Nine tools for stronger layouts
Over the years I’ve found a few things that I feel really make a difference when it comes to creating signs that do… Read More
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Market your signs with Instagram
How to set up an Instagram Business Account To use Instagram, Android users can go to the Google Play Store and iPhone users… Read More
Michael Keene
In 1975, at 20 years old, Mike Keene got engaged, married his wife and moved to Colorado—all in the space of five days…. Read More
Signs of steel: plasma-cut graphics
I was thirty-three years old when I started making signs. Prior to that, I had owned other businesses, but my background was in… Read More
Themed signage down on the farm
We’ve long wanted to do farm signs. But even though we live in a farming community, we have done only a handful of… Read More
What’s it cost to produce this 4-by-5-ft. freestanding sign?
Materials (at retail prices): 4x8x¾-in. PVC board: $235 4x6x¾-in. PVC board: $170 12x24x½-in. PVC: $12 12 ft. 1½-in. alum. angle: $40 Two 5-by-5-in…. Read More
A blast from the past!
It’s been almost 30 years since I gathered photos of trucks I had done and with the help of SignCraft, put them together… Read More
Art Amerman
Shop name: A&A Signs Shop size: 1400 sq. ft. Age: 62 Graphics equipment: Roland SP540 printer Summa S-class 48-in. plotter EMseal laminator Roland… Read More
Design & Price: 3D residential sign
In every issue, SignCraft gives a few sign makers an imaginary project. We ask them to do a sketch of the sign they… Read More
Jeff Cahill
If your SignCraft collection goes back that far, you’ll find Jeff Cahill on the cover of the Summer 1983 issue, along with a… Read More
Design drives successful digital prints
To say digital printing is everywhere would be an understatement. Vehicle wraps, flat signs, wall coverings, floor graphics, stickers, windows—it’s everywhere and then… Read More
Kurt Gaber
Shop name: Gaber Signs Shop size: 3000 sq. ft. Staff: Two full-time Age: 54 Graphics equipment: Roland XR-640 printer/cutter FlexiSign Gerber Omega Three… Read More
Letters
Hand-lettered signs bear the maker’s mark Dear SignCraft, Back in the day B.C. (Before Computers), I studied and admired many hand-lettered signs. Being… Read More
Shop Trucks
Send us a photo of your shop truck today at signcraft@signcraft.com or to SignCraft, P.O. Box 60031, Fort Myers, FL 33906. Read this… Read More
Signs We’ve Seen
We’d like to see your work! …or photos of signs you’ve seen. Email them today to signcraft@signcraft.com or mail to SignCraft, PO Box… Read More
Tips & Tricks
Tired of working on the ground? Get a lift! As we get older, it often gets harder to get down to sit on… Read More
Nostalgia race cars deserve classic hand lettered graphics
With the recent surge in popularity over the last few years of restoring old drag cars, hand-painted lettering has become much more valuable… Read More
Today’s tools for learning
When you’re learning to hand letter, there’s not much of a replacement for watching a skilled craftsperson lay down perfect strokes with a… Read More
Combining traditional skills and today’s technology
I turned 65 this past year—an age when most think seriously about retiring. Not me! I enjoy what I do far too much…. Read More
The power of before-and-after
As designers and artistic people, I think it comes naturally for most of us to view the existing logos, signs and truck wraps… Read More
