FEATURES AUGUST 2017 | VOLU M E 239 | N U M B ER 8 38 NEXT GENERATION BY GRANT FREKING A new wave of painted, carved signmakers emerges. 42 THE 2017 NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE BY WADE SWORMSTEDT What you need to know about the latest electric sign requirements. 46 DYE TRYING BY DAREK JOHNSON Like a dogless bone? 50 38 STRICTLY ELECTRIC: UNDER THE BIG TOP BY MARK WALLIS Amusement park signs blend old school designs and new school tech. 46 2 SIGNS OF THE TIMES AUGUST 2017 50