Hand-painting Golden Prairie

Hand-painting Golden Prairie

Hand-painted signs are very popular these days. Business owners appreciate the stroke of a brush and the beauty found in this traditional form of advertising art. Recently, while hand-painting Golden Prairie’s latest sign, we found ourselves nostalgic for the...
Hand-painting revival

Hand-painting revival

As with most communication disciplines – including commercial signs – production methods, styles and techniques have come and gone. Globally, the human exchange of information has progressed from word of mouth, to stone symbols; from painting on papyrus to...
The Lost Art of Vintage Lettering

The Lost Art of Vintage Lettering

There’s a difference between typography and lettering. The first is the mechanized process of setting fabricated characters in vinyl. It’s largely computerized. Digitized. However, the other is a hand-drawn interpretation of a sequence of letters or...
Vehicle and Fleet Graphics

Vehicle and Fleet Graphics

Vehicle and fleet graphics are effective marketing tools. Except when they aren’t. Why? Because most designers over-think and over-design their simple, intended purpose. To wrap or not to wrap… It’s normal for business owners to expect the absolute...
A Great Christmas Gift Idea!

A Great Christmas Gift Idea!

Looking for a great Christmas gift idea? We’ve got you covered… Paxton Signs’ personalized residence signs make great gifts. We use numerous techniques to create the styles, shapes, colors and textures you have in mind. Currently, hand-carved elements are...