Cover photo: BC Bait, Braun Bleamer
April 28th, 2024 by signcraftOver years and years of designing and selling signs, you get pretty good at reading customer expectations. A business that has been… Read More
Brian Schofield: Truck door graphics that look like an emblem
April 29th, 2024 by signcraftWhat’s more amazing than to see your company name as a gleaming chrome or gold emblem that appears to be mounted on your… Read More
Cover photo: Cedar Knoll Kennel – Ian Macdonald
April 21st, 2024 by signcraftThere are many fine wood signs made over the years that now need restored thanks to weather’s wear and tear. That’s the focus… Read More
Getting the most out of clip art
April 22nd, 2024 by Mike JacksonAccording to the American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, clip art is a noun, defined as this: Ready-made pieces of printed or… Read More
Infills on CNC routing add texture and create interest
April 15th, 2024 by signcraftOne of the techniques Dayna Reed [creator of the 3D Signs Made Easy and the More Super Cool 3D Signs videos] has used… Read More
Cover photo: Leaf Greenhouse – Rob Cooper
April 14th, 2024 by signcraftYou could do a different sign for this greenhouse, but it’s hard to imagine a more beautiful one than this sign by… Read More
Cover photo: Flanders Fire Dept. – Jim Fetten
April 7th, 2024 by signcraftIn January 2021 we posted an interesting article by Jim Fetten, Fetten Sign Company, Jamesport, New York, on how he did gold emblems… Read More
Rob Cooper: 8 signs before-and-after
April 8th, 2024 by signcraftBefore-and-after photos are a great way to see how a designer makes a sign more effective. Rob Cooper, Koh Tao, has had plenty… Read More
Cover photo: Floral Culture – Scott Martin
March 31st, 2024 by signcraftScott Martin was an outstanding sign maker from Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, who passed in October of 2020. We had been planning a feature… Read More
2024 Reader Survey – What is your minimum shop charge?
April 1st, 2024 by signcraftOne of the questions we asked in our recent Reader Survey was, “Do you have a minimum shop charge and if so, how… Read More
Cover photo: F&B Oyster Co., Sanibel Island, Florida
March 23rd, 2024 by signcraftLike many readers, one of the things we here at SignCraft miss about the print edition of the magazine was the cover photo…. Read More
How to do an easy hand carved background
March 24th, 2024 by signcraftHard carving the background on HDU signs is a unique effect that can add a lot of interest—and it’s easy. Dayna Reed, creator… Read More
