Wrap with readability in mind
April 6th, 2026 by signcraftNot long ago just having a wrap on your vehicle turned heads. Today it’s hard to go more than a block or two… Read More
Cover photo: Miss Kokomo – Randy Howe
April 5th, 2026 by signcraftThere’s more to creating an interesting, effective sign layout than grabbing a cool typeface and typing the text into the layout. The spacing,… Read More
Cover photo: Ace Towing – Brian Schofield
March 29th, 2026 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
Pierre Tardif: Hand lettering trucks across Quebec
March 30th, 2026 by signcraftPierre started painting signs and banners in the late 1980s. By the time he was first featured in SignCraft magazine 25 years ago,… Read More
Cover photo: Star Solutions – Braun Bleamer
March 22nd, 2026 by signcraftSigns face a lot of visual competition out in the real world. Other signs, billboards and traffic are all drawing readers’ eyes away… Read More
Q&A: “Why didn’t this vinyl stick?”
March 23rd, 2026 by signcraftShortly after a reader applied a cut vinyl logo on a customer’s office wall, the graphics began to peel off. The sign maker… Read More
Putting it together: a welcome sign for Blumenort – RT Signs
March 23rd, 2026 by signcraftEven though you can’t see it in the photo of the completed sign, every sign has a backstory—the issues the sign designer has… Read More
Cover photo: The Red Barn – Sean Beauchamp
March 14th, 2026 by signcraftCustom sign shops are unusual, creative places that design and fabricate a custom product—designed for one specific use for one specific customer. And… Read More
Signs of Livingston, Montana
March 16th, 2026 by Chloe NostrantIf there are two things Livingston, Montana, is known for, besides the fly fishing and wind, it is the picturesque downtown and artistic… Read More
Cover photo: Phatt Pho – Roger Cox
March 8th, 2026 by signcraftSometimes it’s time for a change. That’s what Roger Cox decided after 30+ years of making signs in Colorado’s Rocky Mountains. He sold… Read More
The small but mighty A-frame sign
March 9th, 2026 by Tom MclltrotYears ago, while at an auto repair shop, I asked the mechanic/owner if the county allowed the “Oil Change Special” A-frame out by… Read More
Cover photo: VanHeugten Contractors – Randy Howe
March 1st, 2026 by signcraftThe typefaces you choose for a sign project have a huge impact on the effectiveness of the sign. The font must be highly… Read More
