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I would get more RAM and be patient. From what I have heard form other designers CS2 runs a bit slower on the Mac/Intel than on a G4! It also crashes a lot, especially Illustrator. I heard it helps if you do not load Version Cue. You will be a lot happier with a Mac/Intel when CS3 comes...

Is your daughter going to be running the Mac side and you on the PC side or are you both going to be using OSX?

I would make it with Helvetica or Arial and then shoot some bullets into the sign.....

Vector Doctor posted a solution too PDF's with embedded fonts, do a search, it works great.

I would get an Intel Mac when Adobe CS3 comes out....I heard the beta of Photoshop is coming out soon......yeeeehaaaaaa!!!

I'm thinking most of us have Frutiger....and if you don't, you probably should. There is a Humanist 777BT that is a Frutiger knock-off.

Maybe the slowest and loudest plotter in the world, but built like a tank. It will serve you well....

Very cool tip and nice font...I just downloaded it :)

I have to say I like the first one too, it has that handpainted charm too it. That being said, it is better Than my first sign too. You might also look into a subscription to Signcraft Magazine as well. Except for the all caps comment, I agree with most of the suggestions on the punctuation...

I don't know if this will help you or hurt you but here you go, happy searching.... http://www.moorstation.org/typoasis/designers/steffmann/index.htm

With the switch to Intel and the developement of Leopard and Universal apps it's no wonder why it's delayed. Considering that Adobe CS3 will not be ready until summer of 07 at the earliest, I don't see how Flexi can get done any sooner. I have delayed in getting an Intel Mac until CS3 is out.

You can try here.... http://www.rolanddga.com/rnet30/files/support/pnc950_user.pdf

Looks like Handel Gothic-Bold to me.....

What are you trying to do? Do you make signs already? Is this your first time making illuminated letters? Is it your design? Is the design in a specific program already? Are you trying to do the drafting of the project?....or Are you attempting to make patterns to manufacture it? Are you going...

Corel or Illustrator will work fine...I prefer Illustrator with CadTools myself, (www.hotdoor.com) Corel is a cheaper alternative and already has scale and drafting tools built into it. Illy with CadTools has more options and multiple scale using layers.

"APPLIANCE" " REFRIGERATION REPAIR" is definitley Frutiger Black...that cursed ampersand and phone number I should know, but maybe I'm too tired to remember

I personally think it's easier doing all your frames in layers in Illustrator for a flash animation or copy and paste the layers into Photoshop and make an animated gif from that. The animation you are thinking of doing may be a little too much for your first shot but it's easy to adjuust it in...

You can do kerning and leading using the same keyboard shortcut as Illustrator.

Meta Plus Bold Italic.... The other font is Bertold Akzidenz Grotesk Super that is sheared a bit and stretched a hair.

I've never had any luck using the whole table since the tolerance for drilling for the raster beads is so tight. I pre-cut the blanks using a router table. Then make a score line on the sacrificial peice for the size sign I was doing, then do the signs one at a time, one blade at a time usually...