Cumming, Forsyth County. Served from our Kennesaw studio
Corporate Branding & Signage in Cumming, GA
Building signs, wayfinding and brand rollouts for Forsyth County headquarters, plants and medical campuses along the GA-400 corridor.
- Since 2007 in Kennesaw
- 3M Preferred Shop with 3M Certified wrap installers
- Avery Dennison Certified
- Design, production and install by one team
Our work in and near Cumming
Installs for Cleaver Medical Dermatology and more in Cumming. Tap any image to view it full size.





High Stakes Creative provides corporate branding, architectural and monument signage, wayfinding and fleet graphics for businesses in Cumming and across Forsyth County. We have been based in Kennesaw since 2007, roughly an hour's drive away, and a single team runs design, permitting, production and installation. We also confirm early whether your site answers to the City of Cumming or to Forsyth County.
- County
- Forsyth (Cumming is the county seat)
- From our Kennesaw studio
- about 40 miles / 50 to 60 minutes via I-575 and GA-20, or I-285 and GA-400
- Business districts we work in
- GA-400 and Market Place Blvd, Lakeland Plaza, The Collection at Forsyth, Northside Forsyth, Halcyon
- Who issues sign permits
- City of Cumming Planning & Zoning inside city limits; Forsyth County Planning & Community Development elsewhere
Cumming anchors a fast-growing Forsyth County business base
Cumming is the county seat and the only incorporated city in Forsyth County, which added more than 75,000 residents between the 2010 and 2020 censuses. Its commercial spine follows GA-400, with retail and office along Market Place Boulevard, the roughly 300,000-square-foot Lakeland Plaza, and The Collection at Forsyth on Peachtree Parkway. Northside Hospital Forsyth is the county's largest employer, with about 3,100 staff on its Cumming campus.
The rest of the employer list leans toward headquarters and production. Scientific Games has its global headquarters in Forsyth County, and companies such as Tyson Foods, Koch Foods, Solvay and Hansgrohe run large local operations. For employers like these, branding work goes well beyond a lobby: monument signs at plant entrances, visitor and truck wayfinding, front-office branding for customer visits, and fleet graphics that match the corporate standard. Office demand is growing too: Forsyth County reported about 1.2 million square feet of office space in planning or development in 2022, and new buildings along GA-400 bring tenants that need suite signs, lobby branding and directories built to landlord criteria.

What Cumming companies hire us for
Office & lobby branding
Reception walls, dimensional logos, mission and history walls, and conference-room glass film for Forsyth County headquarters and new GA-400 office space. For manufacturers, we brand the front office and visitor entrance too, so customers and auditors see the same identity that appears on your trucks and packaging.
Branded environments
Architectural & monument signage
Monument signs at plant and office-park entrances, building letters, and exterior wayfinding for campuses with several buildings, docks and visitor lots. Cumming asks for a site survey showing setbacks and right-of-way, plus footing, sign and electrical inspections, so we build those steps into the drawings and schedule.
Architectural signage
Rebrand & multi-location rollouts
Growing Forsyth companies open new sites quickly. We keep a single sign schedule and brand file set for every location, so a new branch or plant in Cumming opens with signage that matches your other Georgia sites, and a rebrand can roll out in planned waves.
Rebrand rollouts
Fleet branding
Utility, delivery, service and food-distribution fleets based in Forsyth County get consistent graphics across vans, box trucks and trailers. We set one approved layout per vehicle type, use 3M or Avery Dennison films, and stage installs so routes keep running. Vehicle wraps typically last five to seven years.
Fleet wraps & graphicsWhere we work in Cumming and Forsyth County

Neighborhoods in and around Cumming
- 1Bethelview
- 2Vickery
- 3Midway
- 4Pirkle Woods
- 5Dunn
Business districts
- 6GA-400 and Market Place Boulevard
- 7Lakeland Plaza
- 8The Collection at Forsyth (Peachtree Parkway)
- Northside Hospital Forsyth campus (Northside Forsyth Drive)
- 9Downtown Cumming and Cumming City Center (Main Street)
- 10Halcyon and south Forsyth
- 11Coal Mountain and north Forsyth industrial sites
- 12Downtown Cumming (Cumming City Center)
- 24The Collection at Forsyth
22Landmark: Lake Lanier
Schools and campuses
Wall graphics, wayfinding, donor walls and athletic branding for campuses like these.
- 14University of North Georgia – Cumming CampusUniversity
- 15Lanier Technical College – Forsyth CampusCollege
- 16Forsyth Central High SchoolHigh school
- 17North Forsyth High SchoolHigh school
- 18South Forsyth High SchoolHigh school
- 19West Forsyth High SchoolHigh school
- 20Alliance Academy for InnovationHigh school
- 29Pinecrest AcademyPrivate school
Buildings and spaces we brand in and around Cumming
Offices, medical campuses, retail, industrial sites, venues and civic buildings: the kinds of places that need lobby branding, signage, wall graphics and fleet graphics.
Schools
- 40Otwell Middle School
- 42Cumming Elementary School
- 46Kelly Mill Elementary School
- 48Whitlow Elementary School
- 49Milton Montessori School at Kelly Mill
Offices and headquarters
- 31Sawnee EMC Headquarters
Hospitals and medical
- 23Northside Hospital Forsyth
Retail and mixed use
- 24The Collection at Forsyth
- 25Vickery Village
- 39Leonard's Farmers Market
- 41Ingles
- 43Burlington
- 44TJ Maxx
Industrial, logistics and fleets
- 30AutomationDirect
- 45AutomationDirect Warehouse
Venues and arenas
- 26Cumming Fairgrounds
Hotels
- 47Holiday Inn Express
Civic and government
- 27Forsyth County Admin Building
- 28Cumming Library
- 36Cumming City Hall
- 37Forsyth County Administration Building
- 38Forsyth County Courthouse
Colleges and campuses
- 29Pinecrest Academy
Communities and churches
- 32First Redeemer Church
- 33Windermere
Fitness and sports
- 34Cumming Aquatic Center
- 35Fowler Park
Nearby areas we serve
Sign permits in Cumming
Inside city limits, sign permits come from the City of Cumming Department of Planning and Zoning at 100 Main Street. The city's application asks for the sign type, height, face area and supports, a site survey showing distances to property lines, structures, existing signs and right-of-way, the installer's business license, and a letter of authorization from the property owner. Electrical work needs its own permit, and footings, signs and electrical are inspected. Much of the area with a Cumming mailing address is unincorporated Forsyth County, where the county's Planning & Community Development department reviews signs through a sign design review application.
Our process and services
Google reviews
How a Cumming project runs
One schedule and one point of contact from the first walkthrough to the final punch list.
- SurveyWe walk the space or sites, measure, photograph and review floor plans, brand standards and landlord rules.
- DesignDrawings and mockups for every element, matched to your PMS colors and fonts, ready for brand, landlord and permit review.
- ProducePrinted, cut and fabricated in our Kennesaw shop with premium 3M and Avery Dennison films and laminates.
- InstallCertified installers work to your schedule, after hours when the office is occupied, and walk the finished job with you.
Cumming questions we hear
Who issues sign permits in Cumming, the city or Forsyth County?
It depends on the parcel. The City of Cumming Department of Planning and Zoning handles signs inside city limits, which cover just over seven square miles. Much of the area with a Cumming mailing address is unincorporated Forsyth County, where the county's Planning & Community Development department reviews signs. We confirm jurisdiction before design so the drawings fit the right code.
Can you sign a manufacturing plant or distribution site in Forsyth County?
Yes. Plant projects usually combine an entrance monument, building letters, visitor and truck wayfinding, dock and door numbering, and front-office branding. We survey the site, plan sign locations around traffic flow and setbacks, and install around shift schedules so production is not interrupted. We also match safety and directional signs to your corporate standard so the whole site reads as one brand.
Do you handle wayfinding for medical buildings near Northside Hospital Forsyth?
Yes. Medical office buildings around the Northside Forsyth campus need building identification, lobby directories, suite signs and ADA-compliant room signs. We write the sign schedule with the practice or building manager, design it to your brand, and install outside clinic hours. Directory inserts can be built to change as tenants move in and out.
How far ahead of opening a new Cumming location should we order signage?
Plan on about 90 days for an office or branch, and longer if the site needs a monument sign or new illuminated building signs. That leaves time for design, owner authorization, the city or county permit, footing inspection and production. We give you a schedule up front so signage is not the last item standing between you and opening day.
Can you roll out a rebrand from our Cumming office to our other Georgia sites?
Yes. We start with a survey of every location, then produce one sign schedule that lists each sign type, size and material by site. A pilot location goes first, and the rest follow in waves. Strategy, design, production and installation stay under one roof, so Cumming, metro Atlanta and statewide sites all match.
Get a quote for your project
Tell us what you are planning, where it is and the date you are working toward. Your request goes straight to our team in Kennesaw, and the people who quote it are the people who design, produce and install it.
- Every High Stakes Creative review on Google is five stars
- Since 2007 in Kennesaw, serving metro Atlanta
- 3M Preferred Shop with 3M Certified wrap installers
- Design, production and install by one team
What happens next: we review your request, reach out to scope it, then send a proof and a quote.
Prefer to talk? Call (678) 861-7446, Monday to Friday, 9am to 4pm.
Branding or signage project in Cumming?
Tell us about the space, the brand and the date. We'll scope it, schedule it and handle it start to finish from Kennesaw.
2000 Cobb International Blvd NW, Suite E, Kennesaw, GA 30152
(678) 861-7446
info@highstakescreative.com
Monday to Friday, 9am to 4pm
