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The Camas Montessori School had a sign that served its purpose over the years, but time and the elements had taken their toll.... Read More
With the thousands of fonts available for designers, you would think you’d always be able to find the exact typeface needed for your... Read More At the core of my zeal for traditional sign making methods is drawing. In today’s landscape of sign sameness the hand-drawn and hand-lettered... Read More Randy Howe, Getzumexposure.com, Port Dover, Ontario, Canada So the customer walks in your shop and says his landlord allows a 24 sq. ft.... Read More While visiting with some good friends of mine the other day, we started reviewing our “work-to-fun ratios.” When this subject comes up in... Read More Vehicle wraps—whether on vans, cars or box trucks—present a unique opportunity to get your client’s message out in a visually powerful medium. The... Read More For every issue, SignCraft gives a few sign makers an imaginary project. We ask them to do a sketch of the sign they... Read More Usually when a customer comes into the shop, it’s because they’ve seen some of my dimensional work out in the field and they... Read More 
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Tips & Tricks: Stains for cedar backgrounds
I sometimes use cedar planks for a background to mount a sign face on, or use cedar trim on a sign. For years... Read More
Tips & Tricks: The ultimate glass cleaner
I did window splashes and window signs for over 20 years, and the first step is getting the glass really clean. The very... Read More
Tips & Tricks: Bond acrylic without the applicator bottle clogging
When gluing acrylic, as when you’re replacing channel letter faces, don’t use hypo #25 bottles. They clog very easily and it’s difficult to... Read More
Tips & Tricks: Make weeding white and light-colored vinyl graphics easier
If you are getting old and decrepit like me, it gets harder to see the lines on cut vinyl, especially white material. This... Read More
Tips & Tricks: Give them a miniature version of their sign
Here’s a cool thing to do that customers really get a kick out of: Make them a miniature version of their sign. We... Read More
Tips & Tricks: Quality materials and proper installation are powerful sales tools
Most signs get removed or moved sooner or later, yet hardly anyone thinks of sign removal and/or relocation. For example, if cheap materials... Read More
Tips & Tricks: Flatten your wood before you V-carve
When doing V-carving in wood, don’t assume that the piece is perfectly flat. Even a small difference in thickness from one side to... Read More
Tips & Tricks: Easy edge sealing of PVC letters and graphics
Router-cutting PVC leaves a raw edge that is more porous than the smooth face of the PVC board. To solve this, I seal... Read More
