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The default PDF export settings in CorelDRAW 2020 pretty much have all the bells and whistles turned on by default. JBurton mentioned the feature of embedding thumbnails. That adds to the file size too. And that can be substantial when you consider the nature of modern operating systems. To find...

Design fees are going to vary based on geographic region and whether the locale is in a high cost or low cost of living zone. A local market can also be affected by competitors providing their design services for cut-rate prices or even free. Even when your work is clearly better than theirs...

I would experiment with the PDF export pre-sets in CorelDRAW 2020. Plenty of settings can make a substantial difference with file size. Embedded printer profiles can add 500kb or more. Embedded fonts take up space, especially if the entire font file is included rather than a limited sub-set. The...

It's important not to confuse Paul Rand with Rand Paul.:D There's a decent web site for Paul Rand that shows off some of his most important work as well as different books about him and his design process. Saul Bass is another design titan from the same era. He not only designed many well known...

I don't think there is as much of an issue with the number of vector objects in a single file as there is with the number of anchor points (or nodes) on a single complicated vector object. In old versions of CorelDRAW (as well as Flexi) I avoided creating complex objects with any more than 5000...

Revisions. That's a complicated issue and there is no one size fits all solution to it since so many sign projects are different in size, complexity and dollar value. We have different policies applied to different products. A large, valuable lighted sign can be afforded more revisions or minor...

You can take your ad hominem insult and cram it. Since when is taking a few simple precautions a "liberal" thing? Playing it safe is literally a more conservative trait. I'm not asking at all for everything to go into lock-down mode. I'd prefer to keep the shop doors open. Until that new vaccine...

Please explain in specifics how those doctors are differing in opinion with regard to simple guidelines to slow or prevent the spread of SARS-CoV-2. They sound pretty unanimous to me in regard to steps like wearing a facemask in public, social distancing, limiting indoor gatherings and washing...

Yeah, I'm repeating what doctors and scientists who are expert on the subject have said. Wanna fact check me? Go right ahead. But it's going to take more than your opinion to refute any of it.

That's a bunch of tall tale garbage. I've heard all kinds of variations of that myth. A laughable one is people getting killed in car accidents getting classified as COVID-19 deaths to get that "covid bonus." These stories all boil down to an accusation hospitals everywhere are exaggerating or...

It's now a matter of public record and historical fact the leaders who are to blame for the United States' deplorable response to this pandemic. There is nothing subjective about it at all. The American public is absolutely on the hook for this $#!+ show too. Tens of millions of knuckleheads...

I agree that much of a successful response to a pandemic depends greatly on individual citizens to do their part to play along rather than exercising their FREE-DUMBS to be contrarian jerks. Nevertheless, when it comes to the United States' response to the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic the US government...

Pfizer (and its European partner) didn't take any government money or government involvement in the development of its vaccine. The timing is all coincidence. If anything, I'd say the announcement is more than a bit premature. If there was any motivation about making an announcement early it was...

If the Variable Font shows up in the CAS application's font list (SignLab in this case) only the basic weight of the typeface will show up. I don't think any CAS applications on the market fully support Variable Fonts at this point; they don't even support all the standard features of OpenType...

Specifically in the case of Oklahoma, the incidence of SARS-CoV-2 infections stayed very low until the end of May. June into late July was our first "wave," which was very modest compared to many other states. August saw the wave calm down a bit before an upswing around Labor Day. New confirmed...

While the news seems promising, the clinical trials are not finished. Even if the 90% efficacy rate holds up and even with emergency authorization applied to speed up delivery to the public we're not going to see this vaccine widely available until Spring 2021 at the earliest. In the meantime...

There is zero problem with the Adobe Illustrator application. 100% of the problem rests with the people misusing the application. Also this notion of "they were taught that in school" is a bunch of garbage. That implies everyone in the self-taught camp doesn't make goofy mistakes when using...

For anything traffic sign related you have to go with MUTCD specifications (colors, fonts, etc). https://mutcd.fhwa.dot.gov/kno-colorspec.htm

Technically the United States is a "Democratic Republic." But the North Korean government calls its nation the same thing: Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) -a very cynical bit of satire on the label of Democracy. Fundamentally, the United States is supposed to be a REPRESENTATIVE...

Very simple. Some people in high places absolutely do not want all American citizens to be able to vote. There's an old video featuring one @$$hole from the Heritage Foundation going on in detail how high voter turnout in elections is a really bad thing. If those elitist jerks had their way...