We use masks quite a bit, adding names onto mahogany golf plaques, I've never done it second surface on glass though.

With so many devices and browsers out there, web design can really be time consuming. The "PT Sans" That you used on the bottom for the link renders well, did you try using that for the body text? The Trebuchet that you changed it to reads well also.

It is a very good looking site! There's one thing that can make it better though. For starters, All the text that is in 14 point quicksand is illegible in Google Chrome on my machine. Here's a screenshot. http://kevinbergin.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/danseese.png The 17 point quicksand bold that...

Just bookmarked the heck out of that page. TONS of lettering inspiration on there!

I'm not 100% on what the initial medium was- I'm guessing it was either done in pen, and transferred to lithography plates or engraved by hand into metal plates. Most of it is one color- black, and all of the differences you see in tone are done by varying line width and crosshatch spacing. I know i...

Hi guys,

I just stumbled across http://billheads.blogspot.com and I figured there's got to be a few of you that love old billhead as much as I do, so I just hadto share it. Hope you enjoy it! Does anyone else have a collection of billhead?

Kevin

Oh. My. Goodness. Every single one of them is beautiful! What a great project!

I do like that in Omega 1 inch is 1 inch- I think that's something that definitely has value to what we do, much more that inconsistent point sizes in Ai for sure. I think my biggest annoyance with Illustrator is the lack of a block shadow filter, or even just a vector shadow filter in general. The ...

I don't think you will find ANY software package that will open Gerber PLT files. SignLab, as much as I can't stand it, imports both .plt and .gca files from GA/Omega. Signlab's workflow when compared to Illustrator and FlexiSign is absolutely horrendous though. It has a lot of bells and whistles t...

Hey Mark,

You can check out a bunch of pictures of the Cinnamon Bear sign here-

http://signdesignguy.com/2012/03/09/dim ... one-right/

Enjoy! Any questions, feel free to ask!

Kevin

Mark Summers wrote:Say Kevin, how bout posting a head on picture of your bear sign?

Mark

Sure can, I'll fire up the camera and get some pics tomorrow.

Danny Baronian wrote:Hi Rod,

These signs could conceivably outlast the business they're made for.

These HDU letters on 1" sculpted PVC backs unfortunately DID outlast the business they were made for. I get to enjoy them every day though- they hang in my shop.



Kevin

I use an online backup company called carbonite. I pay $229/year for 250GB of space, and my stuff automagically goes there over the internet. It's cheap insurance should something go wrong, and works without me doing anything. If I had to be involved in the backup process, the only time it would be ...

He's got a piece on Josh Luke up there too- Great guy from Boston. We've had a couple conversations over on the Facebook. Thanks for the link!

Ruby's looks like a pretty cool place! Love the hanging sign,and the fixtures as well!

Whoa, that thing is crazy! That's one helluva sculpture! So I got my piece silvered up and painted- I ended up using silver leaf instead of the Angel Gilding kit. I swear I'll try it soon, I just didn't have time for another learning curve on this one. For a first attempt, I'm ok with it. Not super ...

Steelers fan, actually. If I had it my way, it'd be black and gold for sure.

It's for my father, a simple man who lives by the saying on it - he'd never hang it if I gilded it.

Thanks, I can't wait to see it finished either! I'm going to silver it, black letters with a thin brightline.

On half I left the mask on, and half off, to see if it makes any difference. I'm sure Larry will admonish me for experimenting before my feet are even wet. You're right though, Larry, this could easily become an addiction. I've already got a few other pieces buzzing around in my sketchbook! http://w...

Hi guys!

My first piece of chipped glass just started curling up nicely- I can't tell you all how big of a help all of the knowledge I've found on here has been. Dave, Larry, Roderick, I've got to say BIG thanks to you especially- your posts really helped me.

Thank you all for sharing so freely!

Looks great man! It's funny, I've got my first paying gold job for a tattoo shop next week. If it comes out half this good, I'll be super happy. Great work!

If I can suggest another option you might look into- The UV flatbed printers crank out coroplast for a ridiculously low price. I think I pay about 5 bucks and change for double sided 18 x 24 coro if I order just 10. For the amount of time that goes into screening them, unless you were doing thousand...

joe cieslowski wrote:Welcome Kevin,

Didn't we meet at "Mass Mayhem" a couple of years ago?

Joe,

Makin Chip$ and Havin Fun!

Hi Joe- you probably met Ted- I haven't been out to many events yet!

Hi all! I've been lurking this forum for months, and I've got to say this is a great community! My name is Kevin Bergin, I'm a career signmaker for the last 15 years, and the next 30 and I love every aspect of this business. I work for a great carved sign shop called Hassan Sign in Cohasset, MA- htt...