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For the Kaschaks, their sign business has been a three-decade work-in-progress. It has evolved from a part-time basement sign shop to a full-time… Read More

Oh, serif fonts…the sophisticated, elegant, and timeless beauties of the typography world. They’re the Audrey Hepburns of fonts—the fonts that never go out… Read More

Ah, sans-serif fonts! The no-frills, straight-to-the-point, “I ain’t got time for serifs” of the font world. These fonts are like the James Bond… Read More

The first five minutes of talking to a new client in your office is the most important time you will ever spend with… Read More

Location: Bellefontaine, Ohio Shop size: 1000 sq. ft. Graphics equipment: Gerber Edge Gerber HS15 cutters Online: https://www.fasttracksigns.net/ On Facebook as FastTrack Signs and… Read More

A photographer with a sign background probably sees the world differently than an average photographer. That’s especially true if the photographer likes vintage… Read More

Here’s one of those how-the-hell-do-I-do-this-jobs? I love ’em. Jayson, the client, had definite ideas of what he wanted. He cut a mock-up from… Read More

The old sign painter was not one to throw things away because “you never know when you might need ‘em.” That included off-cuts… Read More

Ken Tamashiro invested a lot of time learning Photoshop, and particularly in creating the look of gold or silver leaf dimensional graphics. He… Read More

I sometimes use cedar planks for a background to mount a sign face on, or use cedar trim on a sign. For years… Read More

I did window splashes and window signs for over 20 years, and the first step is getting the glass really clean. The very… Read More

When gluing acrylic, as when you’re replacing channel letter faces, don’t use hypo #25 bottles. They clog very easily and it’s difficult to… Read More

If you are getting old and decrepit like me, it gets harder to see the lines on cut vinyl, especially white material. This… Read More

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