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Virtually every community in North America has a fleet, large or small, of vehicles for their law enforcement officers. That adds up to… Read More

It doesn’t happen often, but occasionally we partner with another sign designer to come up with something truly special. A while back we… Read More

“The first thing I think on any sign layout is ‘What do I need to read first?’” says Bob. “Nothing else matters until… Read More

New international magazine for sign painters Sam Roberts and Better Letters have just launched BLAG, Better Letters Magazine, a print and online magazine… Read More

Most of the time you probably make sure that a sign’s message has plenty of impact. But not every sign needs to shout—sometimes… Read More

Sometimes you have an idea before you have a customer for it. That was the case here. Being in a coastal area, there… Read More

Sign design can be challenging enough without creating problems for ourselves. Clients make demands, budgets are limited, deadlines are looming. Why make it… Read More

Shop labor is often a wildcard variable for a lot of sign shops—and often the area where they take the biggest loss on… Read More

Location: Grass Valley, California Age: 66 Online: www.woodcarverguru.com On Facebook as Ray Kinman On Instagram as @woodcarverguru In Ray Kinman’s shop, the sound… Read More

Here’s a batch of impressive work by SignCraft readers. Don’t forget to send us yours! How about a raw steel background? Mike Leary… Read More

Shop name: Scott’s Signs Location: Grandville, Michigan Size: 5500 sq. ft. Age: 65 Staff: 5, including Scott Graphics equipment: FlexiSign software Roland SolJet… Read More

About two years ago, Dee Maher Ring realized that a beautiful part of the Irish cityscape—the traditional hand-painted shopfront sign—was at risk of… Read More

A quick look around most any cityscape will show you plenty of ordinary signs. The information is there but they lack the creative… Read More

  T. ‘Dusty’ Yaxley 1936-2022 Dusty Yaxley, known by many for his workshops on carving and gilding signs, as well his passion for… Read More

Recently in “Every job starts with a deposit” Brian Schofield and Karin Levin spelled out the importance of getting a deposit for every… Read More

Over 40 years ago, when SignCraft was just an idea we batted around while we were making signs in our own shop, we… Read More

Shop name: Letreros Mamalones Cancun, Mexico Age: Carlos – 44 Graphics equipment: CorelDRAW Mimaki cutter Online: Facebook: Letreros Mamalones Instagram: @letrerosmamalones Facebook: Escenografia… Read More

Triangles, hexagons, pentagons, octagons—they’re all great for creating panel shapes and graphics for sign layouts and logo designs. And, they are all members… Read More

Jim and Tami Lago moved their already-established sign shop from nearby Santa Rosa, California, back to their hometown of Healdsburg in 1990, more… Read More

Sometimes a starburst makes the perfect panel to hold some important copy. Or, maybe you need to create a gear graphic for a… Read More