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I like how it has two spelling mistakes and a hideous ripoff of the Guitar Hero font. Run from this job. Run screaming.

If the thief has low-res JPEGs and you have high-res TIFFs or RAW files, it's pretty clear cut to me. For music, if you have the stems and the thief has an MP3, that's also a no-brainer. Just don't share the originals.

Would be helpful to know whether you've used this tape before, or are you trying it for the first time? Have you called your supplier for advice? We only use a couple of types of application tape - mainly the cheap house brand from our supplier and I've never had the tape leave anything behind...

That's the only difference. 0=gloss and 2=matte. We use 2923 EZ as our "standard" vinyl for almost everything. It's only $0.02 more per sqft than what we used to use. Matte vinyl dries faster and matte laminate doesn't show scratches like glossy does, so we've had no problems using matte as our...

Technically speaking, art and other intellectual property is copyrighted the moment it is created. If you doodle a sketch on a piece of paper, it's copyrighted now. So, you don't have to do anything for it to be copyrighted. But, if there's ever a legal battle about it, you would want to have...

Yeah the double serifs on the C are a bit unusual. Looks kind of weird if you ask me - almost as if someone saw the original C and thought it should be more symmetrical. OK a truck just drove by as I was typing this with the exact same "C" on it. Maybe it's legit!

I haven't tried all these laminator methods with sleds, leaders, hand-applied hinges and whatnot, but they all sound difficult. As someone else mentioned, just hinge the graphic in the centre on your laminator. Just zip through the first half, flip it around and do it again. It works for...

Beat me to it. :banghead: I get so tired of helping people sometimes.

Thank you, Irrelevant Physics Man.

I had to look up what "Jefferson State" was. I'm not American though. If it's that controversial, maybe just go with "Jefferson Signs" as someone else suggested? Back to the logo though. Do some brainstorming, sketch out any ideas you can come up with and bring them back here to show us. If the...

That's two threads I've seen today where the geographical shape of the state is used in the company logo. Why not base the logo on something more meaningful? I'm sure there's something more interesting about your regional identity than the shape that your border makes on a map.

+1 Window film and tinting are similar to what we do at sign shops, but there are enough differences that you don't want to just jump into it for one job.

So you're looking to take on VistaPrint? That doesn't sound easy. I think most of the members on here are running shops that deal either strictly or mostly business-to-business, so a "design it yourself" tool would not only devalue the work that we do, but it would be a disservice to our...

Your "designer" needs some training. Send them to a night class or something, get them some professional development, or hire someone who is already trained. Especially if you want to push the fact that you have an in-house "creative dept". Learning how to use Illustrator does not make a...

I don't understand why this artwork is difficult to plot. Just expand the strokes, merge/weld, etc. and send to the plotter. This is something you deal with every day and should take no more than a minute or two to set up.

We use EPS/PDF files from Illustrator and Versaworks usually shows a 24"x24" file to be 23.9"x23.9" or something like that, but the print comes out correct. I think what you're experiencing is just an issue with how Versaworks rounds the numbers that it displays for the dimensions of the file -...

My experience is that most glossy surfaces including plexi, lexan, glass, glossy laminate, etc. all work decently as a dry erase surface. The downside is that they often do leave behind more of a "ghost" image, although that can almost always be removed with a bit of extra elbow grease and...

I just wanted to add that I really appreciate this discussion. I'm not formally trained in design and there's always more to learn. I went full-on with the constructive criticism because I know Joe is an excellent designer and can take it. Joe, my best guess on that so-called "rule" about...

I didn't notice the 1.5 degree difference there - maybe that was part of why something looked "off" to me. Biker Scout's quick mockup looks good, especially, the slogan. "Commercial Cleaning" needs a bit of breathing room though - it's almost too big now. I think both fonts do have the style...

Looking good. The script font is growing on me, but I still have a problem with the "commercial cleaning" font. Not sure what it is about it, and you've probably already tried some of these things, but I would try to tweak the following and just see how it looks: Turn off the faux italic -...