Our legacy has always driven our pursuit for innovation and quality.
For 35 years, Nuart has stayed on the cutting edge of the sign industry. This has allowed us to maintain our high standards of quality while growing our production capabilities. Our past truly informs our future.
Born into it.
While Nuart may be 35 years old, our roots go back way further. Larrey Albaugh started working in the sign industry by the time he was 18 years old and opened Lakewood Signs in Denver Colorado in 1972. Some of the best sign writers in the country worked there and was the home of the legendary Letterheads group.
“Originated in Denver, Colorado in 1975 by a group of sign shop apprentices and sign artists; Rick Flores, John Frazier, Bob Mitchell, Mark Oatis, Mike Rielly, Earl Vehill, Mike Author, Joe Tedesco, Jim Schultz. and Noel Weber. The term "Letterheads" was coined by Earl Vehill. All were unified by an interest in sign design principles and techniques which were no longer taught or valued by most of the contemporary classes, or by the shops in which they worked. Many were understudies of the Jerry Albright, and all were acquainted with sign artist Larrey Albaugh, in whose studio many early meetings were held.
It was Albaugh who commonly invoked the I.O.A.F.S. acronym, which persists among longtime practitioners to this day.”
