Raster VS Vector Sign for the Shop

[GAC05]

Pictures are worth a thousand words....

Not according to Colorado's billboard thread........


wayne k
guam usa

 

[TwoNine]

But are there any images that explain the difference?

 

[Gino]

But are there any images that explain the difference?

Are you serious or just messin' around ??

 

["Deposit Please"]

...it's good to educate them on this topic, but they will still manage to bring in or send you the crappiest file...if that

 

[The Vector Doctor]

Actually didn't you have a nice explanation/illustration of the difference Eric?

Not that I recall. 95% of the time people who order from me know the difference which is why they come to me in the first place

 

[TwoNine]

I knew I should have put a smiley. I was messing around.

:Oops:

 

[Gino]

I knew I should have put a smiley. I was messing around.

:Oops:

Whew.... thought another one came in a back door.....................

 

[TwoNine]

LoL. Good Stuff!

 

[MikePro]

our sales staff is pretty good about asking for artwork and the formats, but sometimes people think that just by inserting low-res .jpeg's into .ai/.pdf/.eps files means they're "production quality"...
in which case, i always add "zoom-in" photos of artwork provided by clients to our drawings to reflect how their shotty low-res jpegs will print scaled-up.

easier to explain why we either need better artwork from their end, or why we need to bill them for extra design time to reproduce:





also added: Colin, GREAT examples! Going to make my own, but use yours as a basis for what I want my final prints to be like.
Cheers!

 

[Colin]

I'm surprised at just how often even some big companies can't provide the proper artwork, and just have a tiny GIF file.

 

[idsignsil]

Ok, so here is what I have come up with so far. I am going to put something in the background, I am just not sure what yet. I used some of the copy from Josh's blog, hope you don't mind.

 

[Colin]

Out of all those images you chose that!? It doesn't visually display at all the difference.

 

[TwoNine]

Upp....Now you've done it....Gone and pissed off Colin. Jeez....

 

[Colin]

Your text towards the end is also incorrect. There are many images to be found on the 'net which are large enough to print.

Google > Images > then select "Large" only.

 

[Gino]

Your pictures don’t show near enough contrast as some of the others show.

Also, just because you name an .eps or .ai does not mean a complete vector is contained in it. I can make a total raster image and save it as an .ai or .eps and it’s still gonna be wrong.

I believe you’re getting too wordy and most people will just ignore and hit send anyway.

 

[Colin]

I believe you’re getting too wordy and most people will just ignore and hit send anyway.

Agreed. I find that more & more people now-a-days have the attention span of a gnat. This is arguably due to the internet, but that's another topic.

 

[The Vector Doctor]

The technical terms mean very little to most people. A visual is usually the best solution. As the others have mentioned there is not enough contrast on your 2 cars. Create an even worse version for the raster image (downsample).

Also if you include samples make sure to also go basic. Pick a simple logo for a side by side comparison as others have done. Your car is rather complex for being a vector. Most vectors that are freely available are not this complex or high quality. 9x out of 10 people are grabbing images from a google search and unable to locate the vectors as easily

 

[J Hill Designs]

yep use something easy to see like this