Design Guide: Fabricated Stainless Steel, No Backs

This guide is here to assist you in creating artwork that meets our minimum design specifications for a fabricated stainless steel - no backs project. To quickly navigate to a specific section, click the links below.

Letters (under 12 in)	Under 12 inch Limits
Letters (over 12 in)	Logos
Minimum Opening	Bars
Swoosh	Sheet Info

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Letters (Under 12 in)

Depth	Min Stroke & Serif	Min Size	Max Size
Face	0.1 in*	0.75 in	Sheet
0.375 in	0.38 in	2 in	4 in
0.5 in	0.38 in	2 in	8 in
0.75 in	0.38 in	2 in	12 in
1.0 in	0.38 in	2 in	12 in
1.5 in	0.38 in	2 in	12 in
2.0 in	0.6 in	2 in	12 in
2.5 in	0.65 in	8 in	12 in
3.0 in	0.65 in	8 in	12 in
4.0 in	0.75 in	8 in	12 in
5.0 in	1.00 in	8 in	12 in
6.0 in	NA	NA	NA

Under 12 inch Style Limits

	2 in - 3 in height	Block & Upper Case
	4 in - 5in height	Block only
	6 in +	Block or Squared Serif

Letters (Over 12 in)

Depth	Minimum Stroke	Minimum Serif	Minimum Size	Maximum Size	Minimum Punctuation
Face	0.1 in	0.1 in	0.75 in	Sheet	0.75 in
0.375 in	NA	NA	NA	NA	1 in
0.5 in	NA	NA	NA	NA	1 in
0.75 in	NA	NA	NA	NA	1 in
1.0 in	0.5 in	0.38 in	12 in	36 in	1 in
1.5 in	0.75 in	0.38 in	12 in	36 in	1 in
2.0 in	1.0 in	0.39 in	12 in	45 in	1.5 in
2.5 in	1.25 in	0.4 in	12 in	45 in	1.5 in
3.0 in	1.5 in	0.5 in	12 in	47 in	1.5 in
4.0 in	2.0 in	0.75 in	12 in	47 in	2 in
5.0 in	2.5 in	0.95 in	12 in	47 in	2 in
6.0 in	3.0 in	1.25 in	12 in	47 in	2 in

Bars

Depth	1 in stroke	2 in stroke	3 in stroke
Face	95 in	95 in	95 in
0.375 in	12 in	12 in	12 in
0.5 in	12 in	12 in	12 in
0.75 in	12 in	12 in	12 in
1.0 in	40 in	47 in	47 in
1.5 in	47 in	47 in	47 in
2.0 in	47 in	47 in	47 in
2.5 in	47 in	95 in	95 in
3.0 in	47 in	95 in	95 in
4.0 in	NA	95 in	95 in
5.0 in	NA	NA	95 in
6.0 in	NA	NA	95 in

Logos Maximum Size

Depth	Maximum Area Square Inches
Face	Sheet
0.375 in	NA
0.5 in	NA
0.75 in	NA
1.0 in	1,296
1.5 in	1,296
2.0 in	2,025
2.5 in	2,025
3.0 in	2,209
4.0 in	2,209
5.0 in	2,209
6.0 in	2,209

Swoosh

Pointed Tip

0.6 inch stroke needed 1 inch from the pointed tip -return will have a slight inset-

Round Tip

0.3 in fillet

Sheet Info

	Horizontal	47 in h x 95 in w
	Vertical	95 in h x 47 in w
	Polished	47 in h x 95 in w
	Painted	47 in h x 95 in w

Minimum Opening

No Returns

0.25 in

All artwork is reviewed by Gemini before ordering. If modifications are required on submitted artwork, a Gemini team member will work with you to find a solution. If you have questions about your artwork, please contact us through your Partner Portal account.

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Product Specifications, Mounting, and Installation

Project Examples

Pricing

Product Warranty

2010.07