What’s it cost to produce these box truck graphics?
We’ve done two of these box trucks, plus a pair of plastic faces for an illuminated sign for this furniture store. The company... Read More
Almost every sign shop makes 4×8 signs. The uncut panel fits the square footage requirements of many sign codes, and they are efficient... Read More Over the past few years, rat rods and retro rods have taken off in popularity, and the call for faux-aged lettering and pinstriping... Read More Outdoor advertising companies usually have a salesperson to sell potential clients on using billboards at existing locations for an advertising contract. Often the... Read More To sell signs effectively, we must know what it takes to create a sign that works—a sign that is both attractive and readable... Read More Succeeding in the sign business for 35 years is a major achievement. Brian Schofield, with much help from Karin Levin, has made that... Read More “Opposites attract,” says the old, oft-repeated saying. This doesn’t only apply to marriages, friendships and magnets. It applies to sign design, too. Opposites... Read More In every issue of SignCraft Magazine, we gave a few sign makers an imaginary project and asked them to do a sketch of... Read More 
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Ray and Rose Grossi
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Creating a landmark sign bound for the Arctic Circle
We 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
News from our readers: Mike Meyer’s new book on sign painting, the amazing ColorRite Sign Writer, the late Richard Haemmerle
Profile: Ian Macdonald
Shop 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?
The 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
Signs We’ve Seen: February 2021
Check out this creative sign work by SignCraft’s readers. We’re always interested in seeing your work or photos of great-looking signs you’ve seen.... Read More
Design & Price: Truck and trailer for a landscape company
We gave three top sign designers the following scenario and asked them to do a drawing of the graphics they might have produced... Read More
Bringing classic wood signs back to life
When Ian Macdonald was thinking about getting back in the sign business after being out of it for a while, he noticed how... Read More
