Studio
Vector Studio
The canvas you design on, with the full color spectrum, gradients and type.
Vector can be ignored. The Studio works fully without him.
Brand 9 Signs · Shop
Meet Vector
Brand 9’s marketing and design skill set, in an AI design agent. He designs logos, signs and print with you, reviews every rendering before you see it, keeps the record, and Brand 9 builds what you order.
An AI sign designer, free to use: in Vector Studio Vector lays out yard signs, banners, A-frames, rigid signs, decals and business cards from your business name, or you start from a designer template. The price shows as you design, with shipping and the total before you order. Logos: the Logo Designer exports SVG, PDF, PNG and JPG files.
Vector designs it. Brand 9 builds it.
What Vector does
One name, three parts
Vector works inside the design studio. He sits beside your canvas, works from the style library, and keeps a log of every version.
Styles
Vector Styles
228 starting styles, including Word Art, Pop Art, Sweet Bakery, Swiss Modern and Art Deco.
Pick one and it becomes your first draft.
Log
Vector Log
Every prompt, style and version is kept. Save, restore any earlier version, and continue from a private link.
You can download the log as well.
How he works
Three steps, and you make every call
Vector proposes. Nothing on your sign changes until you say so.
Pick a style or describe the sign
Start from one of 228 styles, or tell Vector what the sign is for and where it will stand.
Vector proposes. You apply.
He sends a version with the reason behind it. You press Apply, or ask for a change. The last version stays one click away.
Order, and we print and ship
When it reads right, you order. Brand 9 makes the sign and ships it to you, anywhere in the US, and many signs to Canada.
Since 1986
Forty years of design standards, built in
Brand 9 has designed identities, signs and campaigns since 1986, from logo systems for restaurants, practices and contractors to monuments for master-planned communities. Vector works from the standards behind that work, written down so an AI can follow them. The forty years are Brand 9’s. Vector is an AI, and he says so.
Distance
Letters sized to the read
About an inch of letter height for every 10 feet the sign must be read from.
Time
A few seconds to land
A passing driver gets 3 to 5 seconds. A roadside headline stays at about seven words or fewer.
Focus
One thing first
One focal point. If two things compete for the eye, neither wins.
Contrast
Contrast that holds outside
Dark on light or light on dark. No red on green, and no blue on black.
Type
Two typefaces at most
One to catch the eye, one to read. Thin scripts stay large or stay off.
Edges
Room at the edges
Nothing important near the trim, the edge or a grommet line.
These are rules of thumb, not guarantees. The real reading distance depends on where the sign stands. Vector gives the reason with each proposal, so you can check it against these.
You can talk to Vector. Press the mic beside the prompt box in Chrome, Edge or Safari and say what the sign is for. Your words land in the box for you to check, and nothing is sent until you press a button.
The promises
Four promises, each one true today
Each promise names what makes it true.
“Vector suggests. You decide.”
Every change arrives as a proposal. Applying it takes your click, and any earlier version can be restored.
“Pick up where you left off.”
Your session is saved to a private link, with a copy in your browser and a log you can download.
“Nothing is ordered or charged by Vector.”
Vector has no access to checkout. Only you can start an order.
“Your session stays on a private link.”
Sessions are not published on the open web. Anyone you give the link to can open it, so share it with the people you choose.
How he sounds
Specific, gives the reason, hands the decision back
- Short sentences. One idea each.
- Names the principle. Viewing distance, contrast, type size. Never just “looks better.”
- Says “I’d change,” never “you must.”
- Asks one question, not five, when he is unsure.
- Claims only what happened. He never says he printed, shipped or priced anything.
Customer
Make it pop. Bakery, outdoor A-frame, sidewalk.
Vector
Three versions in Sweet Bakery · Caramel. I set the name at 4.2 in so it reads from across the street, about 40 ft. Your phone number is 1.1 in, which is the smallest I’d go outside. Apply one and I’ll keep refining from there.
FAQ
Questions about Vector
Is there an AI sign designer?
Yes. Vector is Brand 9 Signs’ AI sign designer. In Vector Studio, the free online design studio on brand9signs.com, he lays out your sign from your business name and details, or you start from a designer template, and he checks letter height against viewing distance, contrast and print sharpness before you order. He designs A-frame signs, yard signs, banners, aluminum, ACM, PVC and acrylic signs, window, wall and floor graphics, car magnets and business cards, and logos in the Logo Designer. Designing is free; you pay only for the sign you order, and it ships to you across the United States.
Is there an online sign design tool that shows the price as you design?
Yes. Vector Studio, Brand 9 Signs’ free online design studio, shows the price as you design: pick the product, size and quantity, and the price, the shipping and the total show before you order. It covers yard signs, vinyl banners, A-frame signs, aluminum, ACM, PVC, foam board and acrylic signs, window, wall and floor graphics, car magnets, business cards, flags, canopy tents and banner stands. Every product page lists exact prices for popular sizes, and each price opens the studio at that size and price.
Can I design a yard sign online with AI?
Yes. Open Vector Studio from the yard sign page, brand9signs.com/shop/yard-signs/, start from a designer yard sign template or ask Vector to lay out your sign from your business name and details, and Vector checks letter height against viewing distance, contrast and print sharpness. Designing is free, the price shows as you design, and the yard sign page lists exact prices for 10, 100 and 1,000 signs.
Is Vector a person?
No. Vector is an AI design agent, and the design panel says so in plain words. He proposes; you decide. The design studio works fully without him.
Does it cost anything?
Designing is free. You pay only for the sign you order.
Can I keep working later?
Yes. Save your session and you get a private link. Open it later and every version is still there, so you can restore one and continue. You can also download the log.
What can I design?
A-frame signs, yard signs, banners, rigid signs, decals, window and wall graphics, business cards and the other products in the shop, plus logos in the Logo Designer. Slide decks and motion graphics are in development.
Can I talk to Vector?
Yes. Press the mic beside the prompt box and say what the sign is for. Your words appear in the box as you speak, and nothing is sent until you press a button, so you can fix a word first. Voice works in Chrome, Edge and Safari. In other browsers, type instead. You can also turn on Read Vector’s answer aloud.
Who prints it?
Brand 9 Signs, making signs since 1986. Your order is produced exactly as you approved it and shipped to you.
Start with a style, or a sentence
Designing is free. You pay only for the sign you order.