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Stevo your the man. Great work!

hahahaha, Just saw this at the bottom of the front page. Who is that?

:ROFLMAO:

That kind of reminds me of the time when I was working for a sign shop in a town saturated with other sign businesses. A Fast Signs was due to open. In fact it opened in the exact same store front that a Sign-A-Rama was in before they decided to move to a bigger location. I joked to my...

For sign makers…. the gallery is the number one best feature, above anything and everything. It makes me chuckle when I see sign folks spend time or possibly money on a website and then leave off examples of their work. What’s the point? People don’t go on a sign company’s site to just read...

You know what, You’re right! Not all newbies are hacks. Not all long time sign makers can be considered sign gods either. But generally speaking, the concept of selling your work for dirt cheap just to get the sale is a mistake that is mostly used by new business. People that have been in this...

Regardless whether or not you like OP’s work, he does bring up some valid points. As Jill pointed out, I’m still pretty young, but I’ve been raised in the sign industry and know more “old school” sign makers then most my age, infact I work for one every day. I don’t consider myself a...

These are some great responses. I posted this to see what a lot of you think, but more importantly how you think. I feel like it’s a great way to get to know you all. I myself am up against the fence with a lot of the topics I brought up. I realize there is no black or white. This is mainly...

I personally think talent isn’t dependent on the tools and technology we use. A good artist or craftsman, is a good artist or craftsman no mater what tools they are using… brush, computer, plotter or printer. I think the real qualities needed to become successful in this industry is the...

I’m all for helping out new sign shops and beginners in this trade, but the truth of the matter is that this industry is over saturated with new guys, that in a lot of cases (but not all) can’t manage to keep their shop open for more then a couple of years. And to me, a lot of times, it’s...

Welcome and good luck from Illinois

You know, I keep hearing the only reason to be in business is to make money. I think for some people that may be true… but the reason I go to work as a sign artist every day is to make a living… Let me try to explain the difference. I only need to make enough money to live comfortably...

Because the original question is geared towards first hand experiences with vista, In order to be able to criticize a product you would need to have used it first. Testing it out at Best Buy wouldn’t count:Big Laugh. I guess if you were a Mac user and you had it loaded on there too that would...

:munchie:I have Vista at home and on two of our design stations at work. I would almost go far as saying I love it… especially at home. They made huge improvements to the media center, which has features that I’m almost certain are not available on a MAC. Or at least no one talks about it. I...

Like Weasel and Hudson said, Design in black and white first. Then when it comes time to add colors just replace whites with bright colors and blacks, with dark colors it’s that simple. When you’re starting out, take the logo design process one step at a time, first and most importantly make...

Don’t get mad, just understand… It was kind of a confusing question on our end. Maybe the original question was too vague. Can you elaborate what you need help figuring out? To some, including me, you more or less asked “how do I make money off of this equipment I just bought”. And to most...

If you can't afford clipart try making your own. It's free if you don't count your time, and it's fun, plus it will help you develop as an artist. If you can't make your own, buy it! It will be well worth it later down the road, even if you are practicing at this point in time. Like...

I agree: Let alone what is legible. We tell clients if they really want to pick out fonts, they can stand behind us as we browse through our catalog... but we charge by the hour. Then we tell them we have thousands of fonts so it might take a while that way. That usually does the trick. If...

yeah overprints suck for what ever reason. Can anyone explain what overprints is for.

On top of SEO there are a bunch of other strategies to help promote your website. A lot of these should be easier to implement due to the nature of our business. The first would be to put your web address on everything: shirts, signs, your vehicles, biz cards, brochures, invoices, estimates...