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You could do what we did when the bucket truck guy screwed us (quoted a job for us, including all the electrical, and then POOF, disappeared the week we were to do the install.) Get a GIANT Little Giant... its a PITA to set up and take down, but its a lot less expensive than a bucket truck, and...

Ha, there is no way this client could pay us anywhere near what we should have charged. When she asked me to do it, I told her only if we had complete creative freedom... She gets what she gets. Her store is on a very prominent corner, and we looked at this as an opportunity to really show off...

The drawing was done freehand, we then scanned it to enlarge it and add the copy. Even the scroll is freehand. Thanks for the stablio tip.. I was thinking about doing that about halfway through the job, but we were worried it wasn't going to look the same as what was already there. Next time...

We used Liquitex Basics acrylic paint. I did a bunch of research, and although I found many different things we could use, we already had this paint so we decided to try it out. It worked well, I would use it again.

One of our favorite clients asked us to do a holiday window for her... We've never painted a window, so this sounded like fun. The artwork is altered from a design book (adding the white trim, santa cap, and fruit basket to the lovely lady.) The drawing was cleaned up in corel, then pen-plotted...

Smaller government man, smaller government.

So how do you know its going to be accurate if you send it out to print? You are spending so much time being demeaning and rude, you never actually answered the question. Lets say my printer is broken, or I'm working from home and can't proof on my own equipment before sending a job out. How...

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Why do you keep assuming you know anything about my background? Please, enlighten me with all you know about ME. The only thing I assume about you is that you're unable to relay any actual information. And the reason I'm so "obsessed" with monitor calibration is because you can't get...

So clearly everyone has their own way of doing things. I always design either in CMYK or specify PMS (using my Pantone guide for color choice.) I have NEVER had a problem with print colors. I take that back.... a few years ago I sent out some business cards to be printed. Oops, I sent them an...

I'm still not understanding how everyone has these magically calibrated monitors. I don't doubt that it works for you, but what happens if you open up the file on a different monitor that is calibrated differently?

Honestly, its really not that big of a deal. I usually say "Can you have your screen printer email or call me? I want to make sure they have the correct format." It rarely happens, and honestly, we almost never charge to vectorize stuff, and when we do its like, $25. But I do like Baz's method...

WHY ARE YOU DESIGNING IN RGB COLORSPACE IN THE FIRST PLACE????? If you really knew what you where doing, you would design in PMS or CMYK, and then you wouldn't have to convert. How do I know this? Because I've been working with digital graphics since before you even knew how to ,8,1.

This is a tough one... Can you find out who is using it and send it directly to whoever needs the vector version? We typically don't give out vector files for anything, but occasionally we will provide one of our client's vendors with good artwork. Alternatively, you can tell them that it...

You sure can write a lot of nonsense! Open up the same image on two, three, or even four different devices. Seriously, GO DO IT. Okay, now that you have the same image on the FOUR DIFFERENT DEVICES, please tell me which one you would like it color matched to. Your laptop? How about the old CRT...

SBA loans are insanely cheap (i think right now its around 3.5%), but boy do they make you work for it.

I need this. I just got a job where they specified CMYK, HEX, and RGB, but no Pantone. GRRR.

HOLD UP THERE FOR A SECOND. You are wrong, every print vendor I use specifies converting to CMYK, not RGB. Also, how in the world can you guarantee the colors to match your screen or printer? The only way to color match is to either provide a PMS color, or a hard copy of the color you expect to...

Thanks! Now if anyone was around and buying signs, I might take you up on that offer. Right now everyone is laying low, waiting for this nor-easter to undo everything again. One good thing is all this down time gave us the opportunity to work on our business plan / SBA loan application. Have...

We finally got power back at our shop today, as well as internet & phone. Its been a very hard week, and its going to be an even harder recovery for us on the Jersey Shore. My home still is without power, and updated info from the power company shows that we may not get it back until this...