Tony Sullivan
Old Town, Maine
By signcraft
Posted on Wednesday, October 30th, 2019
Shop name:
Graphix Signs & Design
Shop size: 1000 sq. ft. shop space plus 675 sq. ft. office
Staff: Two plus Tony
Age: 52
Graphics equipment:
Roland XR640 and
VG540 printers
Guardian Laminators
Online:
www.graphixsignco.com
On Facebook as
Graphix Signs & Design
Tony Sullivan grew up around his father’s auto repair shop. As a child, he remembers his father getting his trucks lettered by a local sign painter, which was something his father made sure he was a part of each time. It was an early influence on the career he would choose to pursue later in life.
After finishing college, he worked in an advertising agency for a bit, then got the opportunity to learn the sign business for himself from a local sign maker who was planning to move to Florida. He was 23 and it was the dawn of the computercut vinyl sign industry, so his timing was great. He developed relationships with some very good customers, and they have kept him busy ever since. Here he is today, 29 years later: