Signage & Wayfinding Consultancy for Complex and Historic Environments

We design, plan, document and implement signage programs - supported by illustration and Preservation expertise

1.830.388.6473

It's smart to start before 100% CD. Let's get it right in DD

"Signage left out of the construction documents isn't a small oversight — it's a change order waiting to happen, a CO delay, and a client conversation nobody wants to have."

We bring signage into the project early —where it belongs

What we do

Signage & Wayfinding Strategy

Adaptive Reuse Section 106

Signage & Wayfinding Strategy

Sign family design, message scheduling, location plans, Division 10 specs, and full project management from schematic design through punch list.

Buildable, Scalable Signage Systems

Signage Services

Architectural Illustration

Adaptive Reuse Section 106

Signage & Wayfinding Strategy

Pen and ink illustrations, conceptual sketches, and presentation renderings for architects, developers, and private clients seeking approvals, funding, or community support.

Visual Clarity for Stakeholder Alignment

Illustration Services

Adaptive Reuse Section 106

Section 106 research, survey, and documentation, inclusive of imagery, is more than compliance. It's a basis for design and a lead for community engagement and funding

Support for Approvals and Funding

Adaptive Reuse

We embed in your project team — not as a vendor at the finish line, but as a consultant during the phases where decisions actually get made. Here's what that looks like for signage programs.

how we work

Phase 1

Site survey & code review

Existing conditions, ADA requirements, local code review

Phase 2

Phase 1

Sign family design

Architecture-integrated concept, client review, brand alignment

Phase 3

Phase 1

Phase 3

CD package

Div. 10 specs, message schedule, location plans — bid-ready at 50% CDs

Phase 4

Phase 1

Phase 3

Bid & closeout

Vendor support, submittal review, punch list, handover

Elevate Your Build with Kristian Studios's Comprehensive Signage, Branding & Illustrative Solutions

Kristian Studios partners with architects, interior designers, and developers to produce complete signage and wayfinding programs, architectural illustrations, and brand design — all developed within your project schedule, not after it.

We engage during design development, so your sign family, message schedule, location plans, and Division 10 specifications are ready at 50% CDs — protecting your budget, your bid, and your certificate of occupancy.

Based in the Texas Hill Country · Serving clients across Texas and nationwide

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Built on Real-World Experience

22 Years in Signage + Project Delivery

Multi-site and Complex Environments

Design + Fabrication + Implementation Experience

Why kristian studios

Independent — not a fabricator

We don't make signs. We specify them. That independence means our specifications represent your interests and produce competitive, apples-to-apples bids — not a preferred vendor's margin.

Early-phase engagement

Independent — not a fabricator

We engage at design development — before budgets lock and before decisions become expensive. Early coordination prevents the change orders, code surprises, and missed rough-in that plague late-stage signage.

AEC-fluent

Visual storytelling with purpose

We speak the language of construction documents — Division 10, message schedules, submittal review, RFIs. You won't spend time educating us on how projects work.

Visual storytelling with purpose

From wayfinding systems to hand-drawn architectural illustrations, every deliverable is grounded in research, context, and the story your project needs to tell — not just a pretty picture.

When to bring us in

Signage needs to be integrated early (before 50%CD)

A Project is Complex or Multi-Phase

You're Working within Historic Constraints

Teams Need Alignment and Clarity

Let's get the signage right from the Start

We're happy to review your scope and let you know how we can help — no obligation

Schedule a consultation

Signage & Wayfinding Consultancy for Complex and Historic Environments

It's smart to start before 100% CD. Let's get it right in DD

What we do

Signage & Wayfinding Strategy

Adaptive Reuse Section 106

Signage & Wayfinding Strategy

Architectural Illustration

Adaptive Reuse Section 106

Signage & Wayfinding Strategy

Adaptive Reuse Section 106

Adaptive Reuse Section 106

Adaptive Reuse Section 106

We embed in your project team — not as a vendor at the finish line, but as a consultant during the phases where decisions actually get made. Here's what that looks like for signage programs.

how we work

Phase 1

Phase 1

Phase 1

Phase 2

Phase 1

Phase 1

Phase 3

Phase 1

Phase 3

Phase 4

Phase 1

Phase 3

Elevate Your Build with Kristian Studios's Comprehensive Signage, Branding & Illustrative Solutions

Built on Real-World Experience

22 Years in Signage + Project Delivery

Multi-site and Complex Environments

Design + Fabrication + Implementation Experience

Why kristian studios

Independent — not a fabricator

Independent — not a fabricator

Independent — not a fabricator

Early-phase engagement

Independent — not a fabricator

Independent — not a fabricator

AEC-fluent

Visual storytelling with purpose

Visual storytelling with purpose

Visual storytelling with purpose

Visual storytelling with purpose

Visual storytelling with purpose

When to bring us in

Signage needs to be integrated early (before 50%CD)

A Project is Complex or Multi-Phase

You're Working within Historic Constraints

Teams Need Alignment and Clarity

Let's get the signage right from the Start

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