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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Materials: HDU board: $215 Paint and misc: $144 Total materials: $359 Labor: Sales/design/file prep: 3 hours Precut panels to shape: 1 hour Finish… Read More

Long-established companies are some of the more difficult clients to get to make changes in their outward appearance. You’ve heard the adage, “If… Read More

Thanks, Bob Fitzgerald! Dear SignCraft, Every sign painter has one or two names in their memory of those who helped them and were… Read More

Before his death at 24 in a tragic accident, Max Chamberlin had spent a good deal of his life growing up and working… Read More