Sign It NY

Custom Light Boxes in New York City

Illuminated cabinets and stencil-cut faces, built to read after dark.
Illuminated HiTech Wireless sign lit at night, with a glowing blue and orange circular logo and white lettering above a storefront

Seen after dark, not just in daylight

Light boxes are a good option when a business needs a sign that remains highly visible after dark. We build both traditional illuminated light boxes and custom stencil-cut versions that have a cleaner, more architectural appearance.

A traditional light box generally illuminates a sign face or graphic. A stencil-cut light box works differently: the lettering or logo is cut directly into the face, allowing the illuminated portions to become the design itself.
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Curved white illuminated cabinet sign with a logo mounted over a double-door entrance

Materials and construction

Depending on the design, light boxes can be fabricated from aluminum with acrylic or polycarbonate faces and internal LED illumination.

Stencil-cut signs generally use a fabricated metal cabinet with the letters or logo routed or cut from the face. Acrylic can be installed behind the openings so the lettering illuminates while the surrounding portion of the cabinet remains opaque.

We can also incorporate dimensional letters or logos onto an illuminated cabinet when the design calls for additional depth.
Blue illuminated fascia light box lit at dusk above a row of storefronts on a busy street

Sizes and typical setups

Light boxes can range from relatively small storefront signs to large fascia signs spanning a significant portion of a building.

They can be mounted flat to a storefront, incorporated into an existing facade or fabricated as a projecting/double-faced sign depending on the application.
 

Where they work best


We often recommend a light box when the customer wants strong nighttime visibility without using individual channel letters across the entire building.

Stencil-cut light boxes are especially useful when the design calls for something more finished and architectural than a standard illuminated cabinet.
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Selected Work



 
Custom shaped illuminated light box cabinet with a shopping cart graphic and routed lettering, finished and lying on the shop floor before installation

Kahan's Superette, Brooklyn.

Custom-shaped illuminated cabinet with white lettering and a cart logo.
Illuminated square cabinet sign mounted high on a hotel facade with a boom lift alongside

Comfort Inn, Brooklyn.

Illuminated cabinet sign installed
high on the hotel facade.
Illuminated panel reading Galerie mounted above tall glass entry doors inside a building lobby

Galerie, New York City.

Illuminated panel above a glass lobby entrance.

Thinking about a new light box?

Send us the storefront or facade dimensions and tell us what you have in mind.
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