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Almost every sign sale begins with a conversation between the customer and the sign maker. In that conversation—and every subsequent one—you are laying… Read More

Many years ago, an elderly sign painter showed me how to fold a paint cup or box that holds your paint while lettering…. Read More

Ten years ago, Troy Koskiniemi downsized radically—from a 7000-sq.-ft. shop to the 1000-sq.-ft. garage at his and his wife Susan’s home because a… Read More

Here’s my method for creating a faux wood finish on HDU board that makes it look like the face of a sign panel… Read More

Back before sign ordinances limited their usage in many communities, banners were a very popular low-cost, high-impact form of advertising for small businesses…. Read More

When James drove the company’s crane truck on to the scale with a load of signs on board, he was told he was… Read More

There are obvious benefits to keeping your shop organized. When you need something, you know where to find it—if you put it back… Read More

Australian Letterheads, a 3D printed model sand rail and the Quebec sign museum project…   28th Annual Australian Letterheads—October 13–15, 2023 The Australian Letterheads’… Read More

Ah, script fonts—the fancy, curly-haired cousin of the font world. These fonts are like the divas of the design world, demanding attention and… Read More

In early days, buildings in many of the large cities were made of bricks. Much like the brick house in the children’s story… Read More

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