Back illuminated 3D signs – also commonly known as halo signs and back lit signs – are a really cost-effective way of bring your logo, letters or design to life as an impactful sign. With a whole range of materials available to create the design, and then an equally wide range of illumination options, your signage project is in safe hands with Carousel Lights.
3D Halo signs for Logos and Letters. A detailed guide to how they can be used and how they work.
Construction options for your backlit sign
Main design construction
From our significant experience producing halo signage, we find that whilst clients already know what design they’d like – most commonly their logo or lettering – they don’t know what it can be made of. We can advise on the best options for your particular design, but the materials we most commonly use are built-up metal letters with backlit illumination as well as more simple options such as foamex.
If you want halo illumination logos incorporated into a lightbox, then we can produce a ‘push-through’ lightbox whereby the lightbox is internally illuminated with LEDs, enabling light to emit from the sides of the design. Our Ultra product is another option that we often use, which is produced from solid internally-illuminated opal acrylic, where we block off the face and sides with paint or vinyl, so give a halo illumination.
Illumination options
A wide range of colour options are available for our back lit signs. From classic cold white and warm white illumination through a range of static LED colours including Blue, Purple, Orange and Pink. We can also RGB illumination, giving you the ability to change the colour yourself, but just bear in mind that this will increase the cost as you will then need different LEDs and an RGB controller.
As well as halo illumination, we can also offer our Neon Ultra® product with both halo and side illumination, meaning the face of the letter doesn’t emit any light, but the side does illuminate as well as rear-projecting illumination. As with the other options, we can offer this in any colour light.
Mount / Backtray options
Many clients like their backlit lettering to go straight to the wall, but if that’s not possible for any reason then we can supply your design as single halo sign, with all of the elements pre-mounted to a metal tray. This is a very neat and simply way of achieveing an extremnely impactful yet great value, back lit sign.
Halo sign considerations
As with any signage option, there are extra details that need to be considered to ensure that your halo signage is suitable for your specific use. Key considerations to make include;
How long does the power cable need to be that will connect from the power supply to the sign?
What colour does your power cable need to be?
How will your backlit sign fix to the wall? We can advise on appropriate options.
Design options for Halo Signs
Backlit logo signs
Without doubt our most asked-for option, backlit logo signs are fantastic for office reception signs, events and exhibition signage and we produce many of these custom signs every year. There are so many options and possibilities as to how we produce your halo logo sign that the best thing to do is to contact us, attaching your logo, and we can take it from there.
Halo signs for theming
Back illuminated signage is a high-impact and extremely signage solution for theming. If you’re looking to dress events, exhibitions and parties, then we can work with you set the brightness and colour levels at the right settings to make sure your signage not only works well for your visitors, but looks equally impactful in photographs too.
Backlit 3D shop signs
For many years we’ve worked with the World’s largest retailers on the highest footfall streets in Capital cities, producing backlit 3D signs for shop fascias and exteriors. We can produce these signs that are suitable for outdoor use and are highly impactful and attention-grabbing.
Halo signage for wayfinding
The hospitality sector is one of biggest clients for wayfinding halo signage. They’re a much-loved signage solution for floor numbering in hotels, as well as room-numbering and hotel wayfinding signage. Combining highly polished metal and cold white illumination can give a sleek modern look, but then mixing warm white with an aged copper look can give a fantastic industrial vintage look.
FAQ’s
How long does it take to make halo signs?
It depends what we’ve got going through the workshop at the time of placing your order, but it typically takes 10-15 working days.
What's the difference between halo signs, backlit signs and rear illumination signs?
None at all! They’re all the same thing.
What is halo signage?
It’s most commonly used as a way of describing any type of sign that emits illumination from the rear, which normally then lights the surface onto which the sign is fixed, creating a halo effect around the edge of the design of the sign.
Can you dim the brightness of backlit signs?
Yes. We would just need to know in advance so we supply the appropriate dimmer.
Can I get backlit lettering and numbers as well as logos?
Absolutely, we can produce pretty much any design as halo signage.
Where's the best place to buy backlit halo signs?
Carousel Lights is renowned for its backlit halo signage, but there are several other reputable sign suppliers in the UK that can help you.
The simple 6 step process
It’s easier than you think
1. Your bright idea
Let us know your initial thoughts
2. A few questions
We’ll need some more details before we begin
3. The proposal
We’ll share our initial designs with you
4. Give it the thumbs up
Delighted with our design? Great – it’s time to pay
5. Let’s get to work!
We’ll start producing your design
6. Delivering the goods
Your design delivered to your door
"A HUGE thank-you! You'ce created such a 'wow-factor' light installation that's far better than we could ever have imagined. Everyone has been so professional and helpful every step of the way!"
Thank you so much for the light - it looked AMAZING! We've decided to keep it up and it'll no doubt stay there!