Rant RRRRRRRRRR...New sign request with attachment

[myront]

Got a sign request for a 36in x 24in real estate coro. Even supplied the file. TOO BAD IT'S A FLATTENED TIFF THAT'S 24 x 32 AND 600DP = 1.28GBI!!! wth you freakin idiot. "Oh and can you add these elements too."

 

[HDvinyl]

"Can't you make it work?"

 

[Johnny Best]

You are a sign shop, right? What’s the problem, just charge him for your extra time.

 

[Gino]

Why not either e-mail him or call him and tell him, somewhere he made a mistake. Either he wants a 24 x 36.... or a 24 x 32. His file and verbal communications are outta sync. As for adding things, explain to him it's not as easily done as requested. It's easier for the individual creating the file, then someone doing it later..... to a raster file.

Now, for a $100 sign, stop wasting time and just ask the guy and get it over with and move on.

 

[myront]

Wow, did you really think I am not capable of "moving on". Of course there'll be an art fee. I was just trying to point out how frustrating it is to get requests like this.

 

[Gino]

Wow, did you really think I am not capable of "moving on". Of course there'll be an art fee. I was just trying to point out how frustrating it is to get requests like this.

...... with all your rrrrrrrrr's and upper case stuff, you sounded very upset about one itty-bitty sign. This is like everyday occurrences at most shops, I think. We are always going back and forth with people about this kinda junk. I think I can name 3 or 4 that happened already this week, besides the other stuff going on for us.

Go home, have a drink [or two or three] and try again tomorrow..................

 

[2B]

maybe they want the graphics to be 32" and then the overall size to be 36"?

and yes I know that is UN-likely the case

 

[myront]

Yes, I'm having a bad day. Having to pick the slack.
If we don't point these things out to any newbies they will keep on designing crap that I have to fix. Then the next time they'll expect it sooner and sooner and then....

 

[Gino]

Before you blow a gasket, go do something fun. Just change directions. Cripes, it's going on 5 anyway in an hour. Happy Hour starts at 4, but 2 on the weekends.

 

[myront]

Thanks Gino. I needed that.

 

[shoresigns]

"Here's the file for our 24"x36" real estate sign." 8.5x11 from MS Word.
"Here's the file for our 12"x18" parking signs." 8.5x11 from MS Word.
"Here's the file for our dimensional storefront sign." Powerpoint slide.

 

[Johnny Best]

Your from Niceville, is not everything in black and white. Is this guy trying to put some color in his sign.

 

[ams]

Ugh I hate 1GB files.

 

[bannertime]

1.28gb isn't that bad now days, but about 10 years ago we had that same thing happen. It was uploaded to our site, took forever to download. We couldn't even open it. Took it by CD to another company that was able to open it. It was a blue background 18inx24in with a yellow arrow and yellow text saying PARKING. That was it. The customers wouldn't even be bothered with telling us what it was. I'm not even sure they knew. We could have set that up in like 5 seconds.

They sent us two files. Front and back. Which just so happened to be the exact same thing, but with the arrow flipped. The arrow wasn't even solid. It had a gap between the point and the body of the arrow.

 

[Rick]

I remember getting 1gb files 20 years ago.... talk about a nightmare...

This reminds me of your earlier rant about designers. I personally want bidding sign shops, designers, architects, clients and project managers to be as dumb as dirt so I can get paid more and do what I am good at. .

I have a job because sign shops and designers lack skill....

When a projects is really bad or gets me worked up, I buy something I have no business purchasing, it takes the sting out of doing the work

 

[HDvinyl]

When a projects is really bad or gets me worked up, I buy something I have no business purchasing, it takes the sting out of doing the work

Was the sock monkey onesie one of these purchases?

 

[Johnny Best]

.When a projects is really bad or gets me worked up, I buy something I have no business purchasing, it takes the sting out of doing the work[/QUOTE]

Great advice, going to purchase a prostitute next time a project gets me worked up, that should take the sting out.

 

[Oroscoe]

We get it all the time. Everybody that has paintshop or powerpoint thinks they are a designer after doing a couple of simple things. It just doesn't work that way.

 

[Gino]

Hmmmmmmm.......................

Who's that second guy in from the end ?? Did he take his glasses off to go incognito ??

 

[Active Sign]

Did the phone call go like this:
"I was gonna have you guys design it but my nephew is a dope head, I mean self taught "graphics designer". I gave him the specs and he did an amazing job."


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