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When I show up to a shop I'm working for, what I find most often is a designer can't design so the client has no choice... though I do agree, clients are their own worst enemy... I don't see design as art, I see it as a solution, that may make it objective, most clients see art and design...

I went through the same thing, I have a ton of production experience and worked every position, machine and software in a sign shop.... at some point I made a conscientious decision to find sign work that appreciated my expertise... It wasn't at a sign shop, it was at a design firm that...

Ummm, there are ways to word it where you can get someone more the range you are looking for and still keep in open for people who are trainable, I did see you courting a sign guy with 20+ years experience on Signweb so it's hard to know what you are really looking for. I get what you are...

I just saw your "Indeed" posting, I can see why you are getting better results, your postings are on point on who you are looking for...

I've seen your Signweb posting and it's poorly written, the one thing I scratch my head at is... a project manager with 1 year experience? Be specific about the experience requirements, say minimum 1 year experience and spell out each job description... not every detail, but enough to directly...

That logo was designed in 1973... you can watch this you tube video, but it's 5 minutes you'll never get back... most logos of this type are usually designed by committee, this one they actually chosen as is... I guess I would have to be German living in the 70's to get it, I'm not all that...

I recently completed 12 properties where I called out every bolt, attachment and welding detail... 10 hour days for 1 month straight on Illustrator... like getting my teeth drilled... this was fun.

It depends, if it's a direct client, and they like the "quickie" flyer layout, it's theirs. Unless the job goes horribly wrong, I get paid enough to let that layout go or I can make it up by printing the flyers and upcharging them... I'm not going to split hairs over 15 minutes if I get paid the...

I was about to post this before the thread was shut down and was convinced by my business partner to not let the opportunity pass... While I still firmly believe that a design brief is necessary to give the client the best possible outcome, I believe we all do it in one form or another... I'm...

I never assumed anything on your comment - I think I simply stated that I only design, that fact means I can't make it up by selling a sign later. The survey - or design brief - is standard graphic design stuff as far back as I can remember - at least since 1980, part of the process... it's not...

A guy walks into a sign shop and says I want a sign.. I start designing... hand him the layout... he loves it! Except one problem, I designed a plumbers logo and wrap, this guy owns a Greek restaurant... you have to ask questions... I have a similar design brief as Toads. Why? Well for one...

This is great information but all he really needed was a contract... at the very least something in writing - even after the fact - so there is no misunderstanding. You can state who owns what, when the transfer takes place and what happens when the job goes south... it doesn't have to be a big...

Most clients are muggles (non-design folk) and come to designers and/or signs shops to know better... we don't always... Once we lose our clients confidence, then they could feel that they know better... "the customer is always right" is a retail principle - not part of the design process. If...

HI STACY!!!! Hit your "ESC" key... if the copy shows up ok, then you have isolate on... I can't stand that feature, Go to your top menu: ILLUSTRATOR>PREFERENCES>GENERAL and check to see if "Double Click To Isolate" is on... if it's on, turn it off, go back to your file, hit "ESC" and see if...

My burning question is... What do you want to do with the business? Seems like not a huge return on a one man business... First: I would not rely on one person running the shop, I would have 2 people at the very least, if your one employee leaves, you have a back-up. As mentioned, give the...

-- Are you working for someone? -- If you are, what type of work do you want to do? It's not overkill if the signs you were doing were highly dimensional and you are getting paid for it, though most things I need can be done in Illustrator In my opinion, if I were working for someone, I would...

I agree... unless there is an RFI portion of the bid process in which you can ask for clarification or specification changes...

Who did the design? If you did the design from start to finish, this is a no-brainer... charge them... Did a designer do the design and you modified it too make it producible? So you did the revisions thinking that you could tack it on to the next job? If you modified an existing design and...

What are you making? Traffic Signs? If they are traffic signs, they are required to meet certain standards, not every reflective meets MUTCD and/or ASTM standards. Most custom traffic signs are printed with screen printed translucent inks or transparent cut vinyl. I think even today, there is...