Currently, a growing number of industries are exploring the applications of acrylic. It has been widely used in sectors such as commercial displays, light box advertising, furniture, kitchen and bathroom products, office supplies, and acrylic hotel amenities. However, in the early days, acrylic panels were mostly applied in open-air environments like the construction industry. Examples include canopy covers, curved phone booths, transparent roofs, building daylighting panels, and inter-building wall guards.
In previous years, phone booth enclosures were almost ubiquitous. Due to the limitations of glass—such as its heat absorption and fragility—workers responsible for constructing phone booths resolutely replaced glass with acrylic panels. Acrylic is easy to shape, has strong durability, and can withstand wind, sun, heavy rain, and heavy snow, making it an excellent manufacturing material. Even today, the enclosures of the phone booths we can see rarely show signs of damage.
Additionally, acrylic light boxes are quite eye-catching on the streets. At night, advertising light boxes glow with brilliant and diverse colors; light becomes vibrant yet soft and multicolored as it passes through acrylic panels. During the day, they also shine brightly under the sun, attracting people’s attention.
Complementing light boxes are acrylic advertising boards. Their popularity also relies on acrylic’s good moldability and high weather resistance. Crystal-clear or colorful advertising slogans and logos can be seen everywhere on the streets. While serving the purpose of promotion, they also bring a fresh visual experience to people—and this is one of the reasons why acrylic panels are becoming increasingly popular.