January 2019

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In This Issue



Features

A SURE SIGN BET
Teamwork and ingenuity give Derby City Gaming jackpot-winning signage.

REACHING FOR INFO
What sign shops need to know about using crane trucks and aerial lifts.

THE ROAD TO WRAPPING
For one sign shop, vehicle graphics continue to evolve.

Departments

EDITOR’S COLUMN
Editor Jeff Wooten ponders the role that artificial intelligence will soon be making in your sign lives.

IN THE INDUSTRY
Nine LED video displays are a big hit on a resort casino’s exterior, a survey finds that sign and graphics wages are up, and a tank-inspired Mustang wrap rides for veterans.

Sign Show
The newest products and services from sign manufacturers.

SBI Marketplace
Advertisements and announcements from the sign trade.

Shop Talk
Over the seventy-five years of ISA’s existence, David Hickey looks at how regulations remain a constant.



How – To Columns

BLAZING THE PRINT TRAIL
The path to a diversified business model.

MINIATURE VEHICLE GRAPHICS
The toy gift that involves lots of wrapping.

EMPLOYEE RETENTION
The costly importance of keeping workers.