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Over ten years ago I helped teach at a workshop in Indiana. One of my fellow instructors was a creative fellow named Jamie… Read More

When a sign is seen from a distance or is on a vehicle in motion, there’s not much you can do with the… Read More

Keep track of your trimcap adhesive If you make electrical signs, you know how easy it is to forget how many coats of… Read More

Lisa Hutchinson remembers the day in 1979 when she walked past the sign painting class at Boston’s Butera School of Art. Shop name:… Read More

The typefaces you choose for a sign project have a huge impact on the effectiveness of the sign. The font first must be… Read More

3D signs pack a lot of appeal and it’s easy to add them to the type of signs you offer. It opens the… Read More

Way back in the November/December 2003 issue of SignCraft, longtime sign painter Pierre Tardif, Grodines, Quebec, wrote an article, “Thoughts on marketing, promoting… Read More

Many years ago, SignCraft asked the legendary Chicago sign designer Bob Seelander how to tell if a sign layout was going to work…. Read More

If you’re short on space, Saker Smart Paint Racks can help. They let you hold sign panels by the edges for painting and… Read More

The short answer is no, according to Doug Downey [The Image Factory, Stratford, Ontario, Canada]. Doug says that many sign designers are working… Read More

Don’t use a blade for your workshop bandsaw that’s designed for cutting wood only. A bi-metal blade isn’t that much more expensive and… Read More

It’s a simple fact of business that is easier to increase the value of a sale to an existing customer than it is… Read More

I was initially exposed to old sign painting books back in 1982, following my first Letterheads meeting in Boise, Idaho. I saw a… Read More

When we first featured Scottie Kania in SignCraft back in 2008, he was busy turning out signs and vehicle lettering—and doing plenty of… Read More

Highway signs take great advantage of the power of reflective film for lettering and graphics, but ironically relatively few commercial signs do. As… Read More

“We all know that truck lettering is the most bang for a client’s advertising buck,” says Braun Bleamer, Jet Signs, Palmerton, PA. It’s… Read More

In the late 1940s and early ’50s, American auto makers turned out big, heavy cars powered by hefty V-8 engines. They were the… Read More

Readers want to know: “What’s the most practical way to support a 4×8 sign made of 3mm aluminum composite sheet that is mounted… Read More

Readers want to know: “Lettering enamel seems to start to lose its gloss in just a few months these days. Should I be… Read More

Tourist towns always have more than their share of interesting signs, and Estes Park, Colorado, is no exception. Though the town has a… Read More