9 tips for creating clean contemporary sign designs
You don’t have to look very far these days to see the latest trend in graphic design. You’ll find very clean, very simple… Read More
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The trendsetting work of the late Chester Cunningham
Back in the late 1970s and early ’80s, you couldn’t talk about sign design in a sign shop for very long before Chester… Read More
Q & A: How do you improve vinyl adhesion on exterior acrylic paint?
“Vinyl graphics don’t always adhere well to exterior acrylic latex paint. Some letters want to lift with the application tape and letters may… Read More
Remember “The Signs of Sanibel Island”?
The cover story of the very first issue of SignCraft back in 1980 was a feature on the signs Sanibel Island, Florida, and… Read More
Signs We’ve Seen – December 2022
Looking for a quick idea for that next layout? It could be waiting for you here. We’ve got are over two dozen idea-packed… Read More
What’s it cost to produce graphics for this illuminated sign?
We did the graphics for this illuminated sign for a local furniture store that sends the bulk of their sign work to us…. Read More
Phillip Newell: From sign maker to full-time designer
Designing cool signs—make that “effective cool signs”—has always been the draw for Phillip Newell. Now 46, he has spent the last 20-plus years… Read More
Tapping the residential sign market
Not every sign advertises a business, announces a sale or tells folks where to park. Some are nameplates for a residence, be it… Read More
When a signmaker takes a cruise
What happens when a signmaker takes a cruise? They take photos of the signs on the ship and in the ports where they… Read More
Q&A: How to identify a font
Readers want to know: “How do you identify a font that was used in a certain layout or a logo that a customer… Read More
Five ways to harness the power of simplicity
No one has ever said that it is easy to keep your layouts simple. The temptation to add just one more thing is… Read More
New life for old sign layouts
Nothing makes a better case for the power of effective signs than before-and-after photos. Seeing, it seems, really is believing. Sometimes it’s the… Read More
Let the key elements overlap
One way to create a unified design is to let the elements bump or overlap each other. Sometimes it is simply the tail… Read More
Q&A: Best paint for window splashes
Readers want to know: “What paint works best for Christmas window splashes?” Window splashes are great advertising, and Christmas windows are a terrific… Read More
Rob Cooper: More sketches and lettering
Many readers were knocked out by Rob Cooper’s work in “Rob Cooper: Sketches and lettering” that we posted a couple of weeks ago… Read More
Yes—the bulb lights up!
Wouldn’t it be cool if an element in a wrap layout could be illuminated at night? It can. Dan Antonelli [Kickcharge Creative, Washington,… Read More
Rob Cooper: Sketches and lettering
When Rob Cooper left Miami for his native New Zealand (and ultimately to Thailand) around 2000, he had to travel light. One of… Read More
Font favorites: Randy Howe
Tired of leaning on the same old fonts for your layouts but don’t have time to look for some fresh new ones? SignCraft… Read More
Download this classic hand-lettered script font for FREE!
This great-looking letter style has the look of a classic hand lettered script because that’s exactly what it is. New Zealand sign painter… Read More
Quick layout tip: Give the message room to breathe
The code word for this is “negative space.” It refers to the space around each letter, each word, each message group and the… Read More
