Scott Myers of Center Pointe Signs stopped by our office with proofs of digitally printed headers for specialty recognition signage at Chemeketa Community College's new Health Sciences Building in Salem. Printed on clear vinyl, the graphics are subsurface laminated to acrylic and then backed with opaque vinyl. We had specified white opaque backers for photographic clarity but when we saw the proofs, the images were not "singing" to us. We asked Scott to peel off the white vinyl (photo below) so we could try some different backing materials. Pulling materials from our resource room, Mike, Karen and Abby began experimenting immediately (above).
Silver vinyl, shown on the left half of samples above and below, provided the needed sparkle to the images.