Well, I thought I would be done with this series last time on custom signs and printing, and I did actually get into the late 20th century, but I didn’t really get to where custom signs and printing crossed paths. So this time, I am going to attempt to explain how custom signs and printing… Keep Reading
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Where Custom Signs and Printing Are Now in the 21st Century – Part 5 (the last one!) of This Sign History Series
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Signs and Graphics and Printing Since the 1860′s – Part 4 of Our Sign History Series
In this installment of the history of signs and graphics printing, I’ll talk about the vast improvements in signs and graphics printing from the mid-1800′s until late in the 20th century. And where the two trades of signs and graphics printing intersected to create a significant change for many sign makers. To recap the previous… Keep Reading
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Signs and Printing – From Papyrus to Gutenberg to the Rotary Press (ca. 1847) – Part 3 in Our History of Signs
The world is full of signs and printing in the 21st century. Even in “3rd World” countries, there are lots of signs and printing telling you where to go shopping, what to buy, and telling you when you get there. And while most of us may give passing thought to signs and printing, that’s probably… Keep Reading
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What the Sign Maker Did Up To the 18th Century – Part 2 in Our Sign History Series
Hi again…as I said last time, if you look around, or drive around, when you live in any industrialized country on earth, your locale is full of signs. Most of us simply accept that a sign maker made all the signs, but that’s pretty much the extent of anyone’s thought on the subject. In this… Keep Reading
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Will Digital Printing Replace Screen Printing Signs?
Several hundred years ago when I made the fateful decision to get into the sign business, my first position was screen printing signs. Back when I started, you could be screen printing signs with lacquer inks and get high at the same time…those were the days! Many companies who used to be screen printing signs… Keep Reading
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Where in the World Did Sign Makers Come From!? Part 1 in Our History of Signs Series
When you look around, or drive around, if you live in most industrialized countries on the planet, your world is full of signs. If you’re like most people, you simply accept that signs are made by sign makers, but you don’t give it much thought; you pretty much just take signs for granted, at least… Keep Reading
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Why Sign Makers…& Their Clients…Love Digital Printing
In some past articles I reviewed the techniques involved in how sign makers screen print signs, and I also explored various plastic sign materials for sign prints and how they were used. Today I’m going to talk about the revolution in printing that digital printing has brought to sign makers in the past 10 to… Keep Reading
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What Plastics Are Available in 2011/12 for Inexpensive Sign Prints That Will Look Like a Million Bucks?
In my last post, I gave you a thumbnail sketch of what it takes for companies that make sign prints using the screen printing process. This time I will deal more specifically with various types of sign prints. Your Sign’s Appearance is Affected by the Inks Used During the Printing of Various Kinds of Sign… Keep Reading
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How Full Color Printing Has Changed the Way Sign Companies Do Business
It used to be that sign companies produced full color printing for only the big corporations like Coca-Cola, IBM, or Xerox (back when they were still a dominant player). Full color printing by sign companies was expensive unless it was done in huge volume, especially when sign companies printed larger format full color advertising media… Keep Reading
