Six ways to get the most out of a plain vanilla truck
June 1st, 2021 by signcraftNot another white pickup! The traditional work truck or van is almost inevitably white. Coming up with ways to avoid a generic look… Read More
Video: Get more life from those ink cartridges
June 2nd, 2021 by signcraftEver wish you could wring a little more ink out of those ink cartridges in your large format printer? Redgie Adams and Jon… Read More
How we made it: Graphics for a nature center
May 25th, 2021 by signcraftSometimes a single creative project can call on a sign maker to use a multitude of their fabrication skills. Redgie Adams and Jon… Read More
Time tracking makes estimating and pricing easier
May 26th, 2021 by signcraftTracking what it costs you to produce a sign—the time and materials involved—provides essential information that you need for pricing and estimating, and… Read More
Ray and Rose Grossi paint a wall sign
May 20th, 2021 by signcraftA wall sign or mural is one of the most unique forms of street advertising. They’re big, and when well designed, they make… Read More
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
