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A new edition of the market-leading guide to signage and wayfinding design
This new edition of Signage and Wayfinding Design: A Complete Guide to Creating Environmental Graphic Design Systems has been fully updated to offer you the latest, most comprehensive coverage of the environmental design process�from research and design development to project execution. Utilizing a cross-disciplinary approach that makes the information relevant to architects, interior designers, landscape architects, graphic designers, and industrial designers alike, the book arms you with the skills needed to apply a standard, proven design process to large and small projects in an efficient and systematic manner.

Building A Big Small Business Brand
By Dan Antonelli

Straight talk for small business owners as he sheds light on your company s biggest asset: your brand - and logo design. Learn industry secrets for selecting and working with a reputable design team, creating a logo design that stands out, promoting your brand promise, and building a small business brand that outshines competitors. And, if you've enjoyed business success in spite of a mediocre logo design, this book encourages you to rethink the power of professional branding and its impact on your bottom line.

Logo Design for Small Business 2
By Dan Antonelli

Devoted exclusively to designing logos for small businesses�the largest sector of the business economy, this second book helps designers address this growing market and deliver effective designs for small businesses. If you�ve ever asked questions like, "Corporate logos rely on simple graphics, but wouldn�t my client be better off with a colorful design and high-impact graphics?" or, "Should I use a horizontal or vertical format for this logo?" or, "How can I show my small business clients the importance of a powerful logo?", you�ll find those answers�and many more.

Vinyl Sign Techniques (Paperback)
by Jim Hingst

Here is a brand new, comprehensive guide to every facet of the vinyl sign and graphics business. Compiled from 54 Vinyl Graphics columns in Signs of the Times, edited, updated and condensed here into 39 chapters, Vinyl Sign Techniques is an essential resource. The book is divided into four sections: sales & marketing, materials, fabrication, and vinyl application & removal. Every important aspect to running an efficient and profitable vinyl sign business is covered in detail, often including valuable charts, tables and photos for reference. Jim Hingst, a respected and experienced veteran of the printing and vinyl industries, offers the lessons that were 25 years in the learning. Your business will benefit greatly from the advice in this book.

Sign Gallery 7 (Hardcover)
by The Editors of Signs of the Times

Smart business owners know the value of well-designed signs. They capture the customer s attention, provide the first impression and communicate the type of business. Sign Gallery 7 offers a wide range of excellent signs for businesses and budgets of all types. These are the winners of the annual Signs of the Times International Sign Design Competition. The types of signs include electric signs and channel letters, neon signage and graphics, digital displays, painted and vinyl signs, carved, routed and gilded dimensional signs, digitally printed banners, large-scale wall murals, architectural sign systems, vehicle graphics, entry monuments and more. Sign Gallery 7 provides the photos and descriptions that will help anyone to design and fabricate more eye-catching and effective signs: the kinds of signs smart business owners demand.

Sign Painters (Paperback)
by Faythe Levine, Sam Macon, Ed Ruscha

There was a time-as recently as the 1980s-when storefronts, murals, banners, barn signs, billboards, and even street signs were all hand-lettered with brush and paint. But, like many skilled trades, the sign industry has been overrun by the techno-fueled promise of quicker and cheaper. The resulting proliferation of computer-designed, die-cut vinyl lettering and inkjet printers has ushered a creeping sameness into our visual landscape. Fortunately, there is a growing trend to seek out traditional sign painters and a renaissance in the trade. In 2010 filmmakers Faythe Levine, coauthor of Handmade Nation, and Sam Macon began documenting these dedicated practitioners, their time-honored methods, and their appreciation for quality and craftsmanship. Sign Painters, the first anecdotal history of the craft, features stories and photographs of more than two dozen sign painters working in cities throughout the United States.

Signage Systems and Information Graphics: A Professional Sourcebook (Paperback)
by Andreas Uebele

The book showcases great examples of signage design worldwide, with an emphasis on the most original approaches. It is an indispensable reference for communications designers and a must for architects, interior designers, and graphic artists. 250+ color and 250 b/w illustrations and photographs

The Neon Superguide: Complete How-To Manual
by Randall L. Caba