Designer at work: Sean Beauchamp
Southpaw Studios is one of those combination design studio/sign shop/ unique fabrication shops. It was born as a sign shop focused on painted… Read More
Articles
From engraved plaques to cut steel signage, lasers do it all
Having a laser in your shop almost always means a broad range of work—from cell phone cases and key fobs to signage. Customers… Read More
Letters
An oil can guitar for a sign painter Dear SignCraft, I made three oil can guitars for an impromptu band that we put… Read More
Mike and Jay Szczoczarz
When you open a sign business, you may imagine or wonder if your son or daughter might someday work with you and eventually… 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
Stripes & Graphics: Hone your skills on helmets
Racecar helmets, goalie masks, lacrosse helmets, helmets for skydivers— pinstripers get to do them all. A helmet is a small and challenging canvas:… Read More
Tips & Tricks
Design bundles are a good buy I have been buying design bundles from DesignCuts.com fairly often in the past year or so. Each… 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
Putting wood to work
In today’s high-tech, synthetic world, it’s easy for signs to start looking all the same. It doesn’t matter where in the world you… Read More
Why should I buy from you?
This is a question some sign salespeople and shop owners have difficulty in providing a plausible answer to. After many years of working… Read More
Adobe Illustrator basics
Have you ever loaded Adobe Illustrator on your computer, then tried to figure out how to do some of the most basic functions,… Read More
Knock someone out with an incredible envelope
I started doing custom envelopes about 20 years ago, for fun gifts for friends. Over the years, though, they have greatly influenced my… Read More
A very special sign
We put our hearts into every sign we tackle in our shop, but every once in a while a project comes along that… Read More
Rebranding my own small business
In the 22 years since I founded Graphic D-Signs, I’ve helped rebrand more than 1,000 small businesses around the globe. I’ve always understood… Read More
What’s it cost to produce this 3-by-6-ft. monument?
Materials: HDU board: $973 Pressure treated lumber: $75 Paint and misc.: $85 Hardware, concrete mix: $55 Total materials: $1188 Labor: Design/sales: 2 hours… Read More
Design Clinic: A-frame sign
When you’re driving around town each day, you can’t help seeing the good signs as well as the not-so-good ones. Here’s one that… Read More
6 tips for success with architectural letters
Sourcelist: Architectural letters ARK Ramos: www.arkramos.com Gemini Sign Products: www.geminisignproducts.com Metal Arts: www.mtlarts.com Steel Arts: www.steelartco.com When longevity and durability matter, architectural letters… Read More
Profile: Barry Robertson
Shop name: Robertson Signs Shop size: 500 sq. ft. Staff: 3 Age: 34 Graphics equipment: Easysign software Two Graphtek plotters Online: www.robertson-signs.co.uk Today… Read More
Design & Price: Wall-mounted 3-D 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
Lasers lead to new markets
Most of the market for laser-engraved and laser-cut graphics didn’t exist before the laser. It simply wasn’t possible to cut with such precision,… Read More
