Fine tuning a basic sign layout
May 12th, 2021 by SignCraft.comIn the recent tip, “Compress with Care,” we talked about—and showed—how excessive condensing can make a typeface harder to read. Using a condensed… Read More
Rick and Megan Sacks
May 4th, 2021 by SignCraft.comShop name: The Sign Shop Shop: 2400 sq. ft. Graphics equipment: Graphtec cutter Flexisign Pro Online: www.mendosign.com Facebook: MendoSign Fifty years is a… Read More
Creative sign brackets add appeal
April 30th, 2021 by Dan SawatzkyIʼve long advocated that sign designs should encompass a lot more than just the board they are made on. While a few of… Read More
Signs by Van
April 26th, 2021 by SignCraft.comAge: Phil, 68 and Jeremy, 39 Shop: 4000 sq. ft. Staff: Nine Graphics equipment/software: SCM 5 x 12 five-axis router Vectric Aspire and… Read More
Photos from a ”dinosaur sign shop”
April 26th, 2021 by Bill KovelyOnce upon a time, a sign painting shop was a very low-tech environment. Often an Electro-Pounce perforating tool was the most sophisticated piece… Read More
Delivering the message day and night
April 18th, 2021 by Bob BehounekWith all the advances in technology, which weren’t available years back, signage today is so much more diverse. These same advances can be… Read More
Tips & Tricks: Compress with care
April 18th, 2021 by SignCraft.comEvery day sign people have to deal with creating layouts for signs that have too much copy on them. Many customers have unrealistic… Read More
Six steps to high-impact vehicle graphics
April 9th, 2021 by Braun Bleamer“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
April 11th, 2021 by SignCraft.comCheck 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
April 5th, 2021 by SignCraft.comAge: 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
April 5th, 2021 by SignCraft.comFirst 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
Follow-up: Jon Depreter
March 28th, 2021 by SignCraft.comWhen Jon Depreter was first featured in SignCraft 17 years ago [May/June 2004], he had a busy one-man shop in New York’s Hudson… Read More
