Tips for Placement Political Sign
Large Highway Sign

Sheila Maas

Large Highway Sign Placement Tips

PoliticalLawnSigns – Erecting yard sign tips remind you that whether your political sign sits in a farmer’s front yard, a rural byway, or a vacant lot, the need for large signs is a must.

Before considering how to erect these outdoor behemoths, let’s first back up and review ordering options.

One side printed signs

Pricewise, it is always less costly to produce a one-sided sign than a two-sided sign. And you, the purchaser, will always pay less for a sign with print on only one side versus a sign printed on both sides.

The one-sided sign can be placed either parallel to traffic or perpendicular to traffic, as illustrated below:

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As is apparent, parallel placement of a sign allows an observer viewing from both traffic directions. Perpendicular placement only allows one direction of traffic observation.

Two-sided printed signs

Two-sided printed signs will allow readability on both sides. These signs can be placed perpendicular or diagonally to traffic as shown below:

Yard Sign Placement Tip

Because plastic corrugated signs are not totally opaque, show-through of printing from back light (e.g., sunlight, headlights) can be distracting to reading the front copy. Opaque and/or thicker plastic corrugate is available, but these options come at a premium price.

In addition, mid-sign support stakes, which are necessary for large signs, interrupt the sign’s legibility on one side.

Two, one side printed signs

A solution to show through and uninterrupted legibility is to erect two, single-sided signs back to back for perpendicular or diagonal placement, as shown below:

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Double thickness promotes opacity and eliminates show-through. Head-on exposure with perpendicular or diagonal placement offers recognition at longer distances, which translates to longer recognition times.

If you have high-volume multi-way traffic, the distraction-free, two, one-sided sign option may certainly be warranted.