February 2024 Digital Edition
The February 2024 digital edition of Sign Builder Illustrated featuring the latest dimensional signage, graphics, and retrofit projects is now available to read! This month’s cover story details the sign replacement for a Colorado ski resort. The previously standing sign had been damaged by snow removal crews. Not only did the sign makers have to design and CNC-carve a new...
Video Technology Breslin Center
Michigan State University recently upgraded the in-bowl LED displays at the Jack Breslin Student Events Center with video technology from SNA Displays. The Breslin Center is home to the MSU men’s and women’s basketball teams as well as the Spartans’ volleyball program. The multipurpose arena has more than 16,000 seats and hosts a variety of events including commencement ceremonies,...
Fiery XF 8
Fiery LLC, the largest independent provider of digital front ends (DFEs), announces the latest release of Fiery XF for wide to superwide print production. Fiery® XF 8 delivers significant performance gains, enhanced usability, and seamless integration with over 2,400 printers and 2,100 cutter types, offering unparalleled versatility. Extensive device support gives customers the opportunity to maximize ROI by connecting Fiery...
HanleyLED acquisition
Principal Industries, a leading provider of electrical components and services to the commercial sign industry, announces the acquisition of HanleyLED, a Grimco exclusive brand of premium LEDs for signs and displays.  This acquisition strengthens and diversifies Principal Industries’ commercial sign and display product portfolio while enabling more choices and greater flexibility for customers. Simultaneously, Principal Industries and Grimco have entered...
Sign Pricing
When we asked new members of the “Behind the Signs” Facebook community what sign industry question would be most helpful to them, the top concern from installers, designers, fabricators, and owners was pricing signs. Here are a sample of questions that we received from the group on this topic: “How do I price it all out?” “What is a reasonable...
Blue Resort Sign
House of Signs in Silverthorne, Colorado is a nationally renowned sign shop that specializes in dimensional routing. The company has been featured in Sign Builder Illustrated before, as recently as last year’s Young Sign Makers Awards when their own senior sign maker, Zac Bethel, took home honors. Recently House of Signs completed an out of the ordinary project that was...
Orbus Display Graphics
Orbus Visual Communications® invests in market-leading, state-of-the-art print equipment to ensure display graphics are the best in the industry. Orbus is North America’s largest producer and manufacturer of visual communications solutions for tradeshows and events, retail environments, and workplace interiors. Newly acquired dye-sublimation and UV print equipment marks a significant improvement in capacity and helps Orbus ensure consistent color and...
Radio Flyer Mural
Radio Flyer is one of those American institution companies that is well known to kids of all ages, thanks to their line of wagons and electric bikes. A new bold and vibrant 30-by-50-foot mural went up last fall on one of the exterior walls of the company’s headquarters on the west side of Chicago, Illinois and helps reinforce this...
Branding GPI Boston Office
GPI/Greenman-Pederson, Inc., is a civil engineering firm consisting of over 1,700 professionals (engineers, planners, draftspersons, scientists, etc.) with offices all over the country. The organization was moving into a new office suite inside a multi-story building in Boston and wanted to incorporate their branding within the space in time for the opening. The GPI manager at this Boston branch was...
Dscoop Edge Indy Keynote
Dscoop, the global, user-driven community of HP Indigo, HP PageWide, and HP Large Format users, announced that sports, media and business legend Alex Rodriguez will be the main keynote at Dscoop Edge Indy. “A-Rod,” a 14-time MLB All-Star, 3-time American League MVP and 2009 World Series champion with the New York Yankees, has continually challenged himself to become more than...




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