Signs of the Times Magazine

Summer's Hot but Not as Hot as These ISA Expo Products 🔥 Though the International Sign Association 2024 Expo was a couple of months ago, we asked our Brain Squad survey group to share what interested them the most. If you didn't attend, consider it advance scouting! #signindustry #signmaking #signmaker https://lnkd.in/grBPgrhT

Cool, Clear Campus Wayfinding 👈 Our feature article for July offers three campus wayfinding projects you need to check out. Thanks to Kathy Moylan of A&I Reprographics, Jan Marie Mc Carthy of Inkspot Design and Keith Davis of KRD Design for contributing outstanding pictures and advice. https://lnkd.in/g8eCc9eG #signindustry #signmaking #signmaker #wayfinding #environmentalgraphics

Our July digital edition is now live — up, up and away! 🛩 3 campus wayfinding projects, hot products from the International Sign Association Sign Expo, window graphics and more! Read the issue: https://lnkd.in/g84wHJWC #signindustry #signmaking #signmaker

Dozens of Sign Ideas and Insights in Only 5 Minutes Each Month! 💡 Join the Signs of the Times Brain Squad — for owners and top managers of sign companies in the US and Canada. More than 400 have already signed up! Check out our recent branding refresh and become part of this growing club. #signindustry #signmaking #signmaker https://lnkd.in/gwHvBw3k

Thinking of Selling Your Sign Company ... to a Relative? 🤔 Our online columnist and business consultant Paula Fargo is on Part 4 of a multi-part series on selling a sign and print company, as Paula recently did with Curry Printing in Baltimore. She points out some positives and negatives when it comes to keeping the business in the family. #signindustry #signmaking #signmaker #sellingabusiness https://lnkd.in/gUhwxtau

Sign Managers Need Compassion, Clarity and More... Our Business of Signs columnist, Maggie Payette Harlow, owner of Signarama Downtown in Louisville, Kentucky, offers five solid bits of advice to improve your skills as a sign company manager. #signindustry #signmaking #signmaker https://lnkd.in/g9n3PXXt

It's Prime Parks & Rec Sign Season 🌳 We bring you projects by FASTSIGNS Toledo & Maumee, Roughrider Signs & Designs, Great Big Graphics, Crossroad SIGN, Archetype and Henry Graphics, Inc. Enjoy the great outdoors ... and the signs! #signindustry #signmaking #signmaker https://lnkd.in/gfGrGgsJ

Some Sign-Lighting Situations Are Born to LED ⚡ LED-lighting applications for signs keep expanding and are well past simple channel letter use and neon retrofits. Our Tech Product experts, Chris and Kathi Morrison break down the options from Principal Sloan and others. #signindustry #signmaking #signmaker #led #leds #ledlighting https://lnkd.in/gjRV3zGR

Insights on Sign Subcontracting: Why or Why Not? 🔧 According to our 2024 Big Survey, more than half of sign companies subcontract fabrication and installation — and four times as many shops are increasing than decreasing their amount of subbing out. We took a closer look this month. #signindustry #signmaking #signmaker #subcontracting #subcontractor https://lnkd.in/gJTknKCa

Tips for More Creative Sign Company Management We consulted experts, authors on the subject and your fellow sign pros for advice on how to up your creativity when it comes to managing your sign company. #signindustry #signmaking #signmaker #creativity #creativemanagement https://lnkd.in/g4m8Q2vT