A signpainter’s story: Chicago in the late 1930s
“Sign painting? Well, today it ain’t an occupation, it’s an occupational disease.” —Philip Marcus, Chicago sign painter, 1939 Recently, I happened upon a... Read More
“We’ve been in business for over 50 years,” says Larry, “and I cannot count the times a customer’s first question was ‘How much... Read More “Value is determined not by what you pay for something, but by what you get for what you pay.” Darn, that’s a great... Read More As you see in every issue of SignCraft, CNC routing makes a wide variety of 3-D signage not only possible, but practical. The... Read More Most sign shops handle a large variety of sign projects and almost all of them are made specifically to meet a customer’s needs.... Read More Magnetic signs, like any vehicle lettering, can be powerful advertising for a small business. Likewise, they can also be generic identification that lets... Read More 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 
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“We all know that truck lettering delivers the most bang for a client’s advertising buck,” says Braun Bleamer, Jet Signs, Palmerton, PA. It’s... Read More
Signs We’ve Seen: April 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
Follow-up: Ray Sauder
Age: 49 Shop name: Raynbow Signs City: Palmerston, Ontario, Canada Staff: Five plus Ray Shop size: 4800 sq. ft. Graphics equipment: Roland SolJet... Read More
April 2021: Letters
First two monument signs Dear SignCraft.com, I am the second generation in my family’s sign company. We started as a wide-format printing company... Read More
Step-by-step: Making a sandblasted redwood sign
Early last year, an existing client of mine contacted me about upgrading the main ID sign for their apartment complex. They wanted a... Read More
Follow-up: Chris and Debi Lovelady
Shop name: Vital Signs LLC City: Thomasville, Georgia Staff: Five plus Chris and Debi Shop size: 5500 sq. ft. Graphics equipment: HP Latex... Read More
Tips & Tricks: Legibility and letter size
The seven-second legibility test I fully agree with the sentiments stated by Ken Millar [see Designing signs for legibility: Letter size and Designing... Read More
