Pull my Finger
Expand a Sign are the pioneers of branding, having manufactured the first flag that was planted on the surface of the moon. With a plethora of memorable occasions and accolades as credit to our superior print quality, it is no surprise that Expand a Sign truly do provide a World of Branding Solutions. The unveiling of […]
A Rose by any other Name…
Valentine’s is a day when the loved-up feel smug and the single feel smited. And the florists, jewellers and card manufacturers make a killing. But without being too cynical and caustic about the annual holiday of luuurve, it is suffice to say that it’s guaranteed to be red. And Sparkly. And undeniably cheesy. St. Valentine’s […]
Dusi Canoe Marathon 2014
The idea of racing down the Umsindusi and Umgeni rivers was born during World War II when Ian Player, sitting around a campfire in Italy, tired and homesick, came up with the idea of formalising a race downriver from Pietermaritzburg to Durban. The Dusi Canoe Marathon was founded in 1951, and covers roughly 120km between […]
Emotional Quotient
My father is a wise man and once told me the following. ‘IQ is knowing that tomato is a fruit. EQ is knowing not to place it in a fruit salad.’ EQ or Emotional Quotient is the ability to identify, assess and control the emotions within oneself, others and groups. Emotional intelligence forms the basis […]
From Humble Beginnings
From humble beginnings come great things. And Expand a Sign has laboured and toiled over the past 17 years to mould the company into an effective, successful and thriving branding manufacturing business, selling to over 40 countries and imprinting its stamp on the world of advertising displays and soft signage. Since the beginning, Expand a Sign has had […]
Mother Nature’s Hand
The Irish poet and playwright Oscar Wilde once penned that conversations about the weather were the last refuge of the unimaginative. He evidently isn’t alive right now; two weeks into 2014 and the world has already witnessed some of the wildest weather of recent times. The icy polar vortex has spread it’s frosty girth along […]
Summer’s Here!
If you choose to live in the upper Hemisphere to be closer to The North Pole and Santa at this time of year, then this blog may not apply to you. But if, like us at Expand a Sign you’ll be basking in the balmy broad daylight during Summer, then shade cover during the Christmas […]
Changing the face of men’s health
What do Hulk Hogan, Albert Einstein and Charlie Chaplin have in common? Apart from alliterative letters in their first and surnames? Magnum P.I? Adolf Hitler? Freddy Mercury? Burt Reynolds? They all owned a crumble catcher. Facial fur. Grass grin. Lip foliage. Snot mop. The almighty moustache! The oldest recorded portrait of a shaven man with […]
Things of quality have no fear of time.
Quality is key. If you want to save a buck and get inked by the cheapest tattoo artist in town, don’t complain when your Lion, King of the Jungle looks more like Hello Kitty. The best brands and companies are the best because they represent more than just a product or a service; they offer […]
