John Deaton of Ages Brookside, Kentucky
John Deaton was first featured in the May/June 2000 issue of SignCraft. In 2012, John switched from signs to freelance illustration for a few years ...
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Posted on Wednesday, February 24th, 2016
John Deaton was first featured in the May/June 2000 issue of SignCraft. In 2012, John switched from signs to freelance illustration for a few years, and still offers this work and royalty-free clip art via his website www.thetoonfactory.com. But today he’s back in the sign business, working out of the 16-by-30-ft. shop next to his home.
So were you completely out of the sign business while you were doing the illustration work?
No, not completely. But three or four years ago, business had dropped off badly around here. The economy had dried up, and it seemed like every 20 feet there was somebody with a vinyl cutter. People were selling stuff so cheap that there was just no way to compete.