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I seem to be having issues with text centering in coreldraw x5, we are setting up files with 3 numbers centered in a square of a certain size, it seems that corel centers the text to the bounding box of the text rather than to the text itself. as a result text (especially numbers) are way off...

Just got a phone call I had to share. About 6-7 years ago we made a bunch of signs for the city, they put them on fire hydrants when they are out of service to let the fire dept. know the hydrant doesn't work. Along the bottom in tiny text we have "to reorder please call watsons engraving &...

I've had a strange issue on a job that I print once a year. The local university oncology dept. has a research day where we print student's presentation posters. these are created in powerpoint by the students and saved as either a pdf or a tiff and sent to me. every year we seem to have 1-2...

Just got this email from a customer we just started dealing with a few months ago, they insisted on getting net 30 terms, so far they are 2 months overdue As part of our AS9100 Certification the Quality Management System require to make quarterly reviews on our Suppliers Delivery Performance. I...

Does anyone know of a site where i can buy a nice collection of symbols and graphics for safety signs? We make quite a few safety signs and have always made due with what we have or created our own, but I think it's time we purchase a decent collection. I've looked online and all i have found...

Has anyone used this stuff? http://stinger.coroplast.com/ I ordered a few sheets for a client that wanted a lightweight temporary substrate without the flutes showing through. it advertises a "Extremely smooth solid surface" however when i mounted a digital print onto it, this is the result...

There is a local independent lumber yard down the street from our shop, we always go there when we need to pick up some screws, lumber, small tools etc. They are not the cheapest, but they are close by and they guys working there seem to know what they are talking about. today we got a call...

I'm hoping someone can give me a few pointers, we are in the process of bidding on a project for a local university, they want a wall honouring alumni who have graduated and become successful. The right side of the wall (black) will have etched acrylic panels on stand-offs, which i have no...

Does anyone have any ideas? no luck with whatthefont. Thanks!

Does anyone have any idea what this font is? the ampersand is throwing me. the lettering is similar to optima with it's thick/thin strokes, the e is also slightly upturned like the Heineken logo. Thanks!

I have a client who runs a coin operated car wash, he wants some decals that will completely cover the face of his coin boxes. I sent him this design and he really likes it, except for the "pie chart", he thinks it looks too 1970's while the rest of the design is modern. the pie chart will...

Does anyone know what font may have been used to create OHF? Thanks!

Hopefully someone can help me as this is making me tear my hair out! we have an intermittent problem with our edge 2, every once and a while we are printing and get a "check foil" error message, when I open the edge, the foil is fine, but the vinyl is bunched up inside the printer, turns out...

So I just got a phone call from a lady that i thought I would share Her: Do you do signs on cars? Me: Yes we do Her: Magnetic ones? Me: Yes Her: How much for a blank piece of magnetic material 3ftx6ft? Me: (thinking it's another sign shop or something) What's the application? Her: I want to...

Would anyone be able to tell me what pantone colour is closest to Avery SC900 Forest Green, I seem to have misplaced my pantone chart right now. Thanks :U Rock:

Would anyone be able to convert an indesign file to a pdf, i've tried importing it into all the programs I have (coreldraw, illustrator, acrobat) and no luck, customer doesn't have a different file. send me a PM with your email and i'll send you the file Thanks a ton! Scott

A year ago my wife lost her father due to a heart attack brought on as a result of chemotherapy from cancer. A few weeks ago she decided she was going to shave her head to raise money for cancer research. She set a goal of $1000 and within a few hours she had reached it, she ended up raising...

What kind of digital print vinyl is everyone using when applying full coverage prints to the outside of storefront windows? is there a preference for clear or grey adhesive?

This one has me stumped, tried What the Font and no luck either any ideas?

Has anyone had any luck getting billing issues resolved with 4over? A while ago we placed 3 orders with them through their new 4over.ca website, the invoice was in canadian dollars, but they billed my visa in USD, so the 2 don't match. I've been in touch with them trying to resolve this for...