Matt Dixon

Matt Dixon is the executive editor of GRAPHICS PRO and WRAPS magazines. Before that he was served as editor of Sign & Digital Graphics and Sign Business Magazine. He can be reached at 720-566-7286.

Matt DixonOctober 4, 2018

The Importance of Training Your CNC Machine Operator

It’s finally here – your brand new, shiny CNC router machine. Images of intricately designed signage may get you so…
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Matt DixonSeptember 28, 2018

Unique CNC Router Applications

Dan Sawatzky’s house is the best advertisement for his business, Imagination Corporation in Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada. The house looks almost…
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Matt DixonSeptember 28, 2018

Chat with Matt: An interview with Brian Phipps

This month’s interview is with Brian Phipps, president of digital printer manufacturer Mutoh America Inc. – You’ve been president of…
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Matt DixonSeptember 27, 2018

Laser Engraver Maintenance

Regardless of whether you use a CO2 or fiber laser, both systems require maintenance to stay at peak operating performance.…
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Matt DixonSeptember 27, 2018

Modern Screen Printing

As the digital evolution continues to disrupt the longstanding traditions of the sign making world, there are still a few…
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Matt DixonSeptember 26, 2018

Leave Your Message After the Beep

How many times a day do you try to reach an important business contact and hear a voicemail greeting like…
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Matt DixonSeptember 20, 2018

Understanding UGIS

When I launched my first DVD, “Vehicle Graphic Installations,” back in 2008, it debuted UGIS (Universal Graphic Installation System). UGIS…
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Matt DixonSeptember 6, 2018

Dealing with the Competition

You’ve got a shop, it’s doing pretty well and your customers seem satisfied with the work you produce and the…
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Matt DixonSeptember 5, 2018

The ABCs of Channel Letters

Children have an innate fascination with the alphabet. They learn to craft words-spelling, enunciating, writing-and develop a familiarity with diction.…
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Matt DixonAugust 20, 2018

Chat with Matt: An Interview with Brother Zank

This month’s interview is with Brother Zank, owner of Custom Craftsman Signs in Sevierville, Tennessee. What was your path to…
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Matt DixonAugust 17, 2018

Shop Talk: Better Installs, Better Profits

No matter how good one is at designing and making signs, the rubber doesn’t really meet the road until those…
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Matt DixonAugust 16, 2018

Outsourcing Wayfinding Signage

Small sign shops facing a big sales opportunity and knowing they can’t complete the job alone have a couple of…
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Matt DixonAugust 13, 2018

Effective Digital Marketing for Your Wraps Business

When building profitable businesses, graphics manufacturers and shop owners must wear two hats: the cutting-edge artist and savvy business owner.…
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Matt DixonAugust 7, 2018

Delivering Digitally

Sign makers today are increasingly becoming involved with digital signage-not only to provide the physical elements, such as hardware and…
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Matt DixonAugust 1, 2018

Wasted Time Blues (and Pinks)

It was back during the cold war, when I was a boy growing up in the sixties, that I remember…
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Matt DixonAugust 1, 2018

Getting the Most Out of the SBA

Everybody knows that the Small Business Administration can be a huge help when it comes to securing a loan to…
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