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I carry my smartphone in a plastic Ziploc bag. Even when wearing nitrile gloves I can still use the interface (the biometric fingerprint… Read More

Here’s a cool thing to do that customers really get a kick out of: Make them a miniature version of their sign. We… Read More

Most signs get removed or moved sooner or later, yet hardly anyone thinks of sign removal and/or relocation. For example, if cheap materials… Read More

When doing V-carving in wood, don’t assume that the piece is perfectly flat. Even a small difference in thickness from one side to… Read More

Router-cutting PVC leaves a raw edge that is more porous than the smooth face of the PVC board. To solve this, I seal… Read More

My trusty Roland VS-540 printer uses Eco Sol Max ink, and I’ve discovered that when it comes to laminating these prints, you must… Read More

Most sign businesses build their pricing around an hourly shop rate. Ideally that number is based on an accurate, current assessment of their… Read More

Shane Durnford—who now goes by Jayce Fox—has always specialized in designing, carving and building exceptionally beautiful signs. Looking back through past articles in… Read More

Whenever we have to apply a long line of vinyl lettering—across a 4-by-8-ft. panel or long banner, for instance—we’ve learned that the application… Read More

Graphics software makes it easy to add an outline or shadow to your lettering. While some say these effects always make the lettering… Read More

There are some comments that sign customers make that should put any sign maker on alert. Mike Jackson has spent decades in the… Read More

Back in 1990, SignCraft interviewed a young up-and-coming sign painter who was living in North Florida. Sam Pitino was 22, full of enthusiasm… Read More

England’s roads connect one small town after another, and in years past, many of those towns had a signpainter or two. They provided… Read More

Ian McLellan’s roots are in the printing business, but getting into trade show displays eventually led him to the sign business. He has… Read More

Download Ian McLellan’s classic teak images today for free! Choose from the Photoshop files or TIFF files, which are smaller and will download… Read More

Some customers want a sign that is unique, different and creative because they realize that such a sign projects that image about their… Read More

The world of vinyl lettering often leaves us with the task of removing glue residue from a surface after removing old vinyl letters…. Read More

That little bottle of Fish Eye Remover looks frightfully like a lot of bottles of health care products—and that got Bob Parsons [Bob… Read More

Most signs carry more than one message. This presents an immediate problem to the reader. Their brain asks, “In what order should I… Read More

I love spraying colors over ultra metallic silver vinyl film then cutting the letters and graphics from it. It retains the metallic look… Read More