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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

Get a good deal on a Wacom tablet One of the handiest tools for a sign designer is a Wacom digitizing tablet. If… Read More

More than likely, you have a large inventory of clipart you’ve purchased over the years. But, there’s a catch. The more you buy,… Read More

Another of the tasks a laser cutter/engraver excels at is cutting heat transfer stencils for sportswear graphics. The laser’s ability to cut extremely… Read More

As designers, we share a responsibility in making sure we have a basic understanding of the laws surrounding the creation of artwork and… Read More

Materials: Substrate: $19.33 Cast metallic gold vinyl (4 ft. x 15 in.): $5.71 Cast white vinyl (4 ft. x 15 in.): $5.01 Removable… Read More

If a small business owner needs a new truck and wants to make a good deal on one, it’s probably going to be… Read More

The best laid plans sometimes do not work out well when art and artists are involved. One group specializes in one type of… Read More

Shop name: Chuck Peterson Designs Shop size: 600 sq. ft. Age: 64 Graphics equipment: Gerber Signmaker IVB Gerber Edge printer Gerber Omega software… 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

Shop name: Knightworks Design Shop size: 2900 sq. ft. Staff: 3 Age: 60 Graphics equipment: Roland True-Vis printer/cutter Online: www.knightworks.ca Don and his… Read More

Bill Riedel: Portraits and Stories I can’t think of many Letterheads or Walldog meets that I’ve heard about—or have been to—where Bill Riedel… Read More

Imagine being able to show a client a variety of end products using their logo without having to actually print, cut or manufacture… Read More

1Shot Paints Lettering and bulletin enamels, background finishes, specialty finishes www.1shot.com Akzo Nobel Base coat/clear coat paint system and single-stage finishes www.signfinishes.com Alsa… Read More

Technology has made the process of making signs easier than it was back when you had to spend years as an apprentice learning… Read More

Shop name: Russ Mills Signs Shop size: 1300 sq. ft. Age: 53 Graphics equipment: 30-in. Summa plotter SignLab software Adobe Illustrator Adobe Photoshop… Read More

Shane’s work was first featured in the July/ August 1999 issue of SignCraft and in many articles—and on several of our covers—after that…. Read More

Low-tech letter production Just wanted to share this tidbit with you about a job we did recently. The customer was in a big… Read More