Follow-up: Chris and Debi Lovelady
March 22nd, 2021 by signcraftShop name: Vital Signs LLC City: Thomasville, Georgia Staff: Five plus Chris and Debi Shop size: 5500 sq. ft. Graphics equipment: HP Latex… Read More
Tips & Tricks: Legibility and letter size
March 16th, 2021 by signcraftThe seven-second legibility test I fully agree with the sentiments stated by Ken Millar [see Designing signs for legibility: Letter size and Designing… Read More
Profile: Max Clark
March 16th, 2021 by signcraftShop Name: MaxSigns City: Bend, Oregon Shop size: 400 sq. ft. Age: 69 Graphics equipment: 24-in. Graphtech / 15-in. Gerber envision plotter… Read More
Video: Straighten images with Photoshop’s Perspective Crop tool
March 14th, 2021 by Mike JacksonEver get an angled photo from a client that you want to add your proposed drawing of their sign to? Or want to… Read More
“Vintage” magnetic signs for a fine old Chevy pickup
March 16th, 2021 by signcraftAfter seeing the Beyond the routine magnetic sign feature on SignCraft.com last week, Gary Thorsby [Pacific Signs, Eugene, Oregon] sent us a few… Read More
Eight ways to create powerful vehicle graphics
March 5th, 2021 by signcraftA customer just emailed you to say they bought a new truck and want a new design for it—an upgrade from the rather… Read More
Letter a positive message
March 5th, 2021 by Bob BehounekThroughout my career, letters and the use of color have played a major role in whatever I did commercially or for fun… Read More
Follow-up: Ray and Rose Grossi
March 1st, 2021 by signcraftShop name: Midwest Signworks Size: 2400 sq. ft. Staff: Rose, Ray and Lynn Equipment: 54-in. Roland VersaCAMM Roland 300 vinyl plotter Signlab sign… Read More
Creating a landmark sign bound for the Arctic Circle
March 1st, 2021 by Dan SawatzkyWe recently received an enquiry from a new client from the far northern reaches of Canada. They were enquiring about a “landmark sign”… Read More
March 2021: Letters
March 1st, 2021 by signcraftMike Meyer’s upcoming book: “Sign Painting” Dear SignCraft, Read this article and many more like it with a membership to SignCraft.Already a SignCraft.com… Read More
Profile: Ian Macdonald
February 22nd, 2021 by signcraftShop name: Historic Sign Restorations City: Rochester, New York Age: 60 Staff: Ian plus Scott Knox Shop size: 800 sq. ft. Online: www.historicsignrestoration.com… Read More
What would this 4×8 sign sell for?
February 22nd, 2021 by signcraftThe 4×8 sign is a very common format for most sign shops. Many sign code restrictions limit certain signs to 32 sq. ft…. Read More
