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  1. Lightbox Panel Question

    Customer already has a "decal" to apply? Do you know what this "decal" is?
  2. Edge question

    Could you just use a white foil instead of process foils?
  3. Need Help Do you sell online?

    No interest in trying to sell a commodity type product online. And trying to sell a custom product online seems problematic.
  4. Gemini Lettering on uneven surface

    We usually use a coro template for a rough install, but the plywood may be better in this case. And a nice set of fresh bits, start small. And a straight edge/level so the faces end up on the same plane.
  5. News How to Design Exceptional Signs in 20 Minutes or Less

    When I was first doing full size paper patterns for pouncing I would have three or four difference color pencils so my corrections wouldn't get confusing. I swear I waste more time on sketches now that everyone expects to see scale color proofs of even a parking sign. Back then a quick scratch...
  6. News How to Design Exceptional Signs in 20 Minutes or Less

    20 minutes design time per sign? That makes about as much sense as $20 per sign. I agree with Rick about the repetitive design trap, good or bad.
  7. Staples closed next to me

    No way, your next sign will be "No Public Restrooms"
  8. I finally listened :) - Gino you were right.

    wow..that's a first
  9. Grimco buys Advantage Sign & Graphic Solutions/Advantage Sign Supply

    The problem is a lot of the bigger suppliers with an "online" sales model is they often don't deliver on their own trucks, so shipping oversized items can get expensive. They also tend to carry only the most popular and profitable products. That's why I try to give as much business as I can to...
  10. Discussion Can I use brand logos on my design without permission (please read)

    There's a story in one of the sign magazines that shows up at the shop that had a wrap with a bunch of copyrighted/trademarked artwork on it, and right in the article it said it didn't require permission because it was done as a personal project, not for sale. I was going to question them but...
  11. Grimco buys Advantage Sign & Graphic Solutions/Advantage Sign Supply

    Didn't use Advantage much and use Grimco as little as possible. We are lucky to have several great independent sign suppliers in New England, Gartson and Hart get most of my business and there is also New England Sign Supply, NEPCO and Hyatts.
  12. Marketing! How do you market your business?

    Like others I have said, we rely on repeats & referrals. But that doesn't work for a new business and marketing has certainly changed since I started. If I were to start over now I would make sure my website was great and that I was connected to all the social media sites and keep a constantly...
  13. Strange Edge issue today

    Yea, the monitor should have nothing to do with it, other than displaying something screwing up on the edge. Pretty sure the Edge takes in the whole print file before it starts printing.
  14. Standoffs for clear acrylic signs

    I agree, no stand off in the middle, unless it would be completely hidden. I've done 6 standoffs for pieces that size and it looks fine.
  15. Question Shimmer material from fifties and sixties

    I think this was the company I remembered SolaRay® | Sequin Signs - Radiant Manufacturing
  16. Question Shimmer material from fifties and sixties

    I remember them being used when I first started and they were called Reflecto Disks. there was an article about the process being revived. here is a place in the US that has them. Flitter Signs - refelcto-lite.com :: Portfolio
  17. Thin shiny media for gerber edge

    How about Rtape VinylEfx? I like their shiny silver VinylEfx Decorative Smooth Silver
  18. Terminating Employees is Tough

    It's best if the the termination is at the end of a series of warnings...so it's not a shock. It may also help to keep from taking a hit when they try to collect, although around here it's almost impossible to fight an unemployment claim. But there are situations where it should be immediate. I...
  19. Perforated Window Vinyl viewed from the back

    Thanks all. Yep, looks like I'll be installing on face of the glass at the back of the case. Not worried so much about what the office side sees, just that people sitting in the lobby won't have a clear view into the office. And I'm subbing out the print so have to go with the standard material.
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