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  1. Printing Double Sided American Flags (latex printers)

    A real sewn nylon made in the USA 3'x5' flag is $34. A printed polyester flag is less than $20. Why would you bother with trying to make them double layer with a latex printer? Do you hate your customer that much?
  2. Discussion I was thinking........................ uh-oh

    But do you have a whistle on a lanyard? Can you spin it around on a finger?
  3. Discussion This happened yesterday...................

    https://fineartamerica.com/art/paintings/copy
  4. Another Backlit Question

    We put both layers of vinyl on the front. Clear first (unlaminated) applied. Then translucent white, with UV laminate registered on top.
  5. Need Help Font Help

    Those two are ones I can recognize on sight from having done this so long.
  6. Another Backlit Question

    If you're doing a digital print with the double layer method, put it on white translucent plastic. The choice of acrylic or polycarbonate depends on the size and your preference.
  7. Need Help Font Help

    CCS is Geometric Slabserif 703 Extra Bold. Stretched. The rest is Friz Quadrata. Squished.
  8. Ever seen this type of permit??

    TX DOT rural off premise sign (billboard) permit. http://onlinemanuals.txdot.gov/txdotmanuals/bet/sign_permits.htm Sign Permit Plate The sign owner shall securely attach the sign permit plate to the part of the sign structure that is nearest to the rural road and visible from the closest right...
  9. Suggestions Brainstorming for our company's new mascot?

    In the old days you could do something with a paintbrush or a man holding a paintbrush. Maybe a Pixelman?
  10. Rant Customer wants to see $1M proof of insurance for $48 banner

    Ask them to return the banner and you will waive the $48 charge. Otherwise they are going to collections
  11. Font for two logos

    Innate: Baskerville Regular, squished Fitness: Context Ultra Condensed
  12. Font for two logos

    No pictures
  13. Suggestions Chrome for cut vinyl truck lettering - anything new?

    Avery has a chrome cut vinyl that is rated for 3 years outdoors. It's what we use because it seems to have the lowest degree of problems. But chrome vinyl is all the same. It sucks to cut and handle. It veins. It's stiff and your cutter blade will scratch it while moving from place to place. If...
  14. Need Help Framing an outdoor wooden sign?

    The only frame that you should use is a fake frame, one that doesn't really frame the edge.
  15. Cut software for Mimaki CG-130FX plotter

    We use Sign Wizard and the CutServer from Onyx with ours. It will likely work with most any sign cutting software as long as there's a driver for it.
  16. Meals on Wheels Subaru Wrap

    https://www.behance.net/gallery/31383285/Meals-on-Wheels-Wrap
  17. Switching from Adobe Photoshop to Corel Photo Paint?

    PhotoPaint can do all the basic stuff. What it doesn't have is the ready access to plugins and brushes and stuff because the user base is different. So if you have been using favorite Photoshop tools for making automatic chrome letters or other things like that, you may not find the same tools...
  18. Need help in matching a font

    an in-focus picture taken from straight on would help a great deal more
  19. Font Id?

    https://www.ffonts.net/OPTICaslonFive-Swash.font?text=Valley
  20. Moving to a new state. Weighing my options.

    My experience with starting a brand new sign shop is that it takes more like 2 or 3 years to build a clientele that can really support you. Perhaps if you're in a bigger city where you could get accounts that spend more money you could do it faster, but then again they probably already have sign...
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