ISA Sign Industry Quarterly Economic Report Shows Favorable Conditions in All Four Categories
January 15, 2015 SignIndustry.com e-Newsletter
The State of Digital Die-Cutting/Digital Finishing for Wide- and Grand-Format Print in 2014
Oh how the market has grown and changed to accommodate varying needs and wants in the digital finishing and cutting shops. Read on to see the most current trends.
New Mexico Neon on Route 66
Sign makers are getting their kicks restoring vintage neon signs along New Mexico’s portion of Route 66.
Stay Ahead with Accurate Sign Estimating Using Advanced Technologies
Submitting the winning bid for sign projects is more challenging today than ever before. Click for some insider perspectives on optimizing your company efficiency with estimating.
A Look at Dye Sublimation
Dye sublimation transfer printing has established itself as the preferred technique for printing polyester woven and knitted fabrics in the apparel and home decoration markets.
Digital 3D Enhancement Printing
Whether with a wax seal, embossed image or raised type, throughout much of history, adding dimension to documents has increased their perceived value and importance.
Making Big Decisions: Will Doing Nothing Destroy Your Business?
When does doing nothing okay and when is it not? Endeavour to acquire enough quantitative and qualitative date to know your options and their consequences in order to make the best decisions.
Backup and Archival Approaches
How you choose to backup your computer has several different methods and you should be aware what your plan is, and that it's working, to ensure that you know that you won't lose your stuff.
Tweaking Separations for Better Quality and Faster Production
As a separator you may often be faced with having too many print colors, and having to find ways to reduce the color count.
Benefits of Vehicle Wrapping
Need some help selling vehicle wraps? Trade groups, sign shops and market researchers have ammunition to help you seal the deal.
Onshoring, The Next American Apparel Revolution?
The local option needs to be automated enough to be efficient and price competitive versus other options from other places.
Internal vs. External Sign Illumination Revisited: Best Methods for Traffic Safety
Which lighting method is best for drivers who are seeing and reading the signs at night?
There is More to Signs than Meets the Eye - A Peek at Permits
The obvious details when considering a sign include design, purchase costs, delivery and installation. However, lesser known, but equally important, details regarding signs can be overlooked, thus complicating things. One of these lesser-known details involves permits.
Seaming Vinyl Banners: To Stitch or Not to Stitch?
Double-lock stitching increases the durability and improves the appearance of the banner. It is just the most time consuming method. Find out when the time investment is worth the durability payoff.
Interactive Media Industry Trends for 2015
Energizing the static display with increased interactive marketing reach to customers.
Interactive Media Industry Trends for 2015
Energizing the static display with increased interactive marketing reach to customers.
LED Maintenance Thoughts - Opening up a new business model that will make your customer happy and keep you in the service business.
With the almost total acceptance of LED for channel letters and increasing use of dedicated modules for cabinet lighting, our industry has to look at the long term effects of such a liability free product.
Trends and Innovations in Cutting and Routing Technology
Output providers continue to look for new cutting, routing and finishing solutions to help them provide the latest products and services to meet their clients' needs.
National WW I Museum: Signs That Narrate Its Remembrance
The National World War I Museum was created as a monument to both honor the history of that war and also as a monument to the Americans and Europeans who fought and died in WW I.
