Restoring the Gorge View sign
March 10th, 2025 by signcraftI made this 3½-by-9-ft. single-faced sign for a small condominium in the early 1990s. It was one of the earliest signs that I… Read More
Cover photo: Bruce Janssen – Lake St. Market
March 2nd, 2025 by signcraftThe vacationers who come to kick back, enjoy the outdoors, eat out and shop, in a tourist area create a market for a… Read More
Putting it together: DHT Specialized Hauling
March 3rd, 2025 by Brian SchofieldThe photos of outstanding signs on SignCraft.com are loaded with ideas and inspiration. But what about the back story: How did the layout… Read More
Cover photo: Hotel Cheval – Sean Beauchamp
February 23rd, 2025 by signcraftSean Beauchamp, Southpaw Sign Co., Oceana, California In sign design, most of the attention tends to get invested in the lettering and the… Read More
Window-Doggin’ tips from an old dog
February 24th, 2025 by Matt CoverSo ya’ wanna be a window splash artist? As a forty-year window splash and walldog veteran, I can tell you that it takes… Read More
Cover photo: DeWeerd Poultry – Ray Sauder
February 16th, 2025 by signcraft“Signs We’ve Seen” has always been a catch-all feature in SignCraft—a mixed bag of signs that readers sent us or that someone has… Read More
Putting it together: Vintage Hair Design
February 17th, 2025 by Jason NaleThe photos of outstanding signs on SignCraft.com are loaded with ideas and information, for sure. But what about the back story: How did… Read More
Five steps to selling your signs successfully
February 10th, 2025 by Art SchillingIf you want to succeed in the sign business, I believe you must help the customer quickly see the value they are really… Read More
Cover photo: Whifflet Street Tattoos – Ross Hastie
February 10th, 2025 by signcraftMore than one sign painter can tell you the moment when, as a kid, they watched a sign painter at work. At that… Read More
Cover photo: Wm. Higgins Co. – Bob Behounek
February 3rd, 2025 by signcraftOne of the best ways to “get inside a sign designer’s head” is to ask them to explain what went into a particular… Read More
From the sign business to vintage aircraft restoration
February 3rd, 2025 by signcraftDave Correll and Ann Meillier are no strangers to SignCraft readers. We first featured them and their shop, Brushwork, back in October of… Read More
Cover photo: A&A Towing – Lane Walker
January 26th, 2025 by signcraftNothing shows the difference that effective graphics can make like two simple photos: the before and the after. It doesn’t take a signmaker… Read More
