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About Us
Quality Commercial Signs Made to Meet Your Needs
Your Brand, Our Expertise
At Impression Signs and Graphics, quality is the most important aspect of our service. We strive to deliver high-quality work that meets your needs. Your success is our success. Whether you’re seeking temporary signs for an upcoming event or you require long-term signage solutions that will get your brand noticed, we are here to help your business make a lasting impression. We work to earn your trust through our commitment to quality, value, and transparency. When you choose Impression for your signage solutions, you can feel confident that you are making the right choice for you and your business.
Our Team
Eric Gustafson
Owner
Apryl Cave
Marketing & Content Manager
Kyle Quimby
Graphic Designer & Production Manager
Andre Opitz
General ManagerWho We Are
Our Mission
Our mission is to contribute to our client’s success by providing effective, impactful signage solutions and outstanding service.
Our Values
CLIENT SUCCESS
Our team will collaborate with you to create custom signage solutions that showcase your unique brand identity, offering design modification advice when necessary.INTEGRITY
Cabinet signs, channel letters, monument signs – whatever the type of sign, it needs to be installed safely, securely, and in compliance with all state and local code requirements. Our professional installation technicians arrive on-site with a fully equipped vehicle, the latest tools and technology, and years of experience to ensure your sign installation job is done right.VALUE
Sign-making is more than a process – it's an art. We take great care in designing and creating signs tailored to your brand’s needs, using high-quality materials, state-of-the-art equipment, and an eye for detail.PARTNERSHIP
We understand the importance of a site survey in any sign project. Knowing ahead of time what is involved in properly installing your sign can be the difference between a successful project and a major headache.CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT
We strive to be better every day through continued learning, industry innovations, and collaboration. Acquiring the necessary sign permits can be challenging and requires thorough preparation, attention to detail, and a working knowledge of local and state sign codes. Leave all of these details to us! We offer personal signage consultation as part of our sign project management services. Our project managers oversee the complexities of sign surveys, recommendations, sign permit acquisition, fabrication, and installation. You focus on growing your business; we’ll focus on the red tape and delivering perfect signage solutions.
What We Do
In addition to providing eye-catching indoor and outdoor signage from high-quality materials to meet your brand’s needs, we also offer the following services:
Project Highlight: Reell Manufacturing
Exterior Signage
The Ask: Create & replace illuminated exterior signage so they can be seen in the dark and update their brand identity at the same time.
The Project: Design, manufacture and install a monument sign cabinet that can be seen during the day and at night, and create an illuminated channel letters sign for the back of the building to help people find the building from both sides.
How We Did It: We worked with the city's planning department, an engineering firm, the client's electrician, and a landscaping contractor before ultimately building a monument sign with day/night film that allowed for higher visibility and contrast during both day and night.
Project Highlight: SPPS - Washington
SPPS – Digital Monument
The Ask: Replace an electronic message center sign that was destroyed in an automobile accident.
The Project: Create and install a digital monument sign with a programmable electronic message center to help raise awareness of school events, display recognition messages and enhance community pride.
How We Did It: We designed a monument that was similar to the original, but with several enhancements. A USA-based electronic message center vendor and a local fabricator then produced the monument sign while we helped obtain the required permit. The replacement sign was bigger than what is now currently allowed by the city, but since the original sign was grandfathered in, it was approved and later installed with help from the client’s electrician.
Project Highlight: Helix
HELIX – Multi-family Signage
The Ask: Update signage as part of a property rebrand & add additional wayfinding signage as part of a larger apartment building remodel.
The Project: Design and fabricate over 350 custom interior ADA signs, one illuminated monument sign, four post and panel signs, and a handful of custom parking signs.
How We Did It: We worked with the city’s planning department to ensure all exterior signage was properly permitted per city ordinance prior to fabrication and installation. Then we coordinated all sign installation with the client to ensure minimal disruption and maximum impact to all residents and visitors.
Project Highlight: Agiliti
AGILITI – Interior Signage
The Ask: Help create interior signage for a rebrand to enhance the corporate office environment, showcase the company’s products, and boost company culture through core values signage.
The Project: Work with the client’s design firm to create a company “Legends” wall, a wall mural, a dimensional sign for a curved wall, an illuminated lobby sign for the reception area, etched glass vinyl graphics for multiple conference rooms, and other multi-dimensional signs throughout the office.
How We Did It: We met with the client’s design firm to discuss possible solutions to bring their ideas to life then we performed a detailed site survey to validate the size of each space. We also provided suggestions that could help with their budget without sacrificing the project’s objective. From there, we continued to communicate with the client and their design firm until the whole project was approved, printed, and installed.
Project Highlight: Cobeck - Southdale
COBECK CO. – Comm. Construction Signage
The Ask: Provide signage for the new expansion area at Southdale Center as part of the Lifetime Fitness Edina project.
The Project: Supply illuminated channel letters, dimensional lobby signs, elevator signs, parking signs, and ADA compliant wayfinding signs for the new Southdale expansion parking ramp, elevator, and lobby.
How We Did It: After winning a signage bid on this construction project, we performed multiple site surveys at various stages of construction. We then created mockup submittals for all signage, and upon approval, manufactured and installed signage according to the commercial construction firm’s drawings and needs. We also provided extensive hands-on project management to source non-traditional fabrication requests and ensure on-time delivery to complete the firm’s entire construction project on time.
Project Highlight: Pizza Karma
PIZZA KARMA – Restaurant Signage
The Ask: Print and manufacture all necessary signage for a brand-new restaurant.
The Project: Manufacture exterior channel letters, swap out pylon sign panels in a multi-tenant pole sign, print and install large vinyl wall mural with a custom textured laminate, print and cut window vinyl, menu boards and various other interior wayfinding and branding signage.
How We Did It: We worked with an architectural design firm that specializes in restaurant builds to obtain brand assets we could use to design and layout several different types of signage. We installed all requested signage just in time for the grand opening, even with harsh weather conditions during the week of install.
Project Highlight: East Side Association
EASTSIDE NEIGHBOORHOOD DEVELOPMENT – Illuminated Signage
The Ask: Redesign and renew signage for businesses within the community to help foster economic growth and commercial development on the East Side of St. Paul.
The Project: Create exterior signage (both illuminated channel letters on a raceway and flat panels) to retrofit the space for 6 local businesses and help enhance visibility day and night while creating a more professional appearance for each.
How We Did It: We performed site surveys for each location, created design mockups for each business owner, and worked with the city to obtain required permits. From there, we coordinated installs with an electrician where applicable to ensure all illuminated signs provided maximum impact.
Project Highlight: Metro
METRO HEATING – Fleet Graphics
The Ask: Design & rebrand vehicle graphics to help build further brand awareness, build credibility, and enhance trustworthiness.
The Project: Create a new design, then print and wrap 30+ trucks and vans.
How We Did It: We created multiple design concepts to best incorporate Metro Heating’s ideas and represent not just their services, but also their values. From there, we printed the approved design, and scheduled install on both old and new fleet vehicles with a detailed weekly schedule to ensure on-time completion and minimal downtime for the client.
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