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The World's Most Amazing Hand-Drawn Sign Art

Hand painted signs have been a large component in the long history of visual advertising. Sign painters displayed their eye-catching work on restaurants, billboards, political advertisements, traffic signs and more. Hand-drawn and painted signs created a rich visual landscape of colors and fonts. Though hand painted signs faded away as illustration software came onto the scene, a large resurgence of artisanal signage has occurred as a whole new generation admires the resonant imagery of handcrafted signs by coupling this craft with today's production technology. The history of painted signage is as rich as its bold visuals and a renaissance of this visual style is transforming the way the public looks at old-fashioned advertising signage.


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Hockey Canada® is the national governing body of ice hockey in Canada. They contacted FASTSIGNS® because they needed assistance producing and installing various types of arena signage for their National Female Midget Championship (NFMC) in April 2013. Since the tournament has a high number of attendees, Hockey Canada needed to control traffic flow and warn attendees of restricted areas, as well increase awareness about the upcoming tournament.

Seven Brands That Nailed Their New Logos

Companies change their logos to indicate anything from a shift in strategy to the simple need to modernize their brand. Some logo changes are subtle, while others look nearly unrecognizable from their former designs. Brand loyalists and design critics have no problem voicing their opinions of these "flops" and sometimes enough negative feedback of a poor redesign can cause a company to return to its original logo.

Sport Events Advertising Through the Years

Sports advertising has evolved dramatically over the years. From wooden signs and baseball cards to LED Jumbotrons and massive athlete endorsements, sports advertising has a lasting influence on pop culture. Sports fans are some of the most loyal brand patrons and the best sports advertisers play upon this devotion. Sports are advertised three ways: marketing by sports associations like the National Football League (NFL) or Major League Baseball (MLB), marketing products or services at specific sporting events, or promoting a sport in general in order to increase public participation. The history of sports advertising is as colorful as the means used to display it. Below is a timeline of historical milestones in sports advertising that show just how much the industry has changed over the years.

Sign Design Tips: How to Leverage the Color Wheel for Better Signs

The color wheel is a fundamental tool for designers to understand and leverage the relationships between colors. Artists and scientists as early as Isaac Newton have been creating color wheels to represent their understanding of colors. The standard color wheel models in common use: RGB and CMYK. RGB, also called additive color, is used primarily in design intended for computers or the web. CMYK, also called subtractive color, is used primarily for the design of physical objects being created with ink.

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PAULE SEUX for SUN STUDIO 0001"All of Dubai are our customers", says Alexander Plastinin, production manager at Sun Studio Dubai. IQDEMY's extraordinary business proposal enables the company to strive in hard times. IQDEMY, a group of leading companies uniting the world's best practices and expertise in the digital large format marketplace, offers its printers a unique concept, thus enabling printers to cater to market niches.

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