Profile: Alex Kurakake
November 15th, 2021 by signcraftShop name: Smart Alex Signs Age: 29 Shop size: 1000 sq. ft. Online: https://smartalexsigns.com/ Instagram: @smart_alex_signs When Alex walked into Los Angeles Trade… Read More
Step by step: Making a replica of a vintage glass sign
November 13th, 2021 by signcraftA few years ago, the local public library contacted Duncan Wilkie of Comsign in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. While going through their vault, they… Read More
Put a curve on that monument
November 6th, 2021 by signcraftOne of the factors that contribute to a sign failing to draw the reader’s eye is visual monotony. And since most signs are… Read More
Tips & Tricks: A background outline adds to the 3D effect
November 8th, 2021 by signcraftFlat letters and graphics look great on CNC carved or textured backgrounds but adding CNC cut letters over the base letter can really… Read More
Profile: Richard Flint
November 1st, 2021 by signcraftShop name: Flint SignsShop size: Approx. 1000 sq. ft. Age: 65 Graphics equipment: FlexiSign Pro software 24-in. Gerber Plotters Chisels and quality lettering… Read More
17 tips for easier sign sales
October 30th, 2021 by John McNallyI’d like to share some of what I learned as “on-the-job training” over the last thirty years in outside sales and design in… Read More
Profile: Cam Sauder
October 25th, 2021 by signcraftIt wasn’t long after Ray Sauder opened Raynbow Signs [Palmerston, Ontario, Canada] in 1993 that his younger brother Cam started helping out around… Read More
Step-by-step: 3D sign for across the pond
October 23rd, 2021 by signcraftA while back, our friend Peter McCullen, see profile, sent us photos of a collaboration between him and Jeff Lang. Peter was in… Read More
Sign layouts seem weak? Doc Guthrie has a solution.
October 18th, 2021 by signcraftDoc Guthrie: A basic approach to sign layout In his first class with each group of new students in the Sign Graphics program… Read More
Signs We’ve Seen: October 2021
October 16th, 2021 by signcraftJames Dobson, Revolution Signs & Graphics, Lake Macdonald, Queensland, Australia Nothing quite shows the difference that a new sign can make like… Read More
Moving beyond the flat sign
October 11th, 2021 by signcraftFlat signs are everywhere. High-end 3D signs and channel letters are out there, too. But in between is a level of dimension that… Read More
Danthonia Designs: 20 years of sign making
October 9th, 2021 by signcraftTwenty years ago this month Danthonia Designs sold their first handcrafted signs in Australia. In those early years, SignCraft featured articles with photos… Read More
