From Signs to Brand Systems: How LPS Is Elevating Environments Through Signage Design
In every industry, signage tells a story, not just of direction, but of identity. From retail storefronts to municipal wayfinding, the right signage transforms space into experience. At LPS, we’re redefining what signage can do, combining creativity, engineering, and program management to deliver solutions that align with how brands operate and grow.
Our expanded capabilities, strengthened through the acquisition of Harbinger Sign, allow us to bridge concept and execution for national brands, public spaces, and mixed-use developments. The result: environments that communicate with clarity and inspire confidence.
Turning Environments Into Experiences
Today’s most successful brands understand that signage is a strategic asset, a tangible link between what a brand stands for and how it shows up in the real world. LPS’s signage division blends design innovation with operational precision, offering full-service expertise across design, fabrication, installation, and maintenance.
From digital displays to architectural features, our team helps organizations express their brand personality, improve wayfinding, and create spaces that feel cohesive and intentional.
Real-World Impact: How Signage Shapes Experience
Across industries and environments, LPS’s signage programs showcase how thoughtful design and technical precision create meaningful results.
City of Sevierville, Tennessee
Working with city officials and design partner KMA Design, Harbinger manufactured and installed a comprehensive municipal wayfinding and identity program. The system integrated gateway monuments, pedestrian and vehicular directionals, wall-mounted building identifiers, and a digital message center. Each element reflected the community’s brand standards through layered materials, lighting, and durable finishes, turning civic infrastructure into a cohesive brand experience.
Waterside Place at Lakewood Ranch
Partnering with API(+), Harbinger created an integrated signage and identity system for a new mixed-use development that combined retail, office, and hospitality spaces. The design featured custom layered wave elements that reflected the community’s waterfront brand, executed across illuminated monuments, pedestrian directionals, and interior signs. The result is a unified visual experience that reinforces identity from curb to corridor.
Hattie B’s Hot Chicken
For this fast-growing restaurant brand, Harbinger collaborated with Loaded for Bear to produce a complete interior and exterior signage program that captures the energy of the Hattie B’s experience. From bold red neon script to dimensional interior graphics and branded murals, every element reinforces the restaurant’s personality while ensuring consistency across new locations.
Gate Express Carwash and Gate Petroleum
Harbinger’s long-term partnership with Gate Petroleum has delivered distinctive branded environments for convenience stores and the Gate Express Carwash concept. The program includes monument signs with digital message centers, architectural branding elements, and modular signage systems adaptable to multiple site configurations. The result: a strong, recognizable identity built on consistency, clarity, and quality.
The Future of Signage: Strategy, Sustainability, and Scale
As brands evolve, signage must evolve with them. Beyond design and fabrication, LPS helps clients think strategically about:
Brand Cohesion at Scale – Multi-site rollouts that maintain brand integrity across hundreds of locations.
Sustainable Materials and Smart Technology – LED illumination, recycled substrates, and modular systems that reduce energy and waste.
Lifecycle Management – Predictive maintenance and refresh programs that protect visual consistency and extend brand equity.
Data-Driven Design Decisions – Integrating location analytics and user behavior insights to inform wayfinding and digital content strategies.
By combining Harbinger’s 60-year legacy of craftsmanship with LPS’s national reach and facility expertise, we help clients achieve more than signage. We help them achieve brand performance.
Let’s Build What Your Brand Stands For
Whether it’s a single site or a nationwide rollout, LPS delivers end-to-end signage programs that connect design intent with business impact. From architectural wayfinding to immersive brand environments, we bring your vision to life – from design to installation.
→ Explore what’s possible with LPS Signage. Contact our team to start the conversation.