Design Clinic: Sale banner
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
Articles
Tips & Tricks
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
Design & Price: Van wrap
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
What if what they want isn’t what they need?
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
Playing with plasma fire!
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
The 1-2-3 approach to successful truck door lettering
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
Profile: Keith Smith
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
Letters
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
Profile: Roger Sammel
Shop name: Sammel Sign Company Shop size: 3200 sq. ft. Staff: Three Age: 56 Graphics equipment: Multicam 3000 CNC router Roland VS540 digital… Read More
Shop Trucks
We’d like to see your shop vehicles! Send us a photo of your shop truck today at signcraft@signcraft. com or to SignCraft, P.O…. Read More
A tale of two striping projects
About two years ago, Craig Shornak called to say he had a rat rod that he wanted striped. It was a 1934 Chevy… Read More
Signs We’ve Seen
More creative sign work from SignCraft’s readers Read this article and many more like it with a membership to SignCraft.Already a SignCraft.com Member?… Read More
Laser at work: Engrave almost anything
Source list: Laser engraving/ cutting equipment Acsys Laser: www.acsyslaser.com Epilog Laser: www.epiloglaser.com Gravograph: www.gravograph.com Trotec Laser: www.troteclaser.com Universal Laser Systems: www.ulsinc.com Vision Engravers:… Read More
What happened? We were doing so well last month.
As a business owner one of your primary goals is for your business to grow and be profitable. When businesses suffer a temporary… Read More
Getting the most from Photoshop’s Clipping Masks
Photoshop has about a gazillion tools and features, but a few powerful ones jump off the page that could help many sign designers…. Read More
What’s it cost to produce this 5-by-12-ft. storefront sign?
Materials: 5-by-10 panel of 1.5-in. 15-lb. Sign-Foam HDU: $525 Black Beauty abrasive: $40 30-mil sandblast mask: $100 Primer and paint: $75 PPG clear… Read More
Design Clinic: New look for a pizza shop
When it comes to business, things change every day. Circumstances send owners from one interest to another. Let’s say that was the case… Read More
Laser at work: Lobby graphics
More and more businesses are realizing that interior graphics can be as effective for building their brand as exterior graphics. When customers enter… Read More
Letters
Sell signs as custom made products Dear SignCraft, The recent survey on how we price our work [for the survey results, visit SignCraft.com… Read More
Profile: Paul Finn
Shop name: Paul Finn Design & Display Shop size: 5000 sq. ft. on the first floor; 11,000 sq. ft. total Staff: 9 Age:… Read More
