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Signage & Printing

Wide-format printing, vehicle wraps, architectural and lighted signage, exhibit and retail displays, and the routing and finishing that ties them together. Techniques, equipment and business strategy for sign and print shops.

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  • Lisa Higginbotham
    Awards

    A&E Asks Women in the Industry: 5 Minutes with Lisa Higginbotham

    Lisa Higginbotham, president and owner of 5Star Awards, says she ended up in the awards industry by accident. Nineteen years later, she reflects on her career. 
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  • Business and Marketing

    In the Trenches: Paperboy Wonders

    I really was a paperboy, at the age of 12, and sold copies of our local daily from a green canvas bag swung over my…
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  • rolled steel hold downs
    Engraving

    Keep Your Acrylic Sheet Stock Flat in Your Laser

    Warped sheet material can result in poor lasering and cutting results. Learn how to prevent this issue…
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  • led
    Commercial and Lighted Signs

    Use LED Lighting with Sandcarved Signage

    Light up your creativity for sandcarved signage.
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  • Graphic Design/Software

    Try This: Use Photoshop Templates for Sublimated Products

    This graphic design hack is an easy way to experiment with new designs for sublimated photo gifts.
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    Architectural/Interior Signage

    The Technical Side of Sign Design: Faster Design Turn-Around Time

    Is it really possible or a business secret?
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  • focus on the right factors
    Business and Marketing

    Focus on the Right Factors: Sublimation production costs

    If you're looking at just the cost of ink, paper, and substrates, your calculations may not be an accurate reflection of your production costs.
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  • Business and Marketing

    Take Control of Your Online Reputation: How to handle bad reviews

    While you have a small chance of preventing bad reviews, you do have ways to manage them with the goal of fending off any damage they might create.
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  • trotec
    Engraving

    Try This: Laser cutting and engraving paper

    Apply these steps to customize paper products, from greeting cards, invitations, and table cards, to book covers and business cards.
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  • humidity
    Heat Transfer/Sublimation

    Printer Protection: Check the humidity level

    Large-format users often brush this tip aside.
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  • Heat Transfer/Sublimation

    Use Product Templates for Sublimation Designs

    Here's a time-saving solution for perfecting your designs… 
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  • text
    Architectural/Interior Signage

    Trouble with Text? A word on smart selection

    The key is to know when you want fonts to stand out and when you don't… 
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