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Way back I enjoyed lettering race cars, don't get me wrong they (race car people) have most always been a pain in the ____! At least back in the "hand lettering" days you would typically get handed a list of what to put on them and be given free will to do as you like. It would give you a...

I'm with ya Jill, but as the OP posted (people are buying them), the BIG problem is that people buy the crap that looks like crap that you can't read for crap! I could spend hours sharing examples of people praising crappy layouts, designs and color choices. In most cases the big draw is "they...

Try to learn about KER N ING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Read some layout books.

It may have helped with some shadowing behind those panels. I think it also confuses the eye because the shadows on the cars are from two different directions. Don't mean to pick it apart, that's a nice piece of work there!

For nine years now I have been "hired" to make a unique trophy for a local Chili Shoot Out. This is what I came up with this year.

An opinion as to ones design style or ability is certainly subjective, but the very simple/basic rules for a good LEGIBLE layout, use of color and such should not be. I don't necessarily condone the "bullying" and such but it should be an unwritten law that before you buy your sign shop in a...

old sign hanging in our shop...a little worse for the wear This was 27 years and 100 pounds lighter ago. First shop truck 1979 Rancharo freshly painted charcoal gray and the shop sign to match. (all about branding:wink:) The silver was vinyl cut with the plotter at the end of my arm...I...

A few follow up thoughts; I don't mean to imply everything I do is a work of art. I almost never hand letter, pinstripe or airbrush anything these days. I do mostly cut vinyl and I do out source printing. The simplest of signs should still be executed properly. I (to often) have to...

Like most everyone, I read some of the posts where the newbie, wannabe, hobbyist or whatever you want to call them, gets beat up for asking what seems to be stupid or disrespectful (to sign veterans) questions. Although I too find them irritating, I equally find the lack of knowledge with regard...

First, I think too often there needs to be a clarification as to if you are up against rivets or screws Rivets are almost always smooth headed most semi trailers, semis, box truck boxes, are put together with rivets. You do not want to try to remove these! Although many many times I have...

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March?

I would suggest cutting it out of that shinny silver diamond plate looking stuff if you can...but maybe the shinny gold stuff would be better to stay with the cub scout colors. The plywood will give the shinny gold a nice look!

I am admittedly one of the most anal/picky S.O.B.'s on the planet. That said, I do not currently have my own printing equipment. I have used a few different venders thru the years, all of which seem to more often then not produce the same inaccurate cut when contour cutting. I just had some...

Two cars we just finished. They are headed out this morning to New Smyrna Speedway for speed-weeks. I like them "clean"...not a fan of the overly busy wraps on race cars these days. Jeff

I know the diamond grade reflective is difficult to cut letters out of (I have messed with the stuff myself) but I would want the SUN CITY & the SIGNS panel out of the diamond grade fluro yellow reflective even if I had to hand cut them. So your name is visible as well when the reflective lights...

I have had various magnetic failures thru the years. We also have used magnum for a long time...mostly we use cut vinyl on them. I have had discussions with reps who claim no changes have been made, but I compare it to the likes of potato chip manufactures. They don't raise the price they just...

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Two thoughts from me; Not that this is how I handle a "real" job but the OP produced a sketch in post #38 of elements he would like to see. Like a few others I was just playing with a quick idea. Regarding logos; I believe a lot of people refer to some lettering as a logo. I don't...