Why should I buy from you?
October 26th, 2017 by Richard McKinleyThis is a question some sign salespeople and shop owners have difficulty in providing a plausible answer to. After many years of working… Read More
Design & Price: 4-by-12-ft. banner
October 30th, 2017 by signcraftIn every issue, SignCraft gives a few sign makers an imaginary project. We ask them to do a sketch of the sign they… Read More
Design Clinic: A-frame sign
October 26th, 2017 by Bob BehounekWhen you’re driving around town each day, you can’t help seeing the good signs as well as the not-so-good ones. Here’s one that… Read More
Shop Trucks
October 30th, 2017 by signcraftSend us a photo of your shop truck today at signcraft@signcraft.com or to SignCraft, P.O. Box 60031, Fort Myers, FL 33906. Read this… Read More
Tips & Tricks
October 30th, 2017 by signcraftDesign bundles are a good buy I have been buying design bundles from DesignCuts.com fairly often in the past year or so. Each… Read More
What’s it cost to produce this 3-by-6-ft. monument?
October 26th, 2017 by Chris LoveladyMaterials: HDU board: $973 Pressure treated lumber: $75 Paint and misc.: $85 Hardware, concrete mix: $55 Total materials: $1188 Labor: Design/sales: 2 hours… Read More
New ride signage creates a park’s new theme
August 26th, 2017 by Dan SawatzkyEven though our client has a fully built-out amusement park, which was founded in 1910, our recent project for them was very much… Read More
Stripes and graphics in a small market
August 28th, 2017 by signcraftFor Mike Chamberlin and Mark Kramer, hand lettering led to an interest in pinstriping— as it has for many sign painters. If you… Read More
Lasers lead to new markets
August 28th, 2017 by signcraftMost of the market for laser-engraved and laser-cut graphics didn’t exist before the laser. It simply wasn’t possible to cut with such precision,… Read More
What’s it cost to produce this 26-by-36-in. 3D sign?
August 26th, 2017 by Chris BourgeoisMaterials: HDU board: $225 Mahogany molding: $120 Acrylic letters and VHB tape: $110 Paint: $65 Bracket: $500 Gooseneck lights: $150 Total materials: $1170… Read More
Design Clinic: Truck lettering
August 25th, 2017 by Bob BehounekWhen someone pulls up to the shop in a stark white truck, looking to upgrade the image of the business he just purchased,… Read More
