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
Bob Behounek
Time-tested tools for high-impact vehicle graphics
Vehicle advertising has always been a great way to promote a business. After the initial cost of design and lettering, these rolling billboards… Read More
Show signs for cars and bikes
When one of the first indoor shopping malls in my area opened in the late 1960s, it brought in many stores from other… Read More
Use design to set your work apart from the crowd
There are so many businesses on every street of every town. Thousands of vehicles zip down the streets and highways. There’s signage in… Read More
Use contrast to guide the viewer’s eye
Monotony can kill our sign layouts, choking off any possibility of communicating our client’s message. As sign designers we must constantly find ways… Read More
Retro panel shapes help organize a layout
Whenever I’m on the subject of bold, clean, readable sign design, it’s a great opportunity to dig into the design tools from the… Read More
Layout principles set your signs apart
Way too many signs produced today fall into a category best described as monotonous. If we look up the word in the dictionary,… Read More
Legibility is the cornerstone of sign layout
Sometimes, as I drive home at the end of the day, I’m not interested in seeing anything related to signs. I don’t care… Read More
Don’t let creases and seams control your layouts
I have always been a believer in using imaginary borders when it comes to sign layout. Readability will always prevail when enough unused… Read More
Before & After: Traditional principles inspire new layouts
I really got charged up when those color sign sketches from Beverly Sign Company resurfaced last spring [see Sketches from the Golden Age… Read More
The fine art of sensible sign design
Wherever life takes me, I find limitations, rules and just about every regulation under the sun. I’ve always hated living in the box… Read More
The fun stuff keeps the work interesting
Every year at this time, I take time to sit down and review all that’s taken place so far this year. It’s really… Read More
Race cars: Graphics at high speed
A good friend once alerted me to an online source devoted to Santa Fe Park, a stock-car racing track in nearby Hinsdale, Illinois…. Read More
Design with visual competition in mind
The miles on my trusty old pickup truck have piled up over the years, faster than foreclosures in today’s economy. My daily travels… Read More
It all started with a pencil sketch
I think it started back during my junior high school days—you know, those times when we have time to doodle and dream. It… Read More
Balancing your life and your sign work
While visiting with some good friends of mine the other day, we started reviewing our “work-to-fun ratios.” When this subject comes up in… Read More
Let’s focus on design
No matter how many signs we design, paint, vinylize or produce in some form or another, the number of design possibilities before us… Read More
