Design & Price: Overlaid plywood sign

In every issue, SignCraft gave a few sign makers an imaginary project. We ask them to do a sketch of the sign they... Read More

On falling into the window splash business

Eleven years ago I was let go from a printing/publishing company here in Kansas City where I’d served as art director and production... Read More

What’s it cost to produce this unique storefront sign?

My website developer, Ridge Marketing, purchased a building just steps away from my own. When the owner, Rob Quincy, approached me for a... Read More

Designing vehicle wraps that integrate a brand

Probably the most critical application of a brand for most service businesses is the vehicle. It’s the most public representation of their company... Read More

There’s a lot to learn by analyzing your past projects

Most of us have heard of the cliché “Hindsight is always 20/20”. Most of the time, we certainly have a clearer understanding of... Read More

Signs of Havana

Cuba. It’s sometimes called the Pearl of the Caribbean—though many Americans know it as the Forbidden Island. It’s the largest of the Caribbean... Read More

Design & Price: 4-by-12 storefront sign

In every issue, SignCraft gave a few sign makers an imaginary project. We asked them to do a sketch of the sign they... Read More

Residential signs for fun and profit

As sign makers, we deal with people every day who have to buy a sign to advertise their business. But most people never... Read More

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Putting it together: Vintage Hair Design

The photos of outstanding signs on SignCraft.com are loaded with ideas and information, for sure. But what about the back story: How did... Read More

Cover photo: DeWeerd Poultry – Ray Sauder

“Signs We’ve Seen” has always been a catch-all feature in SignCraft—a mixed bag of signs that readers sent us or that someone has... Read More

Five steps to selling your signs successfully

If you want to succeed in the sign business, I believe you must help the customer quickly see the value they are really... Read More

Cover photo: Whifflet Street Tattoos – Ross Hastie

More than one sign painter can tell you the moment when, as a kid, they watched a sign painter at work. At that... Read More

Cover photo: Wm. Higgins Co. – Bob Behounek

One of the best ways to “get inside a sign designer’s head” is to ask them to explain what went into a particular... Read More

From the sign business to vintage aircraft restoration

Dave Correll and Ann Meillier are no strangers to SignCraft readers. We first featured them and their shop, Brushwork, back in October of... Read More

Cover photo: A&A Towing – Lane Walker

Nothing shows the difference that effective graphics can make like two simple photos: the before and the after. It doesn’t take a signmaker... Read More

Sign making sans technology

Rob Cooper has no computer. Nothing is printed or routed; it’s either painted or carved. The technology involved in his sign work is... Read More

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