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36 A Legendary Sign BY ASHLEY BRAY
A wail of a tale of how the Banshee sign came to be.
A Cool Rebranding BY SAMANTHA MILBURN
Sign makers help an ice cream shop with signage as part of its renovations.
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Spraying Metal onto HDU Signs BY BRAD BURNETT
State-of-the-art copper, iron, and bronze finishes.
Sign Builder Illustrated (Print ISSN 895-0555, Digital ISSN 2161-4709) (USPS#0015-805) (Canada Post Cust. #7204564) (Bluechip Int’l, Po Box 25542, London, ON N6C 6B2, Agreement # 41094515) is published monthly by Simmons-Boardman Publ. Corp, 55 Broad Street, 26th Floor, New York, NY 10004. Printed in the U.S.A. Periodicals postage paid at New York, NY and Additional mailing offices. Pricing, Qualified individual working in the sign industry may request a free subscription. Non-qualified subscriptions printed or digital version: 1 year US $48.00; foreign $96.00; foreign, air mail $196.00. 2 years US $75.00; foreign $150.00; foreign, air mail $350.00. BOTH Print & Digital Versions: 1 year US $75.00; foreign $150.00; foreign, air mail $250.00. 2 years US $102.00; foreign $204.00; foreign, air mail $404.00. Single copies are $36.00 ea. Subscriptions must be paid for in U.S. funds only. Copyright © Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation 2014. All rights reserved. Contents may not be
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Dimming Electrical Signage BY J. BRYAN VINCENT, PH.D.
Increasing requests for dimming capability with LED systems. Plus raceway vs. wireway channel letter mounts.
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Growing into Grand Format BY MIKE ANTONIAK
A print provider builds success with faith, hard work…and the Web.
The Role of Suppliers and Distributors BY ASHLEY BRAY
A discussion & directory of suppliers/distributors in the sign industry.
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