Here’s what double-cab pickup lettering sells for
We recently asked Trade Secrets readers what they would charge to letter the doors on a double-cab pickup like the ones shown here…. Read More
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Paint a Christmas window splash!
In many business districts, Christmas window splashes are a big part of the holiday experience. Usually the work of sign artists and freelance… Read More
The San Jose Style: The Bay Area approach to sign design
Before the Internet made it easy to see signs from all over the country—and the world—sign design often developed regional styles. Chicago’s painted… Read More
Brad Johnson
Shop size: 680 sq. ft. Age: 61 Graphics equipment: FlexiSign Pro software Adobe Creative Suite Affinity Designer 24-in. Roland CAMM-1 cutter Epson Stylus… Read More
Shop Trucks
Send us a photo of your shop truck today at signcraft@signcraft.com or to SignCraft, P.O. Box 60031, Fort Myers, FL 33906. Read this… Read More
Signs We’ve Seen
We’d like to see your work!…or photos of signs you’ve seen. Email them today to signcraft@signcraft.com or mail to SignCraft, PO Box 60031,… Read More
Doyle Rogers
Shop name: Art-FX Shop size: 8000 sq. ft. Staff: 3 full-time, 2 part-time Age: 38 Graphics equipment: HP latex 365 digital printer Royal… Read More
SignCraft moves from print to online
41 years ago this month we sent a letter to 1000 sign shops about our plans to publish a magazine for sign painters… Read More
Tips & Tricks
Have a tip to share? Be a part of SignCraft! Share your favorite shortcuts, gadgets used in your shop and other time-savers. Email… Read More
Remembering Mike Lavallee
The world of pinstriping and vehicle graphics has had its share of pioneers—those who developed a style or technique that seemed to become… Read More
Is the lettering big enough?
Not all the lettering, mind you. But is the first and most important message getting the size (and contrast) it deserves? It’s the… Read More
Making a new old sign
One of the very cool things that a sign maker can do is to create a new sign that looks 50 years old—weathered… Read More
Put the background to work
One of the things that can create visual interest and draw that critical “second look” that gets the sign’s message read is to… Read More
Design & Price: Boat lettering
In every issue, SignCraft gives a few sign makers an imaginary project. We ask them to do a sketch of the sign they… Read More
Designers at work: Ralph Toews and Sons
When he was about 15, Ralph Toews rode his bike to the sign shop of John Henry Friesen, an outstanding sign painter whose… Read More
Joe and Sandy Paffoon
Shop name: Boardwalk Designs Shop size: 5000 sq. ft. Staff: 10 Age: Joe is 69 Graphics equipment: Two HP latex printers Two Gerber… Read More
Kevin Woolbert
Shop name: Second Wind Signs Shop size: 2000 sq. ft. Age: 54 Graphics equipment: Roland printer ShopBot CNC router 24-in. Graphtec cutter Online:… Read More
Letters
Forty years of lettering vintage locomotives In 1979, when the California State Railroad Museum needed someone to hand paint the original graphics on… Read More
Shop Trucks
Send us a photo of your shop truck today at signcraft@signcraft.com or to SignCraft, P.O. Box 60031, Fort Myers, FL 33906. Read this… Read More
Lines, Harleys and blues in Durango
On his Facebook page, Kirk James’s subtitle says, “Plays blues guitar, rides Harleys and pinstripes hot rods!” That pretty well sums it up…. Read More
