Tips & Tricks
Letters inside a window may not require a permit These 12-in.-tall foam cutout letters popped out at me as I drove by. And… Read More
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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… Read More
Bob is back!
If you’ve been with SignCraft for a while, you’ll remember the great cartoons by Bob Parsons, a sign painter from Anchorage, Alaska. Bob’s… Read More
Take a video tour of two sign shops
Do you like dropping in another sign maker’s shop and getting a quick tour? Here’s your chance to take a quick video tour… Read More
Here’s what a 3-by-16 storefront sign sells for
Time for a quick estimate: What would you charge for a 3-by-16-ft. storefront sign on aluminum composite material like this one? We’ll show… Read More
Follow-up: Bert Quimby
Shop name: Bert Graphix Shop size: 2000 sq. ft. Age: 58 First featured in SignCraft: November/December 1987 Online: www.bertgraphix.com Facebook: Bert Graphix You… Read More
Follow-up: Brian Schofield
Shop name: Lines & Letters Designs Shop size: 2250 sq. ft. Staff: 2 Age: 57 First featured in SignCraft: July/August 1990 Graphics equipment:… Read More
Follow-up: Brian Stoddard
Shop name: NW Signs Shop size: 17,000 sq. ft. Staff: 12 Age: 48 First featured in SignCraft: May/June 2006 Online: www.nwsigns.com In most… Read More
Design & Price: 3-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
Follow-up: Giampiero Giovanelli
Shop name: The Factory of the Signs Age: 52 First featured in SignCraft: May/June 1990 Online: www.lafabbricadelleinsegne.it When Giampiero Giovanelli was featured in… Read More
Laser at work: Jumbie Industries
There are many ways to be led into business, and for Jay and Melanie Selway it was witnessing a friend’s young son battle… Read More
Letters
Sailboard inventor was also a sign painter SignCraft reader Steven Jacobson, Steve’s Pinstriping & Signs, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, sent us an interesting newspaper… 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… Read More
Stripes & Graphics: Brad King
From the time he was about nine, Brad King wanted to be a pinstriper. His parents made sure he had the tools and… Read More
Tips & Tricks
Make CNC letters that are peel-and-stick Instead of liquid acrylic adhesives, I often use 3M 5 mil Adhesive Transfer Tape 3M 468MP to… Read More
Sell the impact of wall prints
One of the markets created by the advent of digital printing is wall prints or wall wraps—custom designed digital prints that are installed… Read More
Turn HDU board into barn wood backgrounds
You can sandblast HDU board and get an interesting pebble texture, or you can blast through a grain simulator like the GrainFraim grain… Read More
What would you charge for these trailer graphics?
Grab a pencil. Let’s say the owner of a landscape company just stopped by with the new 16-ft. trailer to get a price… Read More
A compact, efficient vinyl sign workspace
A veteran sign maker told me once that there were only three ways a sign shop could be more profitable: raise prices, reduce… Read More
Tips & Tricks
Easy, rugged sign post covers One of the best ways to enhance a sign is with the mounting. When we install a great-looking… Read More
