The signs, murals and sculptures of Miami’s Little Havana
September 15th, 2025 by Mike JacksonLittle Havana is a Latin-inspired neighborhood of Miami, Florida, where one can immerse their senses with sights, sounds, and aromas of the rich… Read More
Cover photo: Peru Fire Department – Bob and Teresa Kaschak
September 7th, 2025 by signcraftFor the Kaschaks, their sign business has been a three-decade work-in-progress, evolving from a part-time basement sign shop to a full-time custom sign… Read More
Joe Jarreau: From machine shop to sign shop
September 8th, 2025 by signcraftIn high school, Joe Jarreau worked at a local newspaper doing flyer layouts. Art class was a breeze. He loved drawing and was… Read More
Cover photo: Bob’s Auto Parts – Curt Stenz
September 1st, 2025 by signcraftMost signs carry more than one message, and this presents an immediate problem to the reader. Their brain asks, “In what order should… Read More
A vinyl removal nightmare
August 31st, 2025 by Dayna ReedIt’s been great that some of my work has found its way to the pages of SignCraft magazine, and more recently, to SignCraft.com…. Read More
Cover photo: Lucky’s Barber Shop – Sam Pitino
August 24th, 2025 by signcraftWhen SignCraft first interviewed Sam Pitino in 1990, he was a young up-and-coming sign painter and full of enthusiasm for the trade. Today… Read More
Shop trucks revisited: 1998 to 2003
August 25th, 2025 by signcraftIt was good to hear from readers about the “Shop Trucks revisited: 1981 to 1997” feature that ran a couple of weeks… Read More
Cover photo: Waterhouse – Joe Paffoon
August 17th, 2025 by signcraftA monument sign delivers a much different look and message than a sign panel mounted between two posts. The additional mass of its… Read More
Powerful designs bring you the right customers
August 18th, 2025 by signcraftCountless sign makers have told SignCraft over the years that getting a few well-designed, creative signs out on the street laid the groundwork… Read More
Cover photo: Stor-All Warehouses – Chester Cunningham
August 10th, 2025 by signcraftBack in the late 1970s and early ’80s, you couldn’t talk about sign design in a sign shop for very long before Chester… Read More
Refurbishing handcrafted signs: A second life for weathered work
August 11th, 2025 by Joe McKernanAbout ten years after my wife and I began making handcrafted signage, we started to notice that some of our earliest work was… Read More
Shop Trucks revisited: 1981 to 1997
August 4th, 2025 by signcraftIn 1980, during SignCraft magazine’s first year, we began inviting sign people to send photos of their best piece of advertising: their shop… Read More
