SO then my Sign 101 friends? No more advice questions? So what shall we do on here exept blowing smoke up our own arses and reminding each other how many years we have been doing it,how good we are with paintbrushes bla bla bla!
Ridiculous that op can't ask any sign related question (which by the way I don't have the answer to) on here.Get a live my cousey!
You pose quite a quandary directive.
I would imagine, if some of the questions were better formed so as one could make sense of them, there would be no need for all of the attitudes most of the seasoned veterans show, whether they be old crabby f**ts or young punks with computer savvy.
You see, when getting into a field of work, especially when some experience is nice, it would help if that experience was more than just owning some equipment and having a goal.
Let's say you wanted to become an electrician, plumber, doctor, mechanic, surveyor, television camera operator, airline pilot, therapist, urban planner.... vs. a DJ, flippin' burgers, a clown, re-modeler, grass cutter, dig ditches for the local municipality, lay macadam, fix roofs and so on.... do you think it would help with some of these to know as much as possible before heading in and opening up shop ??
Why is sign making so different ??
Maybe because it's been made so easy to enter into the ranks, that no one takes it seriously and has no ill feelings about turning out crap and total waste because they don't know any better to begin with ?? You can now get your education on-line from people who know what they're doing and yet, because they don't teach down to the lowest and most pitiful levels of some of the questions of people who can't spell, use grammar or form an intelligent thought..... the inadequate requester is bad-mouthing the very people from whom he/she's asking for answers. It's a really funny scenario. People wanna come into this business without a business plan....ah the hack with that pre-requisit.... they don't have a clue as to what they want to pursue in life in general, but got caught by some other hack sign maker and now they are going to set the world on fire cause they feel justified.
I would be willing to wager just about anything, that more people in this business are burnt customers from these hacks I speak about. They feel a need to get into what appears to be a get-rich scheme and jump in head first into the deep end, instead of working their way through, learning the ins & outs of the trade, learning techniques and then finally perfecting certain portions of the trade and going after their dream in that fashion.
To be good in your field, you must first understand what it is you are getting into. After that, identify, your direction and then perfect yourself. Sure, you'll get knocked down along the way, but the strong get right back up and keep on keepin' on. Identify your shortcomings and learn.
Most of the complainers here are getting the very information they are requesting. It just isn't delivered the way they want it, so they spout off crap and get pissy about it and then a name-calling contest follows which is the fun part to most of us, but nonetheless, it doesn't really serve anyone.... especially Fred or his sponsors.
I guess it's a little hard conducting business when all the hostility shown here takes place among so-called peers when it's really a piece of cake once you understand the fundamentals. Yes, learn the basics and the rest will fall into place amazingly well. I can assure you of that.
Just yesterday, I received a call from a member here with an incredible story and I'd really like to follow through with the same mindset, but I'm getting too old for that kind of change, but for others... there is so much information here, at any level, at your fingertips and you still get caught up on ego, name calling and attitudes. Get over it. It happens everywhere and with today's world situation, it ain't gonna get too much better in the near future, so learn to deal with it.
Either learn it or get off the pot.
