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    • Thumbtack Office Lobby San FranciscoThumbtack – Signage to help reveal a top-secret re-branding project, in person—and in record time.
    • styles-studios-screenStyles Studios – Signage that elevates the experience of fitness, and helps members forget they’re working out.
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    • Layered, painted acrylic signs for ThriveHive, a Massachusetts-based firm known for its award-winning marketing software designed specifically for small businesses.Color Matched
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    • Retro, brass colored sign made from brushed, solid bronze for The Wing, a co-working space in Los Angeles.Metal
    • Rustic wood freestanding tabletop logo and letters for a sales conference for Chronicle Security, a cybersecurity company based in Mountain View, California.Rustic
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    • Neon style IT support bar sign for the San Francisco office of Juul, an electronic cigarette company.Neon
    • allbirds moss signMoss / Living
    • Custom ADA conference room signs for Anchorage, a San Francisco-based company focused on creating custody solutions for the cryptocurrency ecosystem.Room and Door
    • Illuminated, light wood freestanding panel sign for Thumbtack's special events around the country.Art Installations
    • Modern, light wood engraved panel sign for the front lobby desk at Bread, a company that creates point-of-sale financing technologies.Office
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We’re elevating Zoom calls one sign at a time. 👉 Want a sign like this one? It’s easy—link in profile!⁠
Join us TOMORROW as we spill the beans on all our Join us TOMORROW as we spill the beans on all our deep, dark secrets! What are YOU excited to see? Leave us a comment!👇 See you tomorrow at 2pm PT, 4pm ET, or 10pm GMT ⁠⁠
👋 Paula and Mike here, founders of @tinkeringmo 👋 Paula and Mike here, founders of @tinkeringmonkey and first generation Asian-Americans. Starting this company is our way of continuing the American dream that our parents pursued when they immigrated from Taiwan and Hong Kong. ⁠⁠ ---⁠⁠ 😥 Since COVID, Asian-American hate is at an all time high. We stand in solidarity with our community, and celebrate other entrepreneurs of color. Together, we are redefining what small business looks like.⁠⁠ ---⁠⁠ 🧧Happy Lunar New Year from us all!
Swipe right ➡️ to step into the Budweiser offi Swipe right ➡️ to step into the Budweiser office in London. Is it happy hour yet? 🍺 #inspirationmonday⁠ (Designer: Peldon Rose)⁠⁠
Please send more mythical creature artwork our way Please send more mythical creature artwork our way. We’re hooked. ---⁠⁠ 👉 Want a sign like this one? It’s easy—link in profile!⁠⁠
Swipe right ➡️ to see the best part of working Swipe right ➡️ to see the best part of working at Krispy Kreme! 🍩 Can you smell the donuts yet? #inspirationmonday⁠ (Designer: OKW Architects) ⁠
🪞Mirrored sign idea! What do you all think? 🪞Mirrored sign idea! What do you all think?
Who remembers this one we did a while back? It's s Who remembers this one we did a while back? It's still one of our favorites. #throwbackthursday⁠⠀ ---⁠⠀ 👉 Want a sign like this one? It’s easy—link in profile!⁠⠀
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