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Lemme guess ... is the broken key ...

I would say 75% at least. But the implicit value is not in the design, but in the fact that the file is then a product that is easily reproduced if it leaves your system. ... You are in effect giving the customer away to another person. Now, I tell any of my customers, that I can not stop them...

Anytime anyone wants a pdf, I do this, set image to 50 dpi and rgb (text and all). If they want to pay the file transfer fee then I'm completely down with sending them final artwork ... though ... not many people want to pay the $300-$1k. Logo's and letterhead jobs are different, I have a...

did you uninstall then re-install the drivers? did you check to make sure the ports are correct in flexi? and here is a silly question ... you have reset your computer AND plotter while testing this right?

99.9% of cold calls ARE solicitation. Your end result is getting money from someone. Shake their hand in person. It's easier and THAT my felonious fraternizer IS a tried and true method.

I just walk into the shop. I don't see how a cold call for a new credit processing company or telephone service is going to make for a good relationship if they never want to come in and shake my hand (let alone put anything in writing). Cold calling is not the most tried and true, trying...

Not bad, one thing I would note. When sketching for a client to rough out an idea ... it's not going for perfection more as trying to translate an idea. One thing that I always stressed in my own work was that you are not drawing a (strawberry, pumpkin, horse, albino midget, clown fornicating...

I found some 200 lb paper stock on a roll that works pretty decently for short run stencils, just throw a pen into the plotter and then get out the old straight edge and xacto blade. otherwise I've seen people use polystyrene rather successfully with their cutting blade (to score only ... not...

Never works, lately I've been trying to sell to those cold callers (i.e. "sorry, don't want it, but would you be interested in ...") or I just hit on the poor guy/girl. lately our phone has been pretty quiet.

I'm more excited BECAUSE of the yellow fergie. bow chicka bow wow.

Yup, needs to be ADA compliant ... unless they don't go on the door or a place that is reachable (above the door or hanging.) ... I don't think he mentioned where they were going though.

clear acrylic, apply vinyl to the back (mirrored ... of course) then spray the back with a contrasting color.

Get eyecandy for photoshop, throw the seamless option onto it, throw a mask on the tiles throw more textures down, apply masks. http://www.alienskin.com/ one you want to use for the basis is stone wall. all the rest are in there too. Boosh.

Here are today's pages.

Oh, the blue looks good and was my first inclination ... I personally prefered it especially since I may make a few t-shirts of this one to give away ... on a blue shirt.

I see almost all of my "competition" make compromises ... hell, they have risen prices just because I have and still don't offer the same thing. I say stick to your guns, they will come back later, if not ... it's not against your reputation if the job sucks. Nothing worse for a sign shop than...

OH! And I was able to find the time to refine and vector one of those sketches.

Figured I would get my sketches from the last couple days up.

Today I had 3 calls for "advertising" trying to sell me banners for their "charity" and I do mean "charity" ... in this area there are a lot of people who pull the charity card but they aren't officially a charity nor are they a non profit ... others would call them swindlers, beggers and...

oooo ... someone isn't doing a page a daayyyyyy :noway: