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Shop name: Lines & Letters Designs Shop size: 2250 sq. ft. Staff: 2 Age: 57 First featured in SignCraft: July/August 1990 Graphics equipment:… Read More

Shop name: NW Signs Shop size: 17,000 sq. ft. Staff: 12 Age: 48 First featured in SignCraft: May/June 2006 Online: www.nwsigns.com In most… 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: The Factory of the Signs Age: 52 First featured in SignCraft: May/June 1990 Online: www.lafabbricadelleinsegne.it When Giampiero Giovanelli was featured in… Read More

There are many ways to be led into business, and for Jay and Melanie Selway it was witnessing a friend’s young son battle… Read More

Sailboard inventor was also a sign painter SignCraft reader Steven Jacobson, Steve’s Pinstriping & Signs, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, sent us an interesting newspaper… 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… Read More

Make CNC letters that are peel-and-stick Instead of liquid acrylic adhesives, I often use 3M 5 mil Adhesive Transfer Tape 3M 468MP to… Read More

From the time he was about nine, Brad King wanted to be a pinstriper. His parents made sure he had the tools and… Read More

One of the markets created by the advent of digital printing is wall prints or wall wraps—custom designed digital prints that are installed… Read More

The Sign Invitational Challenge is happening again at the International Sign Association Show [April 19 to 22]. Competition will undoubtedly be friendly but… Read More

Materials: 274 sq. ft. of 3M IJ180cv3 film and 274 sq. ft. of 3M 8519 laminate: $1080 Misc. supplies: $100 Total materials: $1180… Read More

What happens when a client decides to take matters into his own hands and places signage out to promote a certain type of… Read More

Easy, rugged sign post covers One of the best ways to enhance a sign is with the mounting. When we install a great-looking… 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

We’ve all worked with clients who have a very distinct idea of what they want you to do for them. Sometimes their input… Read More

Ten years ago, when we purchased our MutiCam CNC router I was excited to discover how we could use it to create even… Read More

On many (maybe most) trucks, the lettering is confined to the doors. This is especially true of tractor trailer cabs. The most common… Read More

Shop name: Brushworks Signs & Graphics Shop size: 2200 sq. ft. Staff: 3 Age: 37 Graphics equipment: Roland VersaCAMM 540B printer/cutter Graphtec 24-in…. Read More

Wall repaint—99 years later Dear SignCraft, Recently I had the excellent opportunity to restore a Gold Medal Flour wall sign in DeGraff, Ohio…. Read More