signcraft

Almost every sign sale begins with a conversation between the customer and the sign maker. In that conversation—and every subsequent one—you are laying… Read More

Many years ago, an elderly sign painter showed me how to fold a paint cup or box that holds your paint while lettering…. Read More

Ten years ago, Troy Koskiniemi downsized radically—from a 7000-sq.-ft. shop to the 1000-sq.-ft. garage at his and his wife Susan’s home because a… Read More

Back before sign ordinances limited their usage in many communities, banners were a very popular low-cost, high-impact form of advertising for small businesses…. Read More

When James drove the company’s crane truck on to the scale with a load of signs on board, he was told he was… Read More

There are obvious benefits to keeping your shop organized. When you need something, you know where to find it—if you put it back… Read More

Australian Letterheads, a 3D printed model sand rail and the Quebec sign museum project…   28th Annual Australian Letterheads—October 13–15, 2023 The Australian Letterheads’… Read More

For the Kaschaks, their sign business has been a three-decade work-in-progress. It has evolved from a part-time basement sign shop to a full-time… Read More

Location: Bellefontaine, Ohio Shop size: 1000 sq. ft. Graphics equipment: Gerber Edge Gerber HS15 cutters Online: https://www.fasttracksigns.net/ On Facebook as FastTrack Signs and… Read More

The old sign painter was not one to throw things away because “you never know when you might need ‘em.” That included off-cuts… Read More

Ken Tamashiro invested a lot of time learning Photoshop, and particularly in creating the look of gold or silver leaf dimensional graphics. He… Read More

I sometimes use cedar planks for a background to mount a sign face on, or use cedar trim on a sign. For years… Read More

I did window splashes and window signs for over 20 years, and the first step is getting the glass really clean. The very… Read More

When gluing acrylic, as when you’re replacing channel letter faces, don’t use hypo #25 bottles. They clog very easily and it’s difficult to… Read More

If you are getting old and decrepit like me, it gets harder to see the lines on cut vinyl, especially white material. This… Read More

I carry my smartphone in a plastic Ziploc bag. Even when wearing nitrile gloves I can still use the interface (the biometric fingerprint… Read More

Here’s a cool thing to do that customers really get a kick out of: Make them a miniature version of their sign. We… Read More