Tips & Tricks
Upgraded table signs made easy A client, an exclusive restaurant, needed new Reserved signs for the tables in the restaurant. I scribbled a… Read More
Articles
Know your substrate options
It takes creativity to decipher what a customer really wants or needs, creativity to come up with a design, and creativity to make… Read More
Profile: Stuart Wright
Shop name: Sign Related Age: 35 Shop size: 1400 sq. ft. plus 200 sq. ft. upstairs for office and print room Graphics equipment:… Read More
Stripes & Graphics: What is it about flames?
“I don’t want just regular pinstriping—I want some flames…” Every pinstriper knows that flames are sort of magical for some customers. The effect… Read More
Profile: SignTech
In the heart of Colorado’s High Country lies an internationally-renowned region known as Summit County. Surrounded by high peaks, it has five world-class… Read More
2016 Sign Invitational
There’s nothing like a little friendly competition to make things interesting. Dan and Peter Sawatzky were talking about how different sign people each… 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
Letters and the power of contrast
Nothing turns a viewer off like visual monotony. We’re programmed to be interested in variety. In the case of sign design, that means… Read More
Diggin’ up the past: The dawn of sandblasted signs
Sandblasted wooden signs have been seen on the pages of SignCraft for decades. You’ll likely see a fair amount of them in this… Read More
Design & Price: Two 3-by-10-ft. banners
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
Letters
Bill Gottsman Bill Gottsman, sign painter, sign designer and frequent contributor to SignCraft died February 27, 2016. He was 97—but he was certainly… Read More
Laser at work: Using HDU board
One of the interesting things we do with our laser is cut letters and graphics from high density urethane board. We’ve found that… Read More
Simple wraps succeed, clutter fails
I remember studying articles from the early editions of SignCraft that showcased amazing design work from some great lettering artists. The work was… Read More
What’s it cost to install acrylic letters on this monument sign?
Materials: ½-by-12-in. acrylic letters – $258.34 Shipping of letters – $37.99 Installation pattern – $32.40 Silicone: one tube – $5.98 Two 1/8-in. masonry… Read More
Design Clinic: Illuminated sign for a vet clinic
Sign layouts like this example seem to become more common with each passing day. What scenario could have led to this small animal hospital sign? With… Read More
Tips & Tricks
See every font on your computer I’ve discovered two great online resources to help you choose and manage your typefaces. Wordmark.it lets you… Read More
R&S Lines: 25 years of unique fleet graphics
For those of you who have followed my career through SignCraft, you are probably familiar with the semis I do for R &… 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
Deliver on your promises
During every prospect or client sales opportunity, we make promises. It may be about a call back, future appointment, product delivery quality or… Read More
Paints and finishes: There are plenty of options
In the sign business, we have to deal with a lot of different substrates and a lot of different sign applications. It takes… Read More
