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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
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
Special effects can add a lot to the lettering
Sign makers have long been using special effects to make letters on flat signs more intriguing. Years ago it was common to add… Read More
You lost me at “Hello”
Know what you’re going to say The first moments of a conversation with a prospective customer are your best opportunity to establish what… Read More
If you’re not moving forward, you’re moving backward
“A paradigm shift is a dramatic change in methodology or practice. It often refers to a major change in thinking and planning, which… Read More
Upcoming Events
April 20-23, 2016: ISA Sign Expo, Orlando, Florida, International Sign Association, www.signexpo.com/signcraft April 20-23, 2016: Roland ImagiNATION Inkjet User Conference, Orlando, Florida, co-located… Read More
Letters
A facelift for a rehab device Dear SignCraft, My dad and I had a sign shop back in the ’90s and I looked… Read More
The Letterheads celebrate 40 years
It’s hard to imagine a more ideal setting for the 40th year International Letterheads meeting than the American Sign Museum in Cincinnati, Ohio…. Read More
6 steps to adding a laser
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: www.visionengravers.com… Read More
Profile: Justin Hare
Shop name: Premier Signs & Design Shop size: 2750 sq. ft. Staff: Five Age: 34 Graphics equipment: 54- and 64-in. Mutoh ValuJet printers… Read More
Profile: Jeff Miller
Shop name: Red Dwarf Graphx Shop size: 700 sq. ft. Age: 54 Graphics equipment: Epson SureColor S30670 printer Seal laminator Graphtec cutter Online:… Read More
Arkansas’s custom state park signs
Dave Thompson is originally from Michigan. In 1978, his in-laws moved to Arkansas, so he and his wife paid them a visit. His… Read More
The attraction signs of Scallywag Bay
The signs for Scallywag Bay are some the most creative and fun of all the signs we’ve ever done. Each sign for the… Read More
How to capitalize on bad wraps
I continually hear sign people lamenting about how bad the wrap market is in terms of the work being put out on the… Read More
What’s it cost to produce this monument sign?
Materials with 50% markup: HDO plywood……………………. $80 PWF plywood……………………. $40 Dibond ACM……………………. $150 4-by-4-in. treated posts……… $40 Acrylic for graphics…………….. $40 Paint……………………………… $200… Read More
Design Clinic: Storefront banner
Unlike the other signs I have redesigned in previous Design Clinics, this one does not have the usual white background. Rather, our subject… Read More
Stripes & Graphics: Beth Kearney
It wasn’t long after Beth Kearney started pinstriping motorcycles and hot rods that people started looking for her. When people asked vehicle owners… Read More
Design & Price: Semi graphics
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
Profile: Tom Marsh
Shop name: Brushstrokes Signs & Awnings Shop size: 2,000 sq. ft. Staff: Four Age: 55 Graphics equipment: Roland VersaCAMM SP-540V printer Royal Sovereign… Read More
