Signs & Methodology

DIY Craft Project: How to add your name to old awnings and cover over previous names, and repair sails, tents and more. This is a practical Do-It-Yourself (DIY) Guide on covering over old awnings, covering old business names and adding your own, or repairing canopies, tents, sails and covers. What is the purpose of this article? We're going to look at low-cost options that may save you hundreds of dollars over replacing an old awning. We'll also cover how to cover up old business names on awnings, repair smaller non-structural tears, and even repair tents, sails and pop-up canopies! Where do I start? For the purpose of clarity, I'll refer to awnings, but this also works to apply in general to tents, canopies, sails, sport team uniforms and to just about any woven fabrics. Will it work on my fabric? Before going any further, you'll need to see if your fabric (awning, tent, jacket, sail, anything) has been treated with silicone, as nothing will stick perman...

" How much is a Sign? " While I'd love to have $17 million dollars* for every time I've been asked "How much is a sign?", I just have to stop and smile at the innocence of the  question .  (*Really, how much could anyone make if they only get a nickel for every time they hear a question?) The reason I get asked "how much is a sign?" at least once a week is likely due to signmakers having made very little progress over the past 40 years in educating the public at large as to the very wide variety of types of signage, identification, branding and directional information systems. Even the word "sign" can mean to put your signature onto something and translates poorly. We just don't have the vocabulary for the myriad of products and categories of signs, so smiling and taking a deep breath is probably a good response. I can hear someone's eyes rolling in their head already. Boring, perhaps but critical if you find yoursel...