Video: Using Photoshop to level and crop your sign photos
May 17th, 2021 by Mike JacksonYou want great-looking photos of your great-looking signs on your website, social media and online portfolio, right? In this quick video, Mike Jackson… Read More
Fine tuning a basic sign layout
May 12th, 2021 by signcraftIn the recent tip, “Compress with Care,” we talked about—and showed—how excessive condensing can make a typeface harder to read. Using a condensed… Read More
Stripes & Graphics: Cool lines for cool carts
May 13th, 2021 by signcraftAt 19, Chris Palmateer was a young pinstriper in the Tampa Bay area, picking up jobs at auto body shops. There were several… Read More
Profile: Rick and Megan Sacks
May 4th, 2021 by signcraftShop name: The Sign Shop Shop: 2400 sq. ft. Graphics equipment: Graphtec cutter Flexisign Pro Online: www.mendosign.com Facebook: MendoSign Fifty years is a… Read More
Creative sign brackets add appeal
April 30th, 2021 by Dan SawatzkyIʼve long advocated that sign designs should encompass a lot more than just the board they are made on. While a few of… Read More
Signs by Van
April 26th, 2021 by signcraftAge: Phil, 68 and Jeremy, 39Shop: 4000 sq. ft. Staff: Nine Graphics equipment/software: SCM 5 x 12 five-axis router Vectric Aspire and Fusion… Read More
Photos from a ”dinosaur sign shop”
April 26th, 2021 by Bill KovelyOnce upon a time, a sign painting shop was a very low-tech environment. Often an Electro-Pounce perforating tool was the most sophisticated piece… Read More
Delivering the message day and night
April 18th, 2021 by Bob BehounekWith all the advances in technology, which weren’t available years back, signage today is so much more diverse. These same advances can be… Read More
Tip & Tricks: Show customers the color possibilities for pinstriping
May 2nd, 2024 by signcraftColor is a critical factor in pinstriping, and it can be hard for some customers to express what color they like and don’t… Read More
Tips & Tricks: Dealing with an ineffective customer-provided design
May 2nd, 2024 by signcraftIt’s always tough to try to change someone’s design, even if you know it’s terrible. I’m not a designer, but I’ve owned a… Read More
Tips & Tricks: Compress with care
April 18th, 2021 by signcraftEvery day sign people have to deal with creating layouts for signs that have too much copy on them. Many customers have unrealistic… Read More
Six steps to high-impact vehicle graphics
April 9th, 2021 by Braun Bleamer“We all know that truck lettering delivers the most bang for a client’s advertising buck,” says Braun Bleamer, Jet Signs, Palmerton, PA. It’s… Read More
