Commercial and Lighted Signs
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In the Trenches: Alright, Good Night
I never planned to be a sign man, but neither have I determined what else I should have done. But…
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Education
Video of the Week: The Not-So-Lost Art of Gilding
Andrew Lawrence opened up his sign shop, Gentleman Scholar Signs, in 2012. In producing his work Lawrence is a fan…
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Education
Standoff Systems: Give Your Signs a Lift
Standoff systems may, at first appearance, be an industry tool, but once you see one, they become ubiquitous. “When you…
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Cerebral Signage: Applying Design Thinking to Signs
Design thought is the blending of intelligence and imagination with creativity. Smart design wrapped around intellectual data and concepts can…
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Education
Looking for Trouble: Tell Me the Truth
Some things just feel better when they have that analog swing. Vinyl records, old style film photography, and of course…
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Education
The Best of the Bend
Channel letters can be seen in millions of highly visible places around the country, on everything from plazas to hotels,…
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Education
Designing Award-Winning Signs: Masonry Makeover
You receive a call from a local HOA who has a significant sized stone monument. They feel it’s time for…
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Education
Try This: Sublimate Signage and Outdoor Artwork
Art and photography can be taken outdoors by sublimating durable panels that are made for weather and direct sunlight. This…
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Education
Video of the Week: Hand-Painting in the Mount Rushmore State
This week’s video of the week comes to us from the town of Hot Springs, South Dakota, where Curt Lout…
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Education
Boxed Illumination
Signage in a box – the venerable cabinet sign. In a completely elementary sense, that’s essentially what users are receiving…
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In the Trenches: Mother May I?
I remember that day because the wind was blowing so hard and trying to damage the light gauge 4 x…
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The Long View: Safety First
Over the years, I’ve spoken with countless shop owners and production managers from a range of sign shops, grand-format print…
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Education
The Joy of Technical Sign Murals
Here are four extremely challenging projects that were each conceived by a graphic designer that expected the final product to…
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What is the difference between cast, reverse channel, and precision-cut lettering?
These lettering methods can be used interchangeably, but it depends on the overall visual effect you want to achieve. Casting…
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Features
Video of the Week: Irish Artist Keeps it Real
This week’s video of the week comes to us all the way from Northern Ireland, where a street artist that…
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Education
Video of the Week: How Neon Signs Are Made
This week’s video of the week comes to us via the Canadian-made television show “How It’s Made,” which explains how…
