WORKING WITH GLASS can be challenging,but the results can also be alluring and stunning.“Any time we install window graphics downtown,we usually get lots of‘Looky Lous,’”says Dennis Schaub,FastTrack Signs(Bellefontaine,OH).“But this install was particularly attention-getting.We had most of the staff watching us from inside the building and a ton of people watching us from the outside of the building as well,which typically always makes me nervous,then I start making silly mistakes,which makes me more anxious,”Schaub says.

与玻璃打交道可能很有挑战性，但结果也可能是诱人的、令人惊叹的。"FastTrack标识公司（俄亥俄州贝尔方丹）的丹尼斯-沙伯说："每次我们在市中心安装橱窗图案时，通常都会收到很多'Looky Lous'。"但这次安装特别引人注目。Schaub说："大部分员工都在楼里看着我们，还有很多人在楼外看着我们，这通常会让我很紧张，然后我就开始犯一些愚蠢的错误，这让我更加焦虑。

These projects reflect both the dedication and challenges these sign pros overcame.

这些项目反映了这些标识专业人员的敬业精神和克服的挑战。

Double-Check

双重检查

Crossroad Sign Studio(Lynnwood,WA)did a double-take on this two-story building for two family-owned businesses:a pottery studio and a math tutor.Chris Brady,the studio’s design and fabrication manager,used client-created art for the windows.The shop imaged perforated Contra Vision using their 54-in.Roland TrueVIS.Many rounds of proofs,two days of application and one final install later,the project was still not complete.“Everyone missed a typo until after installation was complete.We returned to remove and replace the‘offending’window graphic,”says owner Jeff Thomas.

Crossroad Sign Studio（华盛顿州林伍德）为两家家族企业--一家陶艺工作室和一家数学辅导机构--设计了这座两层楼的建筑。该工作室的设计和制作经理Chris Brady在窗户上使用了客户创作的艺术作品。车间使用54英寸的Roland TrueVIS对Contra Vision进行打孔成像。经过多轮打样、两天的应用和最后的安装，项目仍未完成。"每个人都漏掉了一个错字，直到安装完成后才发现。我们又回来拆除并更换了'违规'的橱窗图案，"业主杰夫-托马斯（Jeff Thomas）说。

Pressure’s On

备受压力

Six Hundred Downtown(Bellefontaine,OH)is a brick oven pizzeria that’s been featured on Food Network.Local FastTrack Signs had worked with the previous owner for many years.The client used 99designs to create the logo,submitting a clean vectorized version.FastTrack used 3M 7725SE Frosted Crystal window film for this project.Just a two-person shop,Schaub and wife Carly completed three graphics in less than an hour.“Installing frost can be a challenge,and any minor mistakes show up so I was pleased we didn’t have any hiccups,”he says.

Six Hundred Downtown（俄亥俄州Bellefontaine）是一家砖炉比萨店，曾在Food Network上亮相。当地的FastTrack Signs公司与前店主合作多年。客户使用99designs设计了徽标，并提交了一个简洁的矢量化版本。FastTrack在该项目中使用了3M 7725SE磨砂水晶玻璃膜。Schaub和妻子Carly只用了两个人的时间，就在不到一个小时的时间内完成了三个图案。"他说："安装磨砂膜是一项挑战，任何细微的错误都会显现出来，所以我很高兴我们没有出现任何小插曲。

Don’t Tow Me,Bro!

别拖啊，兄弟

Luxury Compass Meridian Apartments(Meridian,CO)hired Boyd Sign Systems(BSS;Englewood,CO)to frost their indoor glass walls.Using artwork from Denver-based ArtHouse Design and Fineline Graphics’HP Latex 800 printer,BSS imaged 3M IJ180mC-114 wrap film.Challenges of the 2.5-hour Fineline installation included cleaning the glass before applying the second-surface graphics and lining them up.“One installer walked out to retrieve his water bottle about an hour into the job,only to find a tow truck hooking up to their(unmarked)van,”says Angela Hensarling,vice president,sales for BSS.Thankfully,the driver agreed not to tow it.

豪华公寓聘请BSS为其室内玻璃墙涂霜。BSS使用丹佛ArtHouse Design的艺术作品和Fineline Graphics的HP Latex 800打印机，对3M IJ180mC-114包装膜进行成像。Fineline的安装时间为2.5小时，安装过程中遇到的挑战包括在粘贴第二表面图形之前清洁玻璃并将其对齐。"BSS销售副总裁Angela Hensarling说："一名安装人员在工作开始约一小时后走出门去拿他的水瓶，却发现一辆拖车挂上了他们（没有标识的）面包车。幸好司机同意不拖车。

“Be Kind,Rewind”

善待回忆

Jay Free of Rewind Rhode Island(Bristol,RI)runs a streetwear and vintage boutique and was referred to local Hill House Graphics for his window project by another client.Free provided Hill House with a 4 x 6-in.logo at 200 dpi that they recreated by tracing“Rewind”and matching the font for“Rhode Island.”Hill House Graphics printed the sign with their Epson SureColor S40600 on Briteline 50/50 Window Perf with optically clear laminate.The installation took 2.5 hours.“While we were installing the job,we had two passersby stop and tell us the oldest joke in the book that we spelled‘Rhode Island’wrong,”McLellan says.

罗得岛州布里斯托尔的Jay Free经营着一家街头服饰和复古精品店，他的橱窗项目是由另一位客户介绍给当地的Hill House Graphics的。Free向Hill House提供了200 dpi的4 x 6英寸徽标，Hill House通过描摹"Rewind"和匹配"Rhode Island"的字体重新制作了该徽标。Hill House Graphics使用Epson SureColor S40600在Briteline 50/50 Window Perf上印刷了标志，并使用了光学透明层压板。安装时间为2.5小时。"McLellan说："我们在安装的时候，有两个路人停下来告诉我们一个最老套的笑话，说我们把'罗德岛'拼错了。

Kelsey Dalton McClellan,co-owner of Heart&Bone Signs(Chicago),applies goldleaf to the window of“Basinger’s Jewelers.”|Rose Oatis,wife of Mark Oatis,YESCO(Las Vegas)and a founder of the Letterheads,gilding“Glass Signs”for Main Street’s signshop.

Heart&Bone Signs（芝加哥）公司的共同所有人凯尔西-道尔顿-麦克莱伦在"贝辛格珠宝店"的橱窗上贴金箔。|罗斯-奥蒂斯（Rose Oatis），YESCO（拉斯维加斯）公司马克-奥蒂斯（Mark Oatis）的妻子，信头的创始人之一，正在为大街招牌店的"玻璃招牌"镀金。

Museéde Glass Arts

玻璃艺术博物馆

Back in May,dozens of Letterheads,Walldogs and other sign artists from all over the continent volunteered their time and talents creating the signs and murals for the Cincinnati-based American Sign Museum’s“Main Street”expansion project.The museum’s Main Street exhibit mimics a city street with storefronts featuring signs for various businesses.Some are authentic vintage signs,while others by the sign artists blend in through classic designs and techniques.Among the many new Main Street storefronts to be revealed in mid-July are those for a jewelry store and,of course,a signshop.

今年5月，来自美国大陆的数十位街画艺术家和其他标识艺术家自愿贡献出他们的时间和才华，为总部位于辛辛那提的美国标识博物馆的"主街"扩建项目创作标识和壁画。博物馆的"主街"展览模拟了一条城市街道，街道两旁的店面挂满了各行各业的招牌。其中一些是真实的老招牌，而招牌艺术家的其他作品则通过经典设计和技术融入其中。7月中旬，许多新的主街店面将亮相，其中包括一家珠宝店，当然还有一家招牌店。