Custom illuminated cabinet signs and lightbox displays for retail storefronts, restaurants, shopping centers, and commercial buildings across San Jose and Silicon Valley. Design, permits, fabrication, and installation — one team.
A cabinet sign — also called a box sign or lightbox — is an aluminum cabinet with an illuminated translucent face panel that displays your business name, logo, and graphics. The face is typically made from acrylic or polycarbonate, printed with vinyl graphics or directly with UV-curable ink, and backlit with LEDs for even, consistent illumination day and night.
Cabinet signs are the standard choice for strip mall and shopping center tenants in San Jose. Most commercial landlords in centers like Westfield Valley Fair, Eastridge Mall, and along El Camino Real specify cabinet sign criteria in their lease sign packages — a set size, cabinet depth, and illumination type that all tenants must match. We know how to design within those criteria and manage the landlord approval process alongside the City of San Jose sign permit submittal.
Beyond shopping centers, cabinet signs work well for gas stations, drive-throughs, auto service businesses, medical offices, and any location where a consistent, branded backlit display outperforms individual channel letters. They're also a cost-effective option when you need double-sided visibility — projecting blade cabinet signs illuminate your brand from both directions for foot and vehicle traffic.
Flush-mounted to building fascia with one illuminated face panel. The most common format for strip mall tenants — sized to match landlord sign criteria and mounted at the standard fascia height.
Two-sided illuminated box signs that extend perpendicular from the building — visible to pedestrians and drivers approaching from either direction. Common on street-facing retail corridors and downtown San Jose storefronts.
Ultra-thin LED cabinet signs with edge-lit or backlit panels — a cleaner, lower-profile alternative to traditional cabinet depth for modern storefronts and interior lightbox applications.
Large-format cabinets with flexible translucent face material instead of rigid acrylic — the standard for pylon sign faces, monument sign inserts, and large shopping center displays that span more than 8 feet.
Aluminum cabinet signs with opaque printed faces for locations where illumination isn't required or permitted. A cost-effective option for interior directories, suite identification, and directional sign programs.
Illuminated menu board cabinets and drive-through identification signs for restaurants, coffee shops, pharmacies, and any business with a drive-up service lane.
Cabinet signs almost always require both a City of San Jose sign permit and landlord approval. We handle both packages — sign drawings, city submittal through SJPermits.org, and the sign criteria compliance review your lease requires before fabrication begins.
Design, fabrication, electrical wiring, permit handling, and installation all managed by one point of contact. No coordinating between a sign shop and a separate electrical contractor on install day.
We build cabinets from heavy-gauge aluminum extrusions rated for California outdoor conditions. LED modules are commercial-grade with 50,000-hour rated lifespans — not the consumer-grade components used by lower-cost shops.
We've designed and installed cabinet signs across San Jose's major retail corridors and know the sign criteria packages for most local shopping centers. That means fewer revision cycles and faster landlord approval.
Tenant cabinet signs sized and designed to match landlord criteria for strip malls and shopping centers throughout San Jose.
Illuminated cabinet signs, drive-through menu boards, and blade signs for restaurants along San Jose's busy commercial corridors.
Professional cabinet signs for medical office buildings, dental practices, and healthcare clinics — clear, clean, and permit-compliant.
Price sign cabinets, service bay identification, and large-format illuminated displays for automotive businesses and fuel retailers.
Bank branch signage, ATM cabinet displays, and professional illuminated storefront signs for financial institutions across Silicon Valley.
Eye-catching illuminated cabinet signs for hair salons, spas, nail studios, and personal service businesses in retail and strip mall locations.
Including permit handling and landlord approval — we manage the full process.
We review your lease sign criteria, discuss your brand, and assess your location. On-site visits available throughout San Jose to measure fascia dimensions and verify electrical access.
We design your cabinet sign to your brand standards and within your landlord's sign criteria. Proofs go to you and your property manager simultaneously to compress the approval timeline.
We submit the City of San Jose sign permit concurrently with fabrication where timing allows. Cabinets are built from commercial-grade aluminum with LED illumination and quality-checked before delivery.
Our crew handles mounting, electrical connection, and final leveling. We coordinate with your property manager on access and leave the site clean and ready for business.
Based in San Jose, serving retail and commercial locations throughout the South Bay.