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Toddwell · 10-03-2009, 03:10 PM

Having worked in the sign industry as an old school signpainter and race car letterer, I tend to have a built-in resentment for ANY vinyl sign shop, since it has all but ruined the actual craft of sign making.

Now, anyone can go out and buy a vinyl cutter and call themselves a sign maker, without any sort of design sense or training whatsoever. I invested a lot of years learning to hand letter and design beautiful painted signage, only to have the craft rendered almost obsolete just as I was getting proficient. Well done, hand painted sign work is an artform that has all but disappeared, except for a few hand letterers around the country that still practice the craft. I still paint signs and letter vehicles when a customer asks for it, but that doesn't happen too much any more.

I apologize if I sounded angry, I just read this thread and it touched a nerve a little bit.

Todd

10-03-2009, 03:10 PM	#2
Toddwell Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 21 Likes: 1 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Who does class & numbers? Having worked in the sign industry as an old school signpainter and race car letterer, I tend to have a built-in resentment for ANY vinyl sign shop, since it has all but ruined the actual craft of sign making. Now, anyone can go out and buy a vinyl cutter and call themselves a sign maker, without any sort of design sense or training whatsoever. I invested a lot of years learning to hand letter and design beautiful painted signage, only to have the craft rendered almost obsolete just as I was getting proficient. Well done, hand painted sign work is an artform that has all but disappeared, except for a few hand letterers around the country that still practice the craft. I still paint signs and letter vehicles when a customer asks for it, but that doesn't happen too much any more. I apologize if I sounded angry, I just read this thread and it touched a nerve a little bit. Todd