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I don't like most of it, and the stuff I think is okay is boring. The whole sign business irritates me today. I got into this business because I was a good artist and came up with good ideas. I had a style, and eventually a reputation. I'd get invited everywhere and got to know a lot of people...

1. Local code and permitting requirements. Preliminary site inspection. Make sure you can install the sign where you want to and get a dedicated power line to it. 2. Engineering. The sign will need to be engineered for the soil conditions and wind load whether a stamped drawing is required or...

You couldn't have chosen a more competitive market segment! Small, shippable, and requires no installation. Anybody with a $300 PixCut can make stickers. Printing, laminating, and cutting is the easy part. Sorting, packaging, and shipping will be your bottle neck. File prep will also vary; it's...

Sew a pole pocket into both vertical sides of the banner with an opening large enough to accommodate both a length of 1/2" PCV conduit AND a series of grommets about 18" apart from each other. The conduit should fit in between the vertical stitch and the edges of the grommets. Make the pole...

Looks legit. I would want to see the specs before I installed anything. But if someone else is doing it who cares?!

I guess that would work for a single-sided sign. The Town probably does not own the "telephone" poles. If the utility company sees that, they will ask that it be removed. I'm surprised you got a permit for that, but the ultimate liability falls on the installer. I would want written and recorded...

Check out sites like Sticker Mule and determine whether you can compete with them before you start your journey. You may be able to match their fabrication and printing price point, but they have automated shipping departments and negotiated contracts with shipping companies that lowers their...

Assuming, of course, you already have an engineered structure to install the banner on and you have secured the proper permits, you will likely want 18oz. reinforced vinyl material with webbing reinforced hems and internal ropes sewn into the top and bottom hems. You will want stainless hardware...

Well, I'm glad it got resolved. The design is not even adequate. The floors of the building do not line up, the perspective is off, the trees look like the aftermath of a forest fire, nobody cares if the company is organized as an "LLC" (why advertise that?), and a phone number that nobody will...

Use Javascript for interactive forms and PHP for server side applications and database integration. If you don't know how, find someone who does. It will take forever to find something in a can and you will never be happy.

I know the feeling. Every so often the well is just dry. Without being preachy, here are some rules I follow: •Don't be so literal. the important thing is to create something memorable. You don't have to have the whole business plan explained in a few marks. •If you are going to use imagery...

One-shot was designed for sign writing with a brush. If you are not doing that, then there is no reason to use it. You can't brush letter with artists paint or latex (well, you can but it's not easy and I don't recommend it - you will also ruin your lettering brushes. Shit, what am I talking...

The only red I see on this sign is the bird, and it doesn't appear faded. All colors will change through UV exposure, oxidation, and wear. Red is the worst (red paint reflects red, which is relatively low energy, and absorbs the higher energy blue colors from the opposite side of the spectrum)...

That works fine as long as a long focal length lens that minimizes perspective distortion is used. A tilt shift lens is best (but expensive); a longer focal length helps as well (I use a 200mm equivalent when I can). My iPhone 13 Pro has a lens that's equivalent to a 70 mm lens on a full-frame...

AI design (at least creative image design) has already peaked. Without the spark of human ingenuity the results are at best "meh" and are usually just bad. The same is true for AI generated music and other creative endeavors. It was novel when it first came out, but people are already growing...

Signgold (Real Gold, Quick Gold, whatever it's called) is 22k gold sputtered onto vinyl and comes with a laminate already on it. I see no real reason to laminate it unless it is subject to excessive abuse (fire engines come to mind). If I stick it on cast vinyl (for black outlines, for example)...

I knew Bill Hardin. He was a fierce union protector, and spent a lot of time keeping non-union operators off his turf. My shop was in Normal, IL. We won a big contract in Peoria (the new Peoria Chiefs stadium) based on our designs and engineering. There was public money involved, so we had to...

Studs drilled into the wall is the best method. If you can't do that (and are still willing to take on the project), I have had reasonable success using Sashco "Lexel" (a co-polymer rubber sealant). You must drill holes into the back of the acrylic in order for the sealant to create a mechanical...

This is true if you have liquifiable assets to "guarantee" the loan. Banks are not going to just take your word. The "docs" you are referring to are the contractural terms setting out the conditions in which the banks can access the collaterol assets. Banks will be more friendly if you have...

There is no mystery to pricing. Cost of materials plus cost of labor plus overhead plus sustainable profit. There is an excellent guide, "How to Estimate & Price Signs", by Dan Hale (2002, ST Media Group). A copy should not be too hard to find. The book is over twenty years old, and some of the...