10 beefy fonts for the New Year
January 19th, 2026 by signcraftBig, bold, beefy letter styles really come in handy on signs. They are usually extra-legible. They deliver plenty of contrast to medium, light… Read More
Cover Photo – Hutch’s Towing – David Showalter
January 11th, 2026 by signcraftEveryone has a few fonts that you know you can count on in the layouts you do every day. We often ask sign… Read More
Putting it together – Smart Cents storefront signs
January 12th, 2026 by signcraftSeeing the finished product can give you an idea for a layout or color combination, but there’s more to the story with most… Read More
SignCraft Reader Survey: Emphasize the company name or the product/service?
January 12th, 2026 by signcraftIf you read Jeff Cahill’s article this week, “Should you emphasize the name or the product/service?”, we’d like to know your opinion on… Read More
Cover photo: Eagle Eye Trucking – Braun Bleamer
January 4th, 2026 by signcraftOne of the quirky things about the sign business is how a certain type of work often seems to come in all at… Read More
Here’s how others finish HDU board
January 5th, 2026 by signcraftA while back, we asked SignCraft readers how they finished HDU board. We received many excellent responses and as expected, everyone has a… Read More
Cover photo: Forever Tattoo – John Dozier
December 29th, 2025 by signcraftRather than choose the sign industry as a career, most sign people find their way into it by accident. In John Dozier’s case,… Read More
Bored with solid backgrounds? Perforate ’em!
December 28th, 2025 by signcraftThere are a lot of signs out there made with cut-out letters on a flat panel. The dimension of the letters always looks… Read More
Cover photo: Garage – Franklin & South Manchester Railroad
December 21st, 2025 by signcraftIf you’ve seen photos of busy US cities in the 1930s, you know that there were plenty of signs—on shopfronts, walls, vehicles and… Read More
Not exactly signs—or are they?
December 22nd, 2025 by signcraftWhen he sent SignCraft photos of some of his recent projects, James Dobson [Albury, New South Wales, Australia] included a few things that… Read More
Cover photo: Barkman Gravel and Landscaping – RT Signs
December 14th, 2025 by signcraftSometimes a customer loves the look of custom 3D signs for their storefront but their budget isn’t quite there. That’s when a cutout… Read More
Putting it together: People’s Linen Service
December 15th, 2025 by signcraftStepping outside the commonplace is a sure way to catch the sign viewer’s eye. Peter Poanessa, Keene Signworx, Swanzey, New Hampshire, does this… Read More
