Put a little curve on it
You see a lot of flat signs, and you see a fair amount of 3D signs with flat layers—but you don’t see very… Read More
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Get great design ideas on your phone every day
One thing you never have enough of in the sign business is fresh ideas and design inspiration. You’re constantly pressed to come up… Read More
Small Balls
-0 +2 tolerance acrylic braille balls in white, black, gray, clear, stainless steel and brass finishes for ADA signs, plus the EZ Bit… Read More
Matthews Paints
Manufactures a wide variety of durable finishes for the sign industry
ShopBot Tools
ShopBot offers affordable CNC equipment for sign makers and the HandiBot, a smart power tool for cutting and machining in the shop or… Read More
Redgie Adams
Shop name: Adams Signs Shop size: 2600 sq. ft. Age: 69 Staff: Redgie Adams and Jon Moore Graphics equipment: MultiCam CNC router Roland… 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
Step-by-step: Traditional airbrushed lettering
Jersey-style truck lettering, with its gradient blends, custom-designed lettering and chrome effects, has much of its roots in race car lettering and rock-and-roll… Read More
Sign panels and substrates at work
Sourcelist: substrates Aluminum composite material/ACM 3A Composites USA Grimco Laminators Inc. Mitsubishi Plastic Composites Nudo Products Inc. United Industries Engraving materials Duets by… Read More
Tips & Tricks
Bond Styrofoam with Great Stuff foam sealant We often make interior signs, displays and props from extruded polystyrene foam, often called Styrofoam. We… Read More
Tom Bowen
Shop name: Plainfield Signs Shop size: 2400 sq. ft. Age: 62 Staff: Three plus Tom and Sue Graphics equipment: Roland SP540 printer/cutter Roland… Read More
Profile: Bob Bjorkquist
Shop name: Bob’s Signs Shop size: 1200 sq. ft. Age: 56 Staff: Three plus BobGraphics equipment: 2-by-3-ft. Laguna IQ Pro CNC router 30-in…. Read More
Design & Price: 4-by-16-ft. storefront sign
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
Letters
Greg Preheim: 1945 – 2018 Greg Preheim of Greg Signs & Murals, Irene, South Dakota, died November 20, 2018 of lymphoma. He and,… Read More
Fix a cutter that doesn’t cut graphics completely
It’s really frustrating to start weeding a contour cut print/lam job only to find that some of the cuts are incomplete because the… Read More
Download this helpful sales tool
Even when you make them every day, it’s easy to overlook some of the potential sign needs of your customers. Dan Mika created… Read More
6 ways to get control of your business
There have been a lot of great articles in SignCraft over the years—helpful pointers on design, color, techniques and more. Many veteran sign… 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
Vince on stripes and lines
Vince Balistreri was in his early 20s, doing custom paint work in a body shop, when he first tried his hand at pinstriping…. Read More
Tips & Tricks
Try a two-tone blackboard I’ve used a two-tone blackboard many times to add a subtle logo to signs like this. I use greenboard… Read More
