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What kind of 4' x 4' sign? is it just a panel? or cabinet? I would use an expansion anchors or most likely epoxy anchors. Get the spec sheet for the bolts, get a spec. sheet for the concrete and include that in the submittal. Worse case scenario get it engineered.

I include a design brief as part of a contract. A design brief is a questionnaire that the client fills out. If you design to that design brief, you should charge more if the client is not pleased once you max out on the hours you charged for the design. If you are not designing to that brief...

I was asked 'here or to go' in drive-thru once... my response was here... she was amused.

Gigposters are usually screen printed... if you go to gigposters.com I'm sure you can find someone to do it.

I would screen print them...

Ummm, I know a few shop owners that would get that question wrong. You should really trying looking for a job in the sign business and listen to the crackpot questions I have been asked on an interview. Finding a good employee is just as hard as finding a good employer. Especially in the sign...

What does the interior of the restaurant look like? Restaurants are generally not cheap to build out/open. Having designed the environments of a few myself and working with architects and interior designers, I can say some things are not worth the cost... somethings have to be designed to give...

Is this it? http://www.11x17.com/11x17-1-Round-Ring-Poly-Binder-P1215.aspx

This is from the Komatex site: Can KOMATEX be used for exterior applications? KOMATEX is suitable for limited outdoor use White does not fade but will dull over time when exposed to UV radiation from the sun. When using KOMATEX for exterior applications, consider these factors: Colors will...

One company i worked for made temporary panel (like 5 days) 1/2" black PVC with digital print sign and they warped like a bag of Laura Scudders and it was not 115... more like mid 80's I have read quite a while back on this, another sign forum or Signcraft magazine NOT to use black PVC, but use...

Old farts!

That is 4 minutes and 22 seconds I'm never getting back. But more importantly, Mankind has wasted 31 years, 2 weeks, 1 day, 16 hours, 37 minutes and 44 seconds watching that.

I bet that thing could pick up the Sputnik signal with that get-up...

None of those... thanks anyway.. a corn dog each... :corndog: :corndog: I knew I forgot to add some info.... the posts are 6" O.D.

Those are square posts.... the ones I need are round. I checked the rest of the site, but they didn't have 'em... A corn dog and a handful or ketchup packs for the posting anyways... :corndog: Thanks :(

These has to be stock item. City want to incorporate this design and needs more signs, from what I'm being told, no one knows who supplied the base, finials and posts... can't ask the original sign shop, they were supplied when the project was built. General contractor does have any info...

I had this long response, but it all ends up being.... why?... WHY was that design shown to the client? Who cares that the designer took 5 hours, he is bad, and slow... and you still sold it that way. By the way, the file is a mess... Not every design has to be a work of art... but Bad design...

Crap, did an ooopsie... forgot to unlock the pattern... here is the real layout

i have done quite a few menu boards, mostly at theme parks so the style changed up quite a bit and had to stick to a certain format while being guided by marketing and restaurant specific designers (interior, environmental and graphic) I see a lot of help, but not enough questions.. like: ---...

Imagine twiddling your thumbs waiting for a logo or sign layout from the small pool of shops a freelancer has access too... I'm a freelancer, and I would say MOST freelancers would want a couple of regular clients to compliment the stray jobs that come in, just be prepared to pay for it. But...