a sign is formed from an indicia donor element and an indicia recipient base element . the recipient base has a first color ; and signage indicia is removed therefrom to cause the recipient element to be stencil - like . the donor element has a second color ; and signage indicia is removed therefrom and installed into the stencil - like openings in the recipient element , to form the sign having one color of background and a second color of signage integral therein . preferably , the donor and recipient elements are of the same baseboard material , except for color ; and the donor signage is snap fit into the recipient base . the preferred orientation for this sign is vertical , just above floor level . visual recognition of the signage can be enhanced by phosphorescence or glitter treatment . tactile signage sensing can be enabled by texture difference between donor and recipient materials .