HomeSign Shop Lockdown
Manufacturers and suppliers that provide product to sign shops are always looking for new verticals to which they can integrate their business. One such company, Nova Polymers Inc., of Caldwell, New Jersey, has taken this notion to a new level—a level that requires extensive background checks, armed guards, and, perhaps, a belief in the rehabilitative nature of our country’s penal system (and sign making).
In the otherwise unassuming state of Utah sits a correctional facility with a rather unusual labor option for its inmates. Beyond the prison-cliché of …
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Behind Bars, Signs of Pride
In a recent issue of Sign Builder Illustrated, we ran a feature about a working sign shop housed within a maximum security prision…
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Karma as a Business Model
It’s Not Easy Being Green, But It’s Worth It
In Salt Lake City, Utah, a design company called 3form is taking the notion of green (environmentally friendly) sign production to a new level. From the broadest concepts—farming all-natural signage materials from third-world countries while coordinating with Fair Trade organizations to ensure the laborers get a competitive wage; to the narrowest approach—3form employees are rewarded for recycling…
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