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After 25+ years and working on projects in about 30 states, I have yet to receive specifications for a Public Hearing sign that were accurate enough that they could be used to produce a sign. I remember one in CT that mandated a 4' x 4' sign panel with ±10 lines of 6" high copy which, when typed...

Or he will work slower and count the OT hours as they add up. ;)

You would think there's hope but, I'm not so sure. The company I work for is in Atlanta and, while I've worked here as the Sr. Graphic Designer for 12 years, we have been trying on & off for 10 years to find someone to fill the second chair in the department. I think, so far, my boss has...

I had a boss once who, when a potential customer would insist on him making a site visit to quote some door graphics, would tell them "I know what a door is and how they look so, if you could send us a photo of yours with a dollar billed taped flat to it, we can work up a price, and after a...

I believe he was referring to standard abbreviations for sign types - "Something universal like RG.W = Regulatory Wall, RG.P=Regulatory Pole, Mon=Monument, DIR=Directional, etc.?" - not units of measurement.

In my experience, there are no standards. Every EGD firm I've worked with and/or worked for has had its own standard nomenclature, abbreviations, sign type hierarchy, etc. The same goes for every sign company I've worked with and/or for. It's gotten really confusing at times when the EGD firm &...

I'm no legal expert, I would think you could find a lawyer who will work on a contingency basis and file suit against them. After three years - and them still being in touch with you - you certainly have grounds for suing them and, with a lawyer working on contingency, there won't be many costs...

Ah. I misread his post and the mention of context. Monday morning, ya know? I read it as he was questioning what the thread itself was about, not the relation of a survey and the thread. I agree about the walking part, that why I mentioned not taking a vehicle. My comment was meant to be...

You could try World Wide Sign Systems (http://www.wwsign.com/) located here in Atlanta. Where I work, we produce almost everything in-house but we have purchased pan-formed acrylic faces from WW and they were top-notch. I also know a few people employed there and they are quality fabricators.

I'm looking forward to the show - and seeing everyone who is attending walk by a beautiful 25' tall monolith - or Iconic Element as it's described by the designer - we just fabricated and installed at the World Congress Center.

I'm not sure if non-payment for a survey would qualify, and I don't think it's worth the trouble for $125, but have you considered a lien on the property? In my experience, property owners don't want liens against their property and are able to get their tenants to cough up the money that a...

Is this a serious question? If it is, I would suggest you'd be better off exploring a new line of work - or maybe spend some time working for a signage manufacturer/installation company so you can learn the basics about the industry.

Do you have a drawing you can show of the letters? Without knowing what the letters look like it's difficult to make a decision as to whether one can/will provide a quote.

Loctite or Versalok. I don't know the product numbers off the top of my head, sorry. I can go out in the shop & get them from one of the fab guys if you're interested.

Where I'm currently employed, we would glue 2" x 2" angle (sprayed white or whatever color matches the face) on the back of the ACM panel right at the edge. Then there is no need to go thru the labor of routing/breaking the returns AND you can get the face from a 4' x 8' sheet of ACM instead of...

I LOVE the HOPE scholarship. My son has had most of his schooling covered and, at the rate my daughter keeps racking up A's, hers will be also. UGA is not a cheap school by any means, so the HOPE is saving me a small fortune and keeping the size of the loans my boy is taking out to a bare minimum.

Bravo, my friend. Bravo. Whenever my boss hires a new designer to work along with me, his main criteria for offering a position are one, do you know how to use CorelDRAW, and two, what is the lowest amount of money are you willing to work for. He doesn't understand that you get what you pay for...

Why would you want to have rounded letters on the same baseline as the flats?

2' round x 4.5' deep for each pole? What state are you located in? We are all still talking about a 4' x 6' ACM panel w/ an overall height of 6', yes? The system we use to determine basic engineering shows it would be sufficient to install a 4' x 8' cabinet @ 12'-0 OAH on one steel pole w/ a 2'...

Engineered? My customers would never be willing to pay an additional $250+ to have their 4' x 6' ACM panel on posts sign engineered. The sign in question here is so small that it doesn't even register on the charts I use for a basic determination of post/footing sizes. I think most of the people...