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Signline is ISA's quarterly newsletter developed especially for sign users, sign companies, planners, building and zoning officials, and other government groups connected with the sign industry. In it you will find important legal and planning information on signage, as well as information on design review, amortization, the economic value of on-premise signs, and other related topics.

• Issue #51: Conspicuity and Readability - PDF format, KB



• Issue #50: Appraising the Value of Signage - PDF format, 864KB



• Issue #49: Eminent Domain and Compensation for Signage - PDF format, 1000KB



• Issue #48: The Role of the Regulator in Sign Repair Following Natural Disasters - PDF format, 4KB



• Issue #47: Street Graphics and the Law: A Flawed Perspective, Part 2 - PDF format, 1033KB



• Issue #46: Street Graphics and the Law: A Flawed Perspective, Part 1 - PDF format, 3770KB



• Issue #45: Methodology for Creating a Beneficial, Cost-Effective Sign Code, Part 3 - PDF format, 1850KB



• Issue #44: Methodology for Creating a Beneficial, Cost-Effective Sign Code, Part 2 - PDF format, 1330KB



• Issue #43: Methodology for Creating a Beneficial, Cost-Effective Sign Code, Part 1 - PDF format, 2200KB



• Issue #42: Professional Responsibility in Municipal Sign Code Writing - PDF format, 4870KB



• Issue #41: The Pitfalls of Mandating the Monument Sign - PDF format, 3920KB



• Issue #40: Variable Message Signs and Electronic Message Centers - PDF format, 4250KB



• Issue #39: Illuminated Signs and Energy - PDF format, 5170KB



• Issue #38: The Value of Signs for Your Business - PDF format, 3980KB



• Issue #37: The Value of Signs for Your Community - PDF format, 3960KB



• Issue #36: Prior Restraint in Sign Codes - PDF format, 2300KB



• Issue #35: A Planner's Primer: Toward A More Detailed Understanding of Sign Users' Rights - PDF format, 3040KB



• Issue #34: Official Positions of the International Sign Association - PDF format, 7800KB



• Issue #33: Judiciary Scrutiny Under the First and Fourteenth Amendments: Impact on Sign Regulation - PDF format, 4300KB



• Issue #32: Traffic and On-premise Sign Regulation - PDF format, 5700KB



• Issue #31: (Issues 31 and 30 combined): Importance of the North Olmstead Sign-Ordinance Decision - PDF format, 4500KB

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Additional note: Signline downloads are high quality digital reproductions, each file ranging in size from four to eight megabytes (4 MB to 8 MB). If you are using a dial-up connection and are experiencing lengthy download times, please call us at 703-836-4012, ext. 110 and we will send you either a paper copy or a digital copy on CD via regular mail.