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Well, we do charge for production if we are asked to do it. But I only do free designs for charity.

I don't charge for production. We set a price for the requested licensing and the client is free to go wherever they want.

1. Margins. Sometimes I place a requested design on a busy photo background to visually explain why adequate margins are necessary. Looking at a design on a white sheet of paper is misleading. 2. Multiple letter styles. Two is fine, but any more looks silly. Different fonts are fine as...

I guess I just look at it differently. It costs about $60/month for my MacBook Pro (quad core i5/16GB/512GB SSD) with AppleCare. In three years I can buy a new one, or just keep using the old one until it breaks. It runs all the design software I can throw at it with ease. That's less than...

For graphic design, sales, internet, accounting and correspondence I use Apple laptops. If you buy into the Apple ecosystem, everything works exceptionally well (iPhone, Macs, tablets, iCloud). For dedicated production I use whatever I have lying around (mostly older Macs), and for more...

Good catch! I told you I suck at this!

There are stylistic flaws in all those cards. Hilarious!

"Electronically Transmitted Written Communication".

! agree with the previous posters. "ADMINISTERED BY" instead of "RUN THROUGH" and "RUN BY". The cooma in "AS EARLY AS 1877, ..." is a stylistic choice (there is a natural pause after this introductory clause). "IN 1869, ..." does not have a natural pause and a comma is not desired, although...

I do both (physical card and .vcf file that I can send from my phone). I'm a firm believer in a well made, quality business card. They should have a nice tactile feel on a sturdy paper stock. I prefer a minimalist design; others may prefer something more decorative.

Looks like a plate mount. Easy enough to fabricate a sign that can attach to the existing plate (the sign will either be made of steel angles and/or have an internal steel pole with a match plate welded on the bottom). The problem, as others have pointed out, is that you will not get an...

A huge commercial printer with state-of-the art equipment and material handling, printing miles of material every day, may be able to get their IJ 8624 with 8518 laminate cost down to around $2.40. About the lowest wholesale price you will find will be around $4 sq. ft. If the wall is not...

Big production shops will see an uptick in business. Smaller production shops will start to thin out as sign making, and especially digital printing, becomes more commoditized. Electric sign installation and maintenance will continue to be a consistent revenue stream, especially for corporate...

Computers have democratized production, but contribute little to the creative process. The ratio of "good" advertising art to "bad" advertising art is about the same as it ever was. The difference is that today "logo" creation is often delegated to a family member or artsy friend, whereas as...

Is there a general rule of thumb for how far a sign face should be from the lamps for even illumination? I currently have a project involving a 3' x 10' x 9" deep wall mounted cabinet that needs a new face. The t12 fluorescent lamps are about halfway in, about 4" from the face. The sign...

I think you have your narrative threads mixed up. My point was that Intuit charges for extra licenses, and that the purchaser needs to be aware of that. It would be easy to assume that you are getting five licenses when the ad states "up to five users". Depending on your requirements one...

It's not so much what you are worth but how much your employer is willing to pay you. At $500,000 annual sales/4 employees that works out to about $18.00/hour for each employee (a buck or two more for the most productive, a buck or two less for the less experienced). If your assessment of your...

A translucent digital print needs a white layer for light to reflect through the graphic for day viewing. It is also recommended to double print the colors for more accurate color density (PRINT/WHITE/PRINT). Color density on a translucent digital print is important in order to keep the...

Keep in mind that each individual user will require a seperate license. That information is buried in the website. If you look closely, you will see a little "9" subscript next to the "multiple users" line. It would be easy to assume that the desktop premiere version comes with 5 user...

Humorous replies! I ended up sending this drawing to the inspectors and got the permit to hand the banner. Talking to them later, they agreed it was ridiculous. But on bigger signs and signpole installations the want sealed drawings, and I'm hunting for an engineering firm. Thanks for the...