Features
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Vintage Vinyl: Two Halves Make a Whole
Wikipedia-which should always be taken with a grain of salt-tells us that one of the highlights of the Swiss city of…
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End of a Decade: 2019 Year in Review
Another year has come and gone in the recognition industry. The last year of this decade did not go by…
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Try This: Sublimate Aluminum Ornaments
‘Tis the season for sublimating aluminum ornaments. If you have an order for more than just a few ornaments, they…
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Signage and Heat: Why It’s Important to Plan Ahead
Have you seen the new hot sign designer they just hired in the design department? Unbelievable-and I heard that “being…
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Best Foot Forward: Keep LBC Fit Prints Socks for Change
Homelessness is an issue that has an impact virtually everywhere in the country. While it’s prevalent in small towns and…
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Taking the Charge Out of Static Electricity
If not controlled properly, static electricity can be a major disruption to a sign shop’s business. Too much static electricity…
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Updating a Classic
As the Fillmore Auditorium, one of Denver’s most iconic music venues, neared its 20th anniversary, the Fillmore team wanted to…
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Printwear’s 2020 Technology Forecast
It’s hard to predict what will happen next year or even next week. But when it comes to garment decoration…
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Shop Talk: Working with Large Logos and Letters
Of all the sign jobs we’ve done in the past, there is a type of work that is probably my…
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Video of the Week: Ever Wonder How Road Signs are Made?
This video of the week is from an episode of the Science Channel’s “How It’s Made” TV show. This one…
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Shiny Side Up: Adding Reflective Material to Wraps
Any time you pass an emergency vehicle at night – and hopefully do not have one sitting behind you, its…
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Vintage Vinyl: All in the Family
This Vintage Vinyl video comes to us from western New York; specifically, the small-ish city of North Tonawanda, about a…
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Zooming Out: Communities Growing Their Making Skills
There’s something about learning specific skills or being exposed to different industries at any age that can have an impact…
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Shop Profile Video: Houston’s Image Grafix
At WRAPSCON 2019 in Long Beach, California, this past August, wrappers from all over the country-the world even-came in to…
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Try This: Thanksgiving Turkey Napkin Rings
This tutorial demonstrates how to cut and engrave on wood veneer to create a last-minute Thanksgiving-themed decoration for the table.…
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Volume Speaks Volumes: Managing a Large-Format Laser
Note: This article appears in The Laser Engraving Report, a supplement to the November 2019 issue of A&E magazine. To ensure that you can…
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