By signcraft
Posted on Sunday, June 22nd, 2025
Designing cool signs—make that “effective cool signs”—has always been the draw for Phillip Newell. He’s spent the last 20-plus years creating signs and logos to help small businesses get their message across, whether it was a quick banner or a new brand, complete with vehicle wraps.
“I was really fortunate to fall into the sign business,” Phillip says. “My only regret is that I didn’t find it right when I got out of high school. I wish I had got into it earlier. It’s a unique business because you get to design the sign then make it yourself. And if you enjoy design, you get to do that almost every day—unless you’re spending the day printing shirts or installing signs.”
Phillip joined Dan Antonelli’s KickCharge Creative a few years ago as a full-time designer. Since then, he’s been focused on the high-end branding and vehicle wraps that KickCharge is famous for. In “Phillip Newell: From sign maker to full-time designer,” though, you’ll see a selection of his own sign work and freelance design projects to inspire your own creative designs.
