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
2024 survey results: How do your gross sales compare?
March 18th, 2024 by signcraftIn 44 years of doing SignCraft, we’ve rarely asked readers to share their annual sales numbers in our Reader Surveys because we assumed… Read More
Q&A: Do you calibrate your monitor?
March 17th, 2024 by signcraftA reader wants to know: “Do others calibrate their display to match the output from their digital printer? If so, how do they… Read More
Video: Ross F. George and The Speedball Textbook
March 16th, 2024 by signcraftSam Roberts at Better Letters did a video with the folks at Letterform Archive on Ross George, the creator of the Speedball pen… Read More
The signs of Fisherman’s Wharf
March 11th, 2024 by signcraftSan Francisco’s Fisherman’s Wharf is among the most popular tourist destinations on the West Coast—packed with sights to see, places to shop and… Read More
What will a sign shop look like in 2025?
March 10th, 2024 by Sam MarksonNot long ago we got a note from a reader, Janine Townsend, Townsend Legacy Signs, Bagdad, Kentucky. She reminded us of an article… Read More
