When most people think of frosted window film they think of full window coverage to add privacy. Don't over look the versatility of this unique adhesive material when exploring options and solutions for your office or work place needs. Every one who has a job is a stake holder in building a great work environment. Owners, office managers, facilities managers often have added responsibility of finding the right solutions for improving offices and work spaces to improve employee happiness and productivity. The variety of applications of frosted window vinyl might surprise you.
1. Solid
Full Window Coverage
Full coverage is exactly as it implies. It describes installation of etched window film over the entire surface of the glass. If complete privacy is desired this is an excellent solution. The frosted vinyl makes your windows translucent but not transparent. It allows light to pass through creating a greater feeling of space.
Partial Window Coverage
Partial window coverage can create excellent privacy while maintaining a great sence of space and connectedness to the rest of the company or exterior space. Partial coverage describes the application of a solid strip of frosted window vinyl across the service of the glass, typically at eye level. Someone on the outside would need to work hard to peek in - stand on tip toes or bend over. Meanwhile the person on the inside remains free from distraction without feeling closed in.
The images to the right show two examples of partial window treatments we installed for H&R Block. The external windows created privacy concerns for both H&R Block and their clients. Customers and clients want to feel confident that their privacy will be respected by service providers. This is important for industries or organizational functions that deal with financial information, evaluation information, medical services and treatments, child care and other personal care services. Other industries where privacy is ciritcally important to protect clients, customers and their information include:
health care- medical services
- dental services
- child care centers
- personal care services
- financial services
- tax preparation services
- human resources
- payroll services
- counseling services
- law offices
- consulting firms
- conference and meeting rooms
2. Negative Space Design
A negative space design is often used with frosted glass film . A negative space design describes a design where the identifiable objects or letters are "cut out" of the material. The remaining material, or negative space, is what is applied to the window. Depending on the amount of privacy needed, you can plan your coverage and design based on the outside viewers point of view. Frosted window film has amazing flexibility to support almost any design - allowing for just the right balance between privacy and a sense of space. To the right is an image of frosted window film design and installation we did for local Seattle Builder, Howard S. Wright. This design offers privacy to those in the meeting room while retaining a connection to the rest of the office space.
3. Positive Space Design
Like negative space designs, there are endless possibilities to add branding and messaging to your work place with positive space designs. A positive space design describes a design where the identifiable objects, shapes or letters are cut from a sheet or roll of frosted window film. These "positive" objects are then applied to the glass window surface. As you can see in the image to the right, Unify Square opted for a very upscale branding treatment on their conference room by adding an large scale logo and company name to the conference room windows. Privacy is rarely the objective of this type of window graphic design.
3. Digital Print
If you want to combine privacy with branding, a digitally printed window treatment may be the right solution for you. Certain types of frosted vinyl offer printable surfaces. Rolls of this material can run through our wide format latex printer creating a slightly translucent high resolution print of any message, brand, logo, or image.
Learn More
To see more examples of frosted vinyl treatment visit our
Window Graphics Portfolio page or see an industry wide selection of images to get your creative juices flowing on our
Frosted Glass Pinterest board.
So have it all! Whether you need to add that up-scale look to your retail storefront, to your interior business windows and doors, or if you would like to incorporate etched glass vinyl into a custom logo or reception sign, we can discuss the various ways this attractive and versatile material can be used.
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Partial window coverage can create excellent privacy while maintaining a great sence of space and connectedness to the rest of the company or exterior space. Partial coverage describes the application of a solid strip of frosted window vinyl across the service of the glass, typically at eye level. Someone on the outside would need to work hard to peek in - stand on tip toes or bend over. Meanwhile the person on the inside remains free from distraction without feeling closed in.
The images to the right show two examples of partial window treatments we installed for H&R Block. The external windows created privacy concerns for both H&R Block and their clients. Customers and clients want to feel confident that their privacy will be respected by service providers. This is important for industries or organizational functions that deal with financial information, evaluation information, medical services and treatments, child care and other personal care services. Other industries where privacy is ciritcally important to protect clients, customers and their information include:
A negative space design is often used with frosted glass film . A negative space design describes a design where the identifiable objects or letters are "cut out" of the material. The remaining material, or negative space, is what is applied to the window. Depending on the amount of privacy needed, you can plan your coverage and design based on the outside viewers point of view. Frosted window film has amazing flexibility to support almost any design - allowing for just the right balance between privacy and a sense of space. To the right is an image of frosted window film design and installation we did for local Seattle Builder, Howard S. Wright. This design offers privacy to those in the meeting room while retaining a connection to the rest of the office space.
Like negative space designs, there are endless possibilities to add branding and messaging to your work place with positive space designs. A positive space design describes a design where the identifiable objects, shapes or letters are cut from a sheet or roll of frosted window film. These "positive" objects are then applied to the glass window surface. As you can see in the image to the right, Unify Square opted for a very upscale branding treatment on their conference room by adding an large scale logo and company name to the conference room windows. Privacy is rarely the objective of this type of window graphic design.
If you want to combine privacy with branding, a digitally printed window treatment may be the right solution for you. Certain types of frosted vinyl offer printable surfaces. Rolls of this material can run through our wide format latex printer creating a slightly translucent high resolution print of any message, brand, logo, or image.
