street frontage. Sign districts, specific plans and your lease can be stricter.
Permits for lit signs go only to a C-10 or C-45 licensed contractor. Our licensed sign-contractor partner files the permit, and we prepare the drawings. Your quote lists the installer's CSLB license number.
Send the address. We'll tell you which city reviews your sign and what it usually asks for.
Read the Los Angeles sign permit guideCity of Los Angeles: when a sign needs a permit
Usually needs a permit
- A new sign
- Changes to an existing sign
- Lit (illuminated) signs The permit is issued to a C-10 or C-45 licensed contractor.
- Removing a sign
- Temporary signs, pennants and banners
Usually doesn't
- A new face or copy on an existing cabinet, with the cabinet left in place
- Small unlit ground signs: 20 sq ft or less and under 6' 6"
From the LADBS Sign Manual, P/BC 2023-078. Burbank, Glendale and Pasadena have their own rules. Information, not an approval.
What we need for a quote
Free: 1 mockup + 1 round of changes per location for business-sign requests. Extra rounds are billed. No payment details.
- A straight-on photo of your storefront, taken from across the street
- The address, so we know which city reviews the sign
- Rough width of the storefront and height of the sign area
- Your logo file (AI, EPS, PDF or SVG if you have one)
- Your landlord's sign criteria, if you rent in a center
- Lit or not, and whether there's power near the sign
- Your opening date, if you have one
Replacing an old sign? Add a close-up of the existing sign and how it's mounted.
Send photos any time
Email hello@angelsprint.com with your business name in the subject.
Made in Sun Valley
Built in our shop on Lankershim
Faces, panels, cut vinyl, acrylic and aluminum parts, UV-printed graphics and LED layouts are made at Angels Print, 8511 Lankershim Blvd in Sun Valley, on our own CNC router, laser and flatbed cutter. The people who draw your mockup work next to the people who cut and print its parts.
The shop is a short drive from North Hollywood, Van Nuys, Burbank and Glendale. Come see letter and material samples before you choose. We're open daily, 7 AM to 10 PM. Call ahead so the right person is free.
Storefront sign questions
Still deciding? Call (818) 806-9006 or text a photo and ask.
What counts as a storefront sign?
Is the mockup really free?
Do storefront signs need a permit in Los Angeles?
How big can my storefront sign be?
Our center has sign criteria. Can you follow them?
Can I just replace the face of my old sign?
Who installs the sign?
Do you make A-frame inserts and banners too?
See your new sign on your storefront
Free: 1 mockup + 1 round of changes per location for business-sign requests. Extra rounds are billed. Or bring your logo to the shop, open daily 7 AM–10 PM.
8511 Lankershim Blvd, Sun Valley, CA 91352Open daily 7 AM to 10 PMGet directions