Should you look at nearby bars before designing?

Yes, walk the street and note colour, lettering and whether the name can be read at night on the three places next door. Do not copy their green or their type: the walk is there so you stand apart, not so you look like the next one.

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Take three photos of neighbouring signs, by day and by night. The new mark uses the same green as the bar opposite and from the pavement they get confused. You get those photos beside the mark, with a note of which colour is not used.

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