Check out some gallery pictures and read about some of the great work by SignPig.com members. This week we feature a great step-by-step from Mike Meyer... Read more >>
Pricing Workshop - 16ft x 2ft shop sign.
Mrs Anne Teeks wants a sign for her new shop. What materials would you use and what would you quote her? Read more >>
Sign School - Doming tutorial.
Doming not only makes decals look great, it can also be a very profitable service to add to your business. A gram of polyurethane resin can increase the value of a 25mm square decal from a few pence to a quid. Read More >>
Sign Workshop - Carving a HDU sign
Many thanks to Bernard Hibbs of Clover Signs for sharing this great tutorial on making HDU signs Read more >>
Pricing workshop - Small & medium vans - Part III
These vans have a large clipart image in vinyl and more spread out lettering to help make the overall design stand out more. Offering customers a layout like this ... Read more >>
Pricing workshop - Small & medium vans - Part IV
The final part of this workshop looks at pricing small and medium vans with digital prints incorporated into the livery... Read more >>
Walldogs meet - Faribaut, Minnesota
Mike Meyers has sent in some really cool photos of the creation of a great mural at last weekend's Walldog meet in Faribault, Minnesota... Read more >>
Letterheads International Sign Convention - Wales 2007
For forty days and forty nights the rains fell all over the UK, but then the clouds parted and the sun shone down to welcome signwriters and pinstripers from across the globe to Nant Ucha Farm on the picturesque hills of Llangollen in Wales. . Read more >>
Sign School - Traditional Signwriting for Beginners - Part 2.
Time to lay some paint in Part 2 of our Signwriting for Beginners tutorial. In this part you will learn some of the techniques of the trade to create the proper brush strokes necessary for producing lettering... Read more >>
Sign School - DIY Etching a Brass Plaque.
Not many of us have cnc engravers but there is another easy way to make brass plaques... by etching. You'll be amazed at just how easy it is to produce great results. Read more >>
Sign School - Making a Dibond sign tray.
Sign trays made from a composite aluminium such as Dibond can be very attractive yet they are quite easy to make and erect... Read more >>
Pricing workshop - Jumbo Transit
Big vans need big amounts of vinyl, what would to expect to get for this basic layout? Read more >>
Multimedia Tutorial - SignLab
A multimedia tutorial showing how to install TrueType fonts into SignLab. Read More >>
Two colour vinyl registration
Watch a Step by Step tutorial on accurately applying two different coloured vinyls... Read more >>
Pricing workshop - Up-Selling
Up-selling can greatly increase your profits if done properly. Most of the time customers don't really know what they want and arrive at your door just wanting their name on their van or sign. So, how do you get them to go for something fancier but more expensive? Read more >>
Sign School - White Space and Word Shapes
Good use of white space can make the difference between a good sign and a bad one. But what is 'white space' and what makes it so important to the signmaker? Read more >>
Pricing workshop
Mr Piggy has moved in with his two brothers so he wants to rent out his old house.
He needs a 3ft x 2½ft double sided corriboard sign as shown. How much would you charge him? Read more >>
Pricing workshop
In this pricing workshop we look at quoting for an 8ft x 2ft (1220mm x 610mm) sign for a small back street hair salon. What materials would you use and what would you charge for supplying and fitting the sign? Read more >>
Sign School - Applying vinyl to glass.
Flood coating vinyl onto glass is a practice that many newcomers to the sign trade shy away from as it is perceived to be very difficult. In fact, it is not that difficult at all and with a little practice can be done in a very short time with good profit.
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