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Published Articles by Dan Antonelli, & Featuring Graphic D-Signs' Work

In addition to authoring two books on small business logo design, Graphic D-Signs' Dan Antonelli has written and published over 40 articles for SignCraft Magazine, as well as other leading trade magazines devoted to excellence in graphic design. His articles cover a wide range of graphic design topics.

Graphic D-Signs' work has also been featured in Step Inside Design, Sign Business, Entrepreneur Magazine, Signs of the Times, A Magazine About Letterheads, The New Jersey Star Ledger and other design publications.

Below are some articles Dan Antonelli has authored or that are about Dan's work or Graphic D-Signs, most of which are PDFs that you can download and read using Adobe Acrobat.

Article/Book Title (PDF downloads) Publication Publish Date
Step-by-step: Creating 2.0 effects in Photoshop SignCraft Magazine September 2009
Rethinking fleet graphics: Variety helps reinforce the message SignCraft Magazine January 2009
Back to Basics: Keep your Logos Clean & Simple SignCraft Magazine November 2008
5 Steps to Great Logo Designs SignCraft Magazine September 2008
Seven Industry Problems-and How You can Capitalize on Them SignCraft Magazine May 2008
Harness the Power of Images & Pictorials SignCraft Magazine November 2007
Landscape Company Web Design 101 Lawn & Landscape Magazine June 2007
Logo Design: Who is Your Target Audience? SignCraft Magazine July 2007
Q&A: Succeeding as a Design-Oriented Sign Shop SignCraft Magazine March 2007
Adding Stationery Design to Your Services SignCraft Magazine January 2007
Ask the Right Questions to Speed the Design Phase SignCraft Magazine November 2006
Planning Your Exit Strategy SignCraft Magazine September 2006
Top Tools for Building Brilliant Logos MSNBC & Entrepreneur Magazine July 2006
1st Place - Commercial Vehicles Sign Business Magazine June 2006
Sign Shop Web design 101. SignCraft Magazine July 2006
An effective logo is easy to grasp. SignCraft Magazine May 2006
Enhancing a silhouetted image with Photoshop. SignCraft Magazine March 2006
How to silhouette an image in Photoshop. SignCraft Magazine January 2006
"Overcoming the 'I Don’t Need a Logo' syndrome" SignCraft Magazine November 2005
"Building an identity one step at a time." SignCraft Magazine September 2005
"Moving From Sign Shop to Marketing Firm " SignCraft Magazine June 2005
"Powerful vehicle advertising doesn’t always mean a full wrap" SignCraft Magazine March 2005
Logo Design Book Review Creative Latitudes May 2005
"Font Customization Techniques for Logos" Graphics.com February, 2005
"Step-by-Step: Photoshop Beveled Edges " SignCraft Magazine January 2005
Taking the Mystery Out of Print/Cut Roland Press December 2004
Design Solutions: When Stock Makes the Project Step Inside Design November 2004
"The $100,000 Question: Still giving your logo designs away?" SignCraft Magazine July 2004
"Step-by-Step: Photoshop Airbrushed Effects" SignCraft Magazine August 2004
"Is White the Only Color Vinyl You'll Need?" SignCraft Magazine July 2004
"New Fonts Can Give Your Logos a Fresh Look" SignCraft Magazine May 2004
"Sign Shop Web Design: What works and what doesn't" SignCraft Magazine March 2004
"A Back-to-basics Approach to Logos" SignCraft Magazine December 2003
"Meet the man behind the signs of the times" Sunday Star Ledger July 2003
"Web Whacked" Sign Business Magazine

June 2002

"Create an Affordable, Full-Color Brochure for Your Shop" SignCraft Magazine January 2001
"Step-by-Step: Creating Prismatic Vinyl Lettering" SignCraft Magazine July 2001
"Outlines Can Help with Design and Installation" SignCraft Magazine July 2001
"Add dimension to your lettering with a click" SignCraft Magazine May 2001
"It’s not truck lettering, it’s vehicle advertising" SignCraft Magazine March 2001
"Designing logos for optimal distance legibility" SignCraft Magazine November 2000
"Step-by-Step: Creating Special Effects for Digital Printing" SignCraft Magazine September 2000