Signs & Large Format Print
Illustrative visualisationIn this business customers find you online first, and then can’t find the door. Escape rooms often sit in basements, in courtyards or on the first floor of a retail unit; bowling alleys tend to be in sheds on the edge of town. So the first job is signage from the street: a projecting sign at right angles to the wall, a plaque by the gate, an arrow in the courtyard. A group that turns up ten minutes late after circling the building starts the game in a bad mood.
The second job is atmosphere. A puzzle room sells on photos of the interior and on reviews, and reviews depend on whether the set really draws people in. This is where kit an ordinary agency doesn’t have comes in handy: UV printing on plywood and boards, wall murals, laser cutting and engraving, a CNC router and [3D-printed props](/produkty/druk-3d-z-wlasnego-modelu). In bowling and pool, acoustics and lighting matter more: a neon over the bar and panels that soak up the crash of balls and the chatter.
1. Street and entrance
The brief is simple: someone holding a phone should see straight away where to go in. A projecting sign is visible from the pavement in both directions, and a plaque by the gate with the address and an arrow can be read from the street.
- Double-sided projecting light box by the gate or door→An illuminated light box on a bracket, at right angles to the wall. From approx. €300 net, and visible in the evening, when most bookings happen.
- Fascia sign and direction sign in the courtyard→Aluminium composite panel (Dibond) with UV print and an arrow saying ‘entrance through the courtyard’. For basement entrances, add a sign on the door as well.
- Window or door graphics→If the unit has a street-facing window, one-way vision film hides the room inside and carries your advert at the same time. Approx. €10–18 net per m².
2. Puzzle room sets
Most of this depends on the idea, but the build has to survive hundreds of groups who touch, move and try to open everything. On walls we use wipe-clean materials, and anything players hold in their hands we make from plastics or plywood, not paper.
- Wall murals that set the scene→A laboratory, a ship, a prison cell or a 19th-century library. Wipe-clean vinyl wall murals cost approx. €18–29 net per m².
- Print on plywood, MDF and boards→Distressed signs, boards, ‘old’ maps and door panels. UV print on 10 mm plywood or MDF is approx. €60–85 net per m².
- 3D-printed props and puzzle parts→Keys, figurines, mechanisms, replicas. Printer time is approx. €14 net per hour plus material.
- Laser-cut and engraved parts→Ciphers on acrylic, plaques with symbols, plywood boxes. Surface engraving is approx. €0.55 net per dm².
3. Waiting area, bar, photo spot
After a game or between frames people take photos. If you have a spot with a neon or a logo wall, those photos go online with your name on them. In bowling alleys and pool halls the waiting area is often the bar, so a proper menu and good acoustics pay off.
- LED neon over the bar or at the photo spot→Your name or a slogan in your brand colour. A neon on a backing board up to 60 × 40 cm from approx. €210 net.
- Score and time boards for group photos→‘We escaped in 47 minutes’ on a board with your logo. Light PVC or acrylic that will survive thousands of photos.
- Printed acoustic panels→Bowling and pool are loud. Printed panels quieten the room and can show your logo, a lane or a table in big close-up.
- Wall graphics and vinyl lettering→Lane names, table numbers, slogans on the walls. A quick way to refresh the interior without building work.
4. House rules and information
Every venue has rules: no drinks in the room, proper shoes on the lanes, age limits. They are better hung where players see them before they go in, not only after asking staff. The owner sets the wording; we make sure it prints clearly.
- House rules and safety notice outside the room→A board in acrylic or Dibond in the waiting area, in the same design as the shop sign so it all looks consistent.
- Room, lane and toilet signs→Room names on doors, lane numbers, cloakroom and toilet signs. All in one style.
5. Sales: vouchers, leaflets, corporate groups
A good share of turnover in this trade comes from gifts, birthdays and team-building events. For that you need attractive vouchers and leaflets left in hotels, travel agents and cafés nearby.
- Gift vouchers in envelopes→They sell best at Christmas and for birthdays. Numbered, on heavy board, sometimes with a special finish.
- Leaflets and folders for hotels and companies→Your offer for groups and team events. 1,000 DL folded leaflets cost approx. €90 net.
- T-shirts for staff and company teams→A game master in a logo T-shirt looks professional. At company tournaments, T-shirts with team names make a good keepsake.
- 01Brief
Description, sizes, site photos and deadline — a few sentences are enough.
- 02Design and quote
Our designers prepare artwork or a visualisation and you get a price.
- 03Approval
You approve the design; for brand colours we provide a proof.
- 04Production
35+ machines in our own plant in Poland: 3.2 m UV print, CNC, laser, 3D, sewing.
- 05Installation or delivery
Own crews and vehicles across Europe, partner network, couriers worldwide.
To start with — an indicative package
Example kit for a new escape room in a courtyard unit. Prices from our price list.
| Double-sided illuminated projecting light box with bracket | from approx. €300 net |
| LED neon on PVC backing board up to 60 × 40 cm | from approx. €210 net |
| Wipe-clean vinyl wall mural for a room wall | approx. €18–29 net per m² |
| UV print on 10 mm plywood / MDF (set pieces) | approx. €60–85 net per m² |
| 3D-printed props, printer time | approx. €14 net per hour + material |
| DL folded leaflets for hotels, 1,000 pcs | approx. €90 net |
Indicative net prices; an exact quote follows once we have a description of the room, sketches or 3D models and photos of the venue.
From our experience — what to watch out for
- Before you order a sign, walk in from the street as if it were your first visit. Wherever you hesitate, you need an arrow.
- Make props that players handle from plastics or plywood. Paper clues are creased and grubby within a month.
- Choose a wipe-clean wall mural for a puzzle room. Players’ hands soon leave marks, especially around hidden buttons.
- For 3D-printed props, send us a finished model or at least dimensions and a photo. We can model it from scratch, but that takes extra time.
- Put the neon and photo wall by the room exit, not in a corner. Groups take their photo straight after the game, while they are still buzzing.