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Often a client would like a 3D sign instead of a flat sign but just can’t stretch their budget for it. Or they… Read More

After our recent post, How do you remove old vinyl graphics—and price it?, several readers told us they agreed that removing old vinyl… Read More

Issue after issue of SignCraft shows great-looking cut vinyl graphics and printed wraps on vehicles, but seldom do we talk about removing them…. Read More

Our recent feature, Build one of these handy racks to store sheet goods, brought us more great designs for sheet goods storage racks…. Read More

Jot down your price for this project: The owner of a towing company whose trucks you letter is opening a speed shop. He… Read More

Neuropsychology has recently “discovered” something that top sign designers have known for a long time: Clean, simple letter styles are read much faster… Read More

Handling and storing sheet goods is a fact of life in the sign business. Doing it efficiently takes the hassle away, speeds production… Read More

Would you like your layouts to look like this: Instead of this: The bottom version certainly gets the job done, but the top… Read More

Ever since we started sharing photos of great-looking signs every day on Instagram (you’ll find us at @signcraftmagazine), we’ve heard from sign people… Read More

Ever wish there was a formula you could use to check your pricing? Here’s one we learned about from Jim Jackson of Artcraft… Read More

Custom posts and mountings are a great way to make signs more appealing and more effective. They make the sign more obvious—without adding… Read More

Good design never goes out of date, and that’s as true of vehicle graphics as it is about architecture or furniture design. Recently,… Read More

Texture always adds appeal to a sign design. It creates contrast to the otherwise flat surfaces of the sign, and contrast catches the… Read More

Like many shops, Dennis Stanworth, Stanworth Signs, often gets requests for interior signs. Since these signs are seen at arm’s length, he wanted… Read More

Installing a sign that is mounted on two posts is a fairly routine project in the sign world. Being able to do that… Read More

You see a lot of flat signs, and you see a fair amount of 3D signs with flat layers—but you don’t see very… Read More

One thing you never have enough of in the sign business is fresh ideas and design inspiration. You’re constantly pressed to come up… Read More

It’s really frustrating to start weeding a contour cut print/lam job only to find that some of the cuts are incomplete because the… Read More

Even when you make them every day, it’s easy to overlook some of the potential sign needs of your customers. Dan Mika created… Read More

There have been a lot of great articles in SignCraft over the years—helpful pointers on design, color, techniques and more. Many veteran sign… Read More