by | Jan 21, 2025 | Ortwein Insights |
2025 Brand and Signage Trends As we step into 2025, we turn our attention to the emerging brand and signage trends of the year. These trends often begin to take shape in the latter months of the previous year, and 2024 was no exception. Here are the predictions from... 
by | Dec 12, 2024 | Ortwein Insights |
Driving down the road with my friend Kate, a frequent road-tripper, I’ve noticed something fascinating about travel centers. While amenities like clean bathrooms and good food are essential, what excites her before we even arrive is seeing that familiar sign in the... 
by | Nov 26, 2024 | Ortwein Insights |
Thanksgiving is here and that has us looking backwards into the past. Of course we can’t keep signs off the brain, so we wanted to dive into the history of signage in America and specifically try to find the oldest sign still present. While there is some dispute... 
by | Oct 21, 2024 | Ortwein Insights |
The Princess Theatre is undoubtedly one of the crown jewels of South Pittsburg, TN. This classic venue, akin to the Capitol Theaters in Lebanon and Maryville, TN, represents a bygone era of theatres that simply aren’t made anymore. Originally opened in the late 1920s... 
by | Oct 17, 2024 | Ortwein Insights |
If you run a business with multiple locations, or you’re a corporate office overseeing your franchisees, rebranding your business at large can seem like a daunting task. You have to maintain the company’s brand at large while also ensuring that each... 
by | Sep 26, 2024 | Ortwein Insights |
When you’re at an amusement park, you’re probably not thinking about the signage as you’re rushing to your favorite game, attraction, or roller coaster. But here at Ortwein Sign, we think about signage so you don’t have to. When it’s done... 
by | Sep 26, 2024 | Ortwein Insights |
As with any company that’s existed over 100 years, Ortwein Sign has undergone a lot of changes. Much of that has been technological changes as we’ve had to adapt with the times. That means that while we started as a company whose primary focus was on hand painted... 
by | Aug 22, 2024 | Ortwein Insights |
Sign Installers in our industry are considered jack-of-all-trades, as they need to be able to weld on-site, drill, mount, glue, and repair often all in the field. To do this job right our Sign Installers carry with them a variety of tools that help ensure they can get... 
by | Jul 30, 2024 | Ortwein Insights |
Whether you’re looking to roll out new or updated signage for one location or several, we breakdown what you need to succeed with your signage rollout. What is a Signage Rollout? A signage rollout is the implementation of new or updated signage across one or... 
by | Jul 16, 2024 | Ortwein Insights |
Churches and other places of worship and signage have a long history. This is due to the essential nature of the relationship between signage and churches where signs have over the years helped build, inform, and even at times amuse their congregation. In our blog...