Articles

Why a laser fits so well in a sign shop

Source list: Laser engraving/cutting Acsys Laser www.acsyslaser.com AP Lazer www.aplazer.com Boss Laser www.bosslaser.com Epilog Laser www.epiloglaser.com Gravograph www.gravograph.com Trotec Laser www.troteclaser.com Universal Laser… Read More

Letters

Spared from the dumpster Dear SignCraft, Here’s a sign with a history. The redwood in this sign was from a tree that had… Read More

Rodger MacMunn

Shop name: T.R. MacMunn & Sons Shop size: 732 sq. ft. Staff: Rodger and Sharon MacMunn Age: 63 Graphics equipment: Roland CAMM-1 Gs24… 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

Pinstriping in the sign shop

While some pinstripers have a specific niche that they focus on—like bikes or street rods or classic cars—and primarily do pinstriping, plenty of… 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

Move and flip sheets by yourself! I built this rolling table/cart to help move heavy sheet materials. I had seen one online, but… Read More

Abracadabra: Find the magic in Photoshop’s Content-Aware tools

Adobe added Content-Aware into Photoshop in CS5 in 2010. Wow! It was and is a game changer. Over the years since its initial… Read More

Wasting time, wasting materials, wasting money?

For years I tried to “save money” by keeping scraps of every type of material we use. I looked at it like it… Read More

A sign for the chicken house

I often get asked if we ever make signs for “the real world.” The answer is yes, though the bulk of our creative… Read More

The responsibility of designers

I was speaking to clients—a husband and wife team—the other day about a new brand and truck wrap we were designing for them…. Read More

What’s it cost to produce this freestanding sign?

Materials: One sheet of ½-in. PVC board: $121.54 PVC posts and finials: $68.12 One sheet ¾-in. overlaid plywood: $86.82 Cutting charge: $4.85 Cutting/painting… Read More

Design Clinic: A few recent projects

Once upon a time, when hand-crafted things were the rule and not the exception, craftspeople seemed to understand what it was going to… Read More

CNC-routed graphics deliver value

These companies offer products for CNC sign production and reach sign pros through SignCraft: CNC equipment AXYZ www.axyz.com CAMaster Industries www.camaster.com Gerber Scientific… Read More

A big project done on “island time”

Many projects can seem to take a long time in our shop, but a recently completed job holds the all-time record! They say… Read More

Design & Price: 4×8 real estate 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

Designer at work: Karen Souza

Over 40 years ago, Karen Souza started creating a market for her brand of vehicle lettering in and around the small town of… Read More

Joel Lunsford

Shop name: Lunsford Sign Works Shop size: 5000 sq. ft. Staff: Joel and Janette Lunsford Age: 46 Graphics equipment: Multicam 5 x 10… Read More

Letters

Bill Riedel 1928–2018 Bill Riedel, the “de facto grandfather” of the Walldogs, and the owner of Riedel Sign Co. (Little Ferry, New Jersey)… Read More

Shane Kenny

Shop name: Suncity Signs & Graphics Shop size: 2100 sq. ft. Staff: 3 full-time, 2 part-time Age: 34 Graphics equipment: Roland VS 640i,… Read More