Tag: David Hickey
ISA’s David Hickey Named 2024 Leading Association Lobbyist
David Hickey, the International Sign Association’s vice president of advocacy, has been named one of the Association Trends’ 2024 Leading Association Lobbyists. The award...
Filling in the Gaps with Comprehensive Education
ISA International Sign Expo 2023 offers plenty of opportunities to fill in holes. Maybe it’s a question about a specific piece of equipment. Ask...
Digital Signage Workshop: Combatting Codes & Regulations
For sign shops, outdoor digital signage projects can represent a lucrative profit opportunity. However this technology can change very quickly. This is leading many...
Sign Language Defined
Whether dealing with local planners, your clients, or just talking to an industry colleague, it’s helpful when we’re all using the same language. That...
On-Premises Signage U.S. Supreme Court Decision Announced
The Supreme Court of the United States has ruled that the traditional regulatory distinction between on-premises signs and off-premises signs (billboards) is content-neutral and...
Inside the Growth of Digital Displays
By most counts, digital displays saw tremendous growth during the pandemic. This is no fad.
Instead the tremendous growth in the technology—which has been occurring...
The Challenge of Keeping & Restoring Vintage Signs
By David Hickey
For people like Jude Cook and Vince Coley, restoring vintage signs is a labor of love. “It helps to be passionate,” says...
Planning for On-Premise Legality
Here we go again! As the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) prepares to take up another sign code case—the second since 2015—we...
Learning to Adapt to Shortages in the Supply Chain
Add supply chain shortages—particularly in plastics, aluminum, and lumber—as one more challenge for sign companies to navigate in 2021. Our industry is hardly alone....
Sign Permitting: The New Chicago Way
Sometimes a hard-fought success provides a road map for the way ahead.
Such is the story in Chicago, where the International Sign Association (ISA), the...
