Ceramic Sign Info

In this page you can find useful information information related to our Ceramic Name Plates:

• Art process
• Script types
• Tile sizes
• Wood frame
• Tile care
• Door sign mounting
• Wording suggestions

Art process

All the designs are first hand painted on ceramics, then scanned into the computer.
The calligraphy inscription is hand made specifically to customer's order on paper, then scanned into the computer and incorporated into the design of the required ceramic sign model.
The artwork is then printed on ceramic using a unique technique developed by Small Signs.
It is important to make clear that this is not the so called "Sublimation" technique.
The tile surface is matt.

Script types

Our personalized Ceramic Name Plates are inscribed in English, Hebrew, or any other language on demand.

The available script types for hand inscription on your signs are:

		Italic script
		Hebrew Sfaradi
		Hebrew Yerushalmi
		Hebrew Rolit
		Hebrew Rachel
		Hebrew Ashkenazi
		Hebrew Hand writing

For characters different from Latin or Hebrew we will use computers fonts (no hand-inscription).
During the sign order process, after the English and the Hebrew text boxes, you will find a "Special requests" box where you can specify your script type (font) preference (see above table).

Tile sizes

In the table below you see a list of the tile sizes available for the Ceramic Name Plates that we produce in our workshop.
The sizes available for each model are clearly listed in each model page.

Tile dimensions:

* Wood frame available

Tile thickness:

Wood frame

For the rectangular tile sizes M and XL, and square L and XL, a solid unvarnished wood frame with a wall hanging hook is available.
In the table below you can see the size and weight of the tiles once framed.

Please note that Home Blessings, Jewish Baby Born, Bar/Bat Mitzvah, Mizrach Plaques and Jewish Birthday tiles come always framed by default.

Tile care

Our tiles' lacquer coating renders the surface completely weatherproof and washable.

A tile can be cleaned with a soft wet cloth or washed with water and soap. Do not use abrasives, spirit, alcohol or acetone. To maintain a smooth finish, avoid surface contact with scratching materials or tools.

In chilling weather areas, tiles should be mounted in a rain protected spot or varnished in their porous back's surface as they may crack if wet and then chilled.

Door sign mounting

All ceramic and Metal Name Plaques from our workshop can be attached to a door using screws or glue, except the Overglaze outdoor signs which can only be glued using silicone, plaster, epoxy or contact glue (if not exposed to sun and rain).

When you order a sign, in the shopping cart you are presented with the option to have two holes drilled on the tile's sides (almost invisible).

If you decided for holes, the tile will be supplied with screws and clear instructions for proper door mounting.

In any case, we do not take any responsibility on safety issues and/or tile mounting results.

The following instructions, together with appropriate screws fitting both wood and metal doors, are supplied along with every ceramic sign:

To mount your nameplate on a door:

1. Position the tile in place on the door
2. Using a pencil, make two marks on the door through the holes of the tile, then remove it.
3. If it's a wooden door: insert a small screw into the door at each pencil mark, tap it lightly with a hammer, screw it half way down, then unscrew it.
4. If it's a metal door: drill a small hole into the pencil mark using a 1/8" High Speed (HS) steel bit.
5. Put the tile back in place on the door and screw the screws into the holes, through the tile.

CAUTION: avoid over tightening the screws, as the tile may break!

In case you prefer to stick your tile to the door, we suggest to use a good quality mounting tape, like the double-coated Scotch® Mounting Tape, for example. Contact glue can also be used, always following the instructions and avoiding to get the tile dirty.

Wording suggestions

Need help to find out the right text to put on your sign? Here below you find some inscription possibilities. Of course you can combine on the nameplate Hebrew and English or any other language you wish:

English

• The Miller Family.
• The Millers (plural form).
• The Miller's (possessive case).
• Mike & Mary Miller.
• Shalom (in English or Hebrew) + any of the above forms.
• Welcome (or the Hebrew Bruchim Habaim) + any of the above forms.

Hebrew

• Mishp' Miller or Mishpachat Miller.
• Michael u-Miriam Miller (The Hebrew Names of Mike and Mary).
• Mike u-Mary Miller (The phonetic transliteration in Hebrew of the English names Mike and Mary).