our signature skylines
Art that maps to you.
While we’ve been sourcing imagery for custom shadow boxes and perfecting the dream product, the three-dimensional window box, another idea quietly took off: hey acrylic! skylines. And like many good ideas, this one came from a family member. Early on, my son-in-law looked at my logo and the whimsical creatures we created in the same stylized design and asked, “what about cities?” That question inspired our strongest collection.
The creatures still have their place: playful, adorable. And if you ever saw the neon rooster that used to hang in the café at the Tate Modern in London, well… let’s just say our rooster struts circles around it. Seriously, the whole menagerie would look incredible in neon. If hey acrylic! ever needed a side hustle, we’d have a ready lineup of glowing characters just waiting to light up a wall. We’re talking to you, Yellowpop!
But the skylines became something bigger. Simplified, stylized, and adorned with clever little details only locals would recognize, these designs capture the spirit of a city with a few clean lines. Austin’s famous bats. Paris’s romantic heart. My hometown Kansas City’s playful shuttlecock.
In fact, that’s me in the photo years ago, standing in front of Academy Bank at the Crossroads in downtown Kansas City. Just behind the glass windows is our Kansas City skyline printed on wood panels in white and green. You can imagine how fun it was to get the call for that project!
Our skylines turn cities into collectibles and acrylic into conversation. They’re modern without being cold, striking without being fussy, and just clever enough to be interesting. They live not just on walls, but on coffee tables and bookshelves: décor you actually use and enjoy, whether you’re serving drinks on a tray or setting down coasters for your guests. They aren’t just images; they’re hometown pride, travel memories, the places you’ll always return to made tangible.
So, while the three-dimensional window box remains our passion project, and the shadow boxes our steady bread and butter, the skylines have become hey acrylic’s everyday magic. Every flagship deserves a collection, and for us, it’s these: iconic silhouettes turned into décor that’s as unexpected as it is personal.