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Does anyone know the best way to remove factory applied vehicle lettering? The Seirra name on the truck door is in a bad spot for my logo, and i want to take it off. Any advice would be welcome. Thanks

Anyone know of a source for western red cedar sign blanks? 42 inch (wide) oval to be sandblasted.

Diary of a Demented Snow Shoveler December 8 6:00 PM It started to snow. The first snow of the season and the wife and I took our cocktails and sat for hours by the window watching the huge soft flakes drift down from heaven. It looked like a Grandma Moses...

I was quoted a price of 12,495.00 for the SP-300i in Dec 2010 (in Canada) - have recently been informed that is a VERY popular machine the price is going up by 1,000.00 at the end of Feb. can any member/dealer confirm this is happening "everywhere"? thanks

I stubbled across this site - thought it may be of use to someone else www.letterville.com

While discussing market research with my business counsellor I expressed concern about informing people of what I can offer them when I don't actually have (and have never run) the equipment I need to produce the work. Her statement to me was "maybe you can talk to another sign guy and rent his...

Hello all - I'm taking a course on running a small business - my assignment is to "interview" people in the sign business. Ideally it would be someone who runs a small shop or even home based. It will be approximately 15 questions - feel free to answer what you will and ignore what you won't...

Did you find your market or did it find you?

This question was posed in the buying artwork thread - a few people thought it may be a worth while thread on it's own. If someone hires you to create "original" artwork for them and you can't seem to give them exactly what they want - when do you call it quits? How do you get...

Hello all - finally named my business - and designed my logo - unfortunately the artwork I found requires a $300 license to use it. Keep in mind I've downloaded the vector art, no copyrights attached. I want to do the right thing - I love the image - but I'm just starting out and can think...

I'm just at the beginning of starting my own business. Today I was looking at some of my "competition" I've got to say I'm a little freaked out. My questions: can the little guy hold his own in this business and economy. How do you stand out from the crowd? Thoughts anyone?

I've been working in the graphics industry for over 20 years now (both as a designer and pre press technician). In June the company I worked for went into receivership. I've decided it's now or never so I've been planning the opening of my new business for weeks - and I must say I'm...