REplicating the original Sign
We researched signs from the 1950’s, studying the layout, colours, neon style and build techniques of how the original Sai Woo sign would have been created. We matched the sign as close to the original Sai Woo sign as possible to appear like it had been in place all along.
The original
The footage capture used to re-create the Sai Woo sign was a single frame of a wordless, neon sign documentary. No other artifact was found of what the first sign looked like when it was originally installed.
Gaining Popularity
Once the Sai Woo sign was installed and the neon lights were turned on it was no surprise it received a huge amount of attention. The sign was featured in a variety of sign and lifestyle magazines, such as: Novo Magazine, Montecristo Magazine, Vancouver Sun, CBC News, and the Sign Media Magazine, shown below.
