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Uhhh. Corel is way easier to customize than illustrator. You can do a ton more customizing too. Create your own toolbars, add/subtract tools, assign any key combo and save workspaces too.
Want to delete a tool simply hold alt and drag the icon into the workspace. Tucks it away but you can put it...
The way I see it. Under the "old" way.
A one time purchase of Corel @ $450-500 = $500 for 5-7 years
The new Subscription way. "develop" the new version in such a way as to make it the only viable option.
$198p/yr x 5-7yr = $990 - $1386
Hmmm........call me old and set in my ways but I like...
I had our print/laminating tech walk me thru the process. It's not as user friendly as I thought. Seems you have to physically hold the apparatus in place braced against wherever you set the position of the roll bump stop.
Ditto.. If at all possible leave a bit of white i.e. shape-cut vehicle graphics being applied to a white trailer. Even our prints applied to white alum we cut smaller to leave the alum edge exposed.
We use 3M IJ180 w/8518 laminate
For prints to foamcore we've gone to printing to a heavy paper...
I take this approach without any problems. Start with the highest res you can get. An experienced designer can spot the difference from an original image and a copy of a copy of a scan or an image grabbed from facebook. Don't worry about resampling/resizing it through photoshop or any other...
Uh...pretty much what I said.
btw You can make yourself a little handy macro to quickly resize photos to scale. If you bring the photo in and draw a rectangle/square around your post it it will be at 100% now resize the shape to actual and make note of the scale percentage then select your photo...
I personally hate working with other peoples vehicle graphics. Not saying it shouldn't be done but don't expect it to be quick and easy. Once you find a source you'll likely go back and forth for a bit to get what you need. All wraps and/or graphics are printed differently. And we all use...
I personally wouldn't call it a banner. "Window graphic" or "visor graphic". Just me. I also hate referring to web graphics as "banners"
Anyway, if you plan to market several choices I'd say it would behoove you to make your own template. Find/know someone to lend you a veloster. Use transfer...
Another method would be to make two cuts. First cut normal then an outer offset contour cut about an eighth of an inch to do the punch cut or "Half Cut" as they like to call it.
Also note that the blades you buy come with specs to set your offset and speed. And for giggles...
We hire a service once in a while. They drive their truck out and shred our accumulated paper products on the spot. Don't know the cost though and may not be available in all areas.
Choose a city that has a large military unit or two, a big name college or two, multiple schools, churches on every corner, huge real estate market, a major airport or two, big hospitals and only 1 or two "sign" competitors.
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