The Traditional Sign Maker is a growing collection of articles published by Clover Signs. Clover Signs hand crafts fine house signs. The signs are traditionally carved by hand - but using modern methods and materials.

These articles are based on everything we know about sign making and are intended for sign makers, designers, artists etc.

If you want to use an article on your site, please contact us. We will be happy to help provided our terms are met.

Recent Articles

Text Size Calculator

Clover Signs has devised an interesting way of calculating how visable your text is from a given distance.

Making an HDU Sign

A step by step guide to creating a carved and gilded HDU Sign.

The History of House Names

A look at the role of House Names, both past and present.

House Sign Design Basics

5 mistakes to avoid when designing signs

How to Make Carved Text in Photoshop

Quick and easy tutorial demonstrating the creation of carved and gilded text in Photoshop.

BackBox 1.0

Ok, not much to do with sign making, but useful if you are running a website. A great image display script.