Danville High School Wall Graphics Makeover

Introduction

Danville High School saw an opportunity to turn ordinary interior spaces into a stronger expression of school pride.

Before the project, bare hallways, a visually plain entryway, and an underbranded locker room did little to reflect the energy of the school’s students, faculty, athletic programs, and community. The facility served its daily purpose, but many prominent walls lacked the identity needed to create a memorable and engaging environment.

Danville partnered with BIGSIGNS to enhance these spaces with custom graphics built around the school’s established logos and colors. Using ClipGrip™ Wall Graphics, BlockWrap™ Concrete Wall Wrap, and WallSkinPSV™ Hall Graphics, the school transformed multiple wall types into coordinated branding opportunities.

The completed project created a more welcoming entrance, more engaging hallways, and a stronger visual identity throughout key interior spaces. BIGSIGNS did not construct or structurally renovate the school. Instead, the team helped Danville maximize its existing surfaces through strategic interior facility branding.

The Challenge

Danville High School’s primary challenge was not the condition or function of the building. It was the lack of visible school identity throughout several prominent areas.

Students and faculty moved through the hallways every day, but the surrounding walls did little to reinforce the Danville brand. The entryway offered an important first impression, yet its plain appearance did not immediately communicate the school’s character. The locker room and other program spaces also lacked the visual energy associated with representing the school.

Danville wanted a solution that would do more than decorate individual walls. The school needed a coordinated facility branding strategy that could:

  • Strengthen school spirit throughout the building

  • Create a more engaging environment for students and faculty

  • Make entrances and hallways feel intentional and welcoming

  • Bring established school logos and colors into the physical space

  • Improve locker room and program-area presentation

  • Create consistency across different wall materials

  • Maximize existing surfaces without structural renovation

The project also presented a practical consideration: not every wall had the same surface or required the same graphic solution.

Smooth hallway walls, concrete surfaces, feature areas, and locker room locations each needed to be evaluated individually. The challenge was to select the appropriate product for each application while maintaining one cohesive visual identity across the facility.

The BIGSIGNS Solution

BIGSIGNS worked with Danville High School to develop a customized visual system based on the school’s existing colors and logos.

Rather than treating each installation as a separate design project, the graphics were planned as parts of one larger interior branding program. Consistent colors, logos, imagery, and visual treatments helped connect the hallways, entryway, locker room, and other branded areas.

Three BIGSIGNS products were selected to address the project’s different surfaces and design objectives.

WallSkinPSV™ Hall Graphics transformed long, highly visible corridor walls into extensions of the Danville identity. These graphics helped bring school branding into spaces students, staff, families, and visitors encounter throughout the day.

BlockWrap™ Concrete Wall Wrap allowed the design to continue onto suitable concrete and block surfaces. Instead of leaving these walls plain or visually disconnected, Danville incorporated them into the broader branding experience.

ClipGrip™ Wall Graphics created polished feature displays in key interior areas. These graphics helped establish visual focal points while reinforcing the same logos, colors, and school identity used throughout the project.

Together, the three products enabled BIGSIGNS to match the graphic solution to the surface while maintaining consistency across the facility.

Products Used

The Danville High School interior facility branding project included:

  • ClipGrip™ Wall Graphics

  • BlockWrap™ Concrete Wall Wrap

  • WallSkinPSV™ Hall Graphics

Each product served a different application while contributing to one coordinated school branding system.

Project Highlights

  • High school interior facility branding project

  • Custom designs based on Danville’s established logos and colors

  • Hallway graphics installed in high-traffic areas

  • Branding enhancements for the locker room

  • Custom graphics incorporated into the school entryway

  • Concrete and block walls transformed into branded surfaces

  • Multiple wall graphic products coordinated under one visual theme

  • Existing spaces enhanced without structural renovation

The Results

Danville High School replaced bare, underused walls with custom graphics that gave the facility a more distinctive and recognizable identity.

The hallways became more than pathways between classrooms, athletic areas, and common spaces. With WallSkinPSV™ Hall Graphics, they became visible extensions of the Danville brand, surrounding students and faculty with school colors and imagery during the normal school day.

The entryway also gained a stronger sense of place. Instead of presenting students, families, and visitors with a plain interior, the branded environment created a more engaging first impression and immediately connected the building to the school’s identity.

Within the locker room and other program spaces, the graphics helped create an atmosphere that felt more purposeful and inspiring. The updated visuals gave students and athletes an environment that better reflected the pride associated with representing Danville High School.

BlockWrap™ Concrete Wall Wrap helped ensure textured or difficult-looking surfaces did not interrupt the visual experience. By extending the graphics onto concrete wall areas, the school avoided leaving major sections visually unfinished.

ClipGrip™ Wall Graphics added polished feature displays that contributed to a more professional facility appearance. Combined with the hallway and concrete wall graphics, these elements created a unified transformation across several different interior environments.

The project demonstrated that schools do not need to replace walls or complete major construction to create a meaningful visual improvement. By strategically using existing surfaces, Danville established a stronger school identity and a more engaging everyday experience.

Lessons Learned

Look Beyond Athletic Competition Spaces

School branding does not need to be limited to gymnasiums, stadiums, fields, or other competition venues.

Entrances, hallways, locker rooms, common spaces, and program areas influence how students, faculty, families, and visitors experience the school. These frequently used environments can become some of the most valuable locations for interior wall graphics.

Danville’s project demonstrates how everyday spaces can support school pride throughout the entire facility.

Match the Product to the Surface

Not every wall should be approached with the same graphic product.

Smooth painted walls, concrete block, textured surfaces, and feature-display areas can have different requirements. Evaluating the wall material, condition, location, and intended use helps determine the most appropriate solution.

Danville used WallSkinPSV™ Hall Graphics, BlockWrap™ Concrete Wall Wrap, and ClipGrip™ Wall Graphics to address multiple surfaces without sacrificing visual consistency.

Build Around Established Brand Elements

A successful school graphics project does not require creating an entirely new visual identity.

Danville used its existing logos and colors as the foundation for the project. This helped the transformed spaces feel authentic, familiar, and immediately connected to the school.

Before beginning a similar project, schools should gather current logo files, official colors, approved fonts, photography, and any existing brand standards.

Create One Coordinated Visual System

Individual graphics can improve one wall, but a coordinated strategy can transform the experience of an entire facility.

Consistent colors, logo treatments, typography, imagery, and messaging help different products function as one system. This is especially important when graphics appear in connected areas such as entrances, corridors, locker rooms, and athletic spaces.

Prioritize High-Traffic Areas

Schools planning a phased branding project should consider beginning with the areas seen by the greatest number of people.

Main entrances, central hallways, athletic corridors, locker rooms, common spaces, and visitor routes can produce a strong initial impact. Improving these locations first helps the branding reach students, staff, families, recruits, and community members.

Plan Graphics Around the Space

A design that works on a small screen may need to be adjusted when installed across a large wall.

Viewing distance, wall dimensions, doors, corners, fixtures, signage, and furniture can all influence placement. Important logos and messages should be sized for the way people will actually experience the space.

Think Beyond Decoration

Effective school wall graphics should support a broader purpose.

Graphics can reinforce identity, recognize programs, celebrate achievements, welcome visitors, energize students, and make older spaces feel more intentional. Defining the purpose of each wall helps create a stronger design than adding imagery without a clear objective.

Why WallSkinPSV™ Hall Graphics?

Hallways are among the most visible and frequently used areas in a school. They provide extensive wall space that can support branding, recognition, storytelling, and school spirit.

WallSkinPSV™ Hall Graphics help turn plain corridors into customized environments that reinforce school identity throughout the day.

Benefits can include:

  • Stronger branding in high-traffic interior areas

  • Custom designs featuring school colors and logos

  • A more engaging experience for students and visitors

  • Visual consistency across long hallway walls

  • Opportunities to feature programs, values, or achievements

  • Better use of previously blank wall space

  • Coordination with locker room and entrance graphics

  • A more professional and intentional facility appearance

For Danville High School, the hallway graphics helped extend the school brand into everyday spaces used by the entire school community.

Why BlockWrap™ Concrete Wall Wrap?

Concrete and block walls often present a branding challenge. Their texture and appearance can make them feel visually heavy or disconnected from surrounding interior improvements.

BlockWrap™ Concrete Wall Wrap helps transform suitable concrete and block surfaces into valuable branding assets. It gives schools an opportunity to continue their visual identity across walls that might otherwise remain bare.

This can help schools:

  • Incorporate concrete walls into a coordinated design

  • Display school logos, colors, imagery, and messaging

  • Improve the appearance of athletic and common areas

  • Create stronger continuity between different wall types

  • Maximize existing architectural surfaces

  • Avoid leaving major sections of a branded space unfinished

At Danville, BlockWrap™ helped carry the custom design into additional areas while maintaining the same recognizable school identity.

Why ClipGrip™ Wall Graphics?

ClipGrip™ Wall Graphics provide a polished way to create branded focal points in prominent interior spaces.

They can be used to showcase logos, school colors, program imagery, achievements, values, or other approved visuals. These displays are especially useful in entrances, athletic corridors, recognition areas, locker rooms, and other locations where a strong feature graphic can shape the overall experience.

For Danville High School, ClipGrip™ Wall Graphics complemented the hall and concrete wall products, allowing the school to address different areas without losing consistency.

Why Combine Multiple Wall Graphic Products?

One wall graphic product may work well for a specific surface, but a complete interior environment often includes several wall types and applications.

WallSkinPSV™ Hall Graphics can extend branding through corridors. BlockWrap™ Concrete Wall Wrap can address suitable concrete surfaces. ClipGrip™ Wall Graphics can create prominent feature displays.

When these products share the same visual language, the result feels like a planned facility transformation rather than a collection of unrelated installations.

Schools considering a similar project may benefit from exploring interior school graphics, locker room branding, concrete wall graphics, hallway design ideas, installation resources, and related Facility Makeover pages.

Why BIGSIGNS?

BIGSIGNS helps schools, athletic departments, colleges, recreation facilities, and sports venues enhance ordinary spaces through custom graphics and facility branding.

Every project begins with the customer’s goals, existing identity, facility conditions, surfaces, and desired experience. BIGSIGNS then develops a coordinated solution using products suited to the specific locations involved.

Customers choose BIGSIGNS for:

  • Award-winning custom design

  • Collaborative project planning

  • Premium graphic materials

  • Custom manufacturing

  • Nationwide facility branding experience

  • Solutions for multiple surfaces and environments

  • Responsive customer service

  • Expertise coordinating complete branding programs

Whether the project involves one feature wall or a multi-space interior makeover, BIGSIGNS helps customers create environments that reinforce identity, inspire pride, and make a lasting impression.

Ready to Transform Your Facility?

Bare walls are opportunities waiting to be used.

Custom hallway graphics, concrete wall wraps, locker room graphics, and entryway displays can create a more engaging environment while strengthening your school’s identity throughout the facility.

Request a FREE Mock-Up from BIGSIGNS and see how your logos, colors, imagery, and ideas could transform your existing walls into a coordinated school branding experience.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can BIGSIGNS use our existing school logos and colors?

Yes. BIGSIGNS can develop custom facility graphics around approved logos, colors, imagery, and other established brand elements supplied by the school.

Can custom graphics be installed on concrete walls?

Suitable concrete and block surfaces may require products developed for those applications. BlockWrap™ Concrete Wall Wrap provides a way to extend custom branding onto appropriate concrete wall areas.

Which school spaces work well for wall graphics?

Hallways, entrances, locker rooms, gyms, athletic facilities, common areas, recognition spaces, and other high-visibility interior locations can all benefit from custom wall graphics.

Can multiple wall graphic products be used in one facility?

Yes. Combining products can help address different wall surfaces and design objectives while maintaining one coordinated visual theme throughout the building.

How should a school begin planning an interior branding project?

Start by identifying the most visible or underbranded spaces. Then gather current logos, official colors, photographs, measurements, surface information, and project goals to support product selection and design.