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2 G R A P H I C S P R O • J U N E 2 0 2 3 G R A P H I C S - P R O. C O M V O L U M E 3 7 | J U N E 2 0 2 3 | N U M B E R 1 0 CONTENT FEATURES 8 INTERIOR ARCHITECTURAL SIGNAGE Building an interior sign system from the outside in By JD Hamilton 16 PERFECTING THE FINAL CUT Flatbed printer workflow best practices using a CNC router and a laser By Chris Rodkey 24 SIGNATURE WORK WITH UV FLATBED PRINTING Etchings by Emma takes the wedding market by storm with UV flatbed printing By Nathan Stromberg 28 LET'S TALK SHOP Anatomy of an installation By Charity Jackson 33 SUCCEEDING WITH A HEAT PRESS Building your business on the back of a heat press has never been easier than it is right now By Adam McCauley 38 THE DIFFERENT STYLES OF PRESSES Courtesy of Geo Knight 40 HEAT TRANSFER VINYL BASICS Explore an easy income opportunity using heat transfer vinyl By Eve Lowry 43 TOP 5 LASER HACKS TO IMPROVE EFFICIENCY Courtesy of Trotec 44 LEVERAGING SOCIAL MEDIA How to take advantage of the explosive growth of small businesses on social media By Angelica Broadnax 47 PRINT ON VIRTUALLY ANY MEDIA Courtesy of Xanté 48 LASER ENGRAVING STAINLESS STEEL TUMBLERS Courtesy of Epilog 50 12 THINGS I DO TO MAKE MY SHOP A HAPPIER PLACE Take the time to bring comfort, convenience, and control into your environment By Lori Champagne 53 HOW TO SAVE TIME PRESSING HTV AND HAVE GREAT RESULTS Courtesy of Chemica 54 THE RISING TIDE OF BUSINESS Planting the seeds of success By Aaron Montgomery 57 DENIM FABRIC- FACED DIMENSIONAL SIGN Courtesy of Trotec 58 LASER ENGRAVING WINE TUMBLERS Courtesy of Epilog 59 GP+ PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT S T A R T H E R E 40 S I G N A G E & P R I N T I N G 8