Anyone here in the Sign Industry?
Wednesday, March 20, 2002 by mormegil | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk
Just wondering....
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DavidK
Reply #2 Wednesday, March 20, 2002 5:06 PM
Reply #2 Wednesday, March 20, 2002 5:06 PM
No, but I've made plenty of them for clients. The interesting thing I've noticed is most of the sign printers I've worked with (especially the vinyl guys) seem to prefer CorelDraw files. Signs is the only place I've encountered that.
mormegil
Reply #3 Wednesday, March 20, 2002 5:23 PM
Reply #3 Wednesday, March 20, 2002 5:23 PM
Ya, that's how I got introduced to it, It is because most of the vinyl cutters, routers, thermal printers, etc use software form Gerber or other PC based design programs, which is all PC based, Corel is suited well for this, because you cant really have overlapping shapes and the like in metal, vinyl, or neon, so Illustrator, were things tend to be done in masks, is very impractical.
DavidK
Reply #4 Wednesday, March 20, 2002 8:14 PM
Reply #4 Wednesday, March 20, 2002 8:14 PM
cool, I always wondered why... I'd usually create it in Corel and give them an autocad or a plotter file but I know the critical part was to make all the shapes complete. No groups or text just paths and every element had to be a single outline with any voids combined or they couldn't use it.
mormegil
Reply #5 Wednesday, March 20, 2002 8:42 PM
Reply #5 Wednesday, March 20, 2002 8:42 PM
That's way, a good designer can make any file work, but clean files make like alot simpler.
mormegil
Reply #7 Thursday, March 21, 2002 10:42 AM
Reply #7 Thursday, March 21, 2002 10:42 AM
I am mostly wodering about Sign designers, illuminated, noniluminated etc... There are alot of signs in the world, I find there is alot of talinted people out there in designing signs, and some crappy ones to, but the good ones don't seam to get much credit.
craeonics
Reply #8 Thursday, March 21, 2002 11:15 AM
Reply #8 Thursday, March 21, 2002 11:15 AM
Sign = those things you see hanging above bars, above shops, at streetcorners and what not. Like a billboard and neon things and such I figure.
Elwin
Reply #9 Thursday, March 21, 2002 12:37 PM
Reply #9 Thursday, March 21, 2002 12:37 PM
Just caught this.
Yeah, been in the sign business for about 10 years now.
Yeah, been in the sign business for about 10 years now.
Elwin
Reply #10 Thursday, March 21, 2002 12:46 PM
Reply #10 Thursday, March 21, 2002 12:46 PM
Oh, and Paxx -what's the sign industry?
Look around - you'll trip over it when you walk out your door.
See the gold leaf lettering on the bank window?
How about the graphics on the side of the tow truck that just drove by?
And that swinging sign over the "Curio Shop" door?
Or that big banner that they hung on the side of the school proclaiming themselves "Regional Champions!"?
That's us...
Some signs are good.
Some signs are great.
Some signs are annoying.
Some signs are butt ugly.
You know.
Kinda like skins...
Look around - you'll trip over it when you walk out your door.
See the gold leaf lettering on the bank window?
How about the graphics on the side of the tow truck that just drove by?
And that swinging sign over the "Curio Shop" door?
Or that big banner that they hung on the side of the school proclaiming themselves "Regional Champions!"?
That's us...
Some signs are good.
Some signs are great.
Some signs are annoying.
Some signs are butt ugly.
You know.
Kinda like skins...
paxx
Reply #11 Thursday, March 21, 2002 1:26 PM
Reply #11 Thursday, March 21, 2002 1:26 PM
Ah, ok. Yeah, I guess you call these things signs too in English.
For some reason, the word "sign" brought up street signalisation panels in my mind.
For some reason, the word "sign" brought up street signalisation panels in my mind.
Splash0453
Reply #12 Thursday, March 21, 2002 1:46 PM
Reply #12 Thursday, March 21, 2002 1:46 PM
Of course they're signs! 
No, I'm not involved in it. Why such a strange thread?? But I suppose there's more to a sign than he info it contains.
No, I'm not involved in it. Why such a strange thread?? But I suppose there's more to a sign than he info it contains.
DavidK
Reply #14 Thursday, March 21, 2002 2:10 PM
Reply #14 Thursday, March 21, 2002 2:10 PM
how come 'sign' is pronounced "sine" if 'signal' isn't pronounced "sinal"?
kimk546
Reply #15 Thursday, March 21, 2002 2:26 PM
Reply #15 Thursday, March 21, 2002 2:26 PM
"Signs, signs, everywhere is signs.."
"..Do this. Don't do that. Can't you read the signs?..."
"..Do this. Don't do that. Can't you read the signs?..."
Elwin
Reply #18 Thursday, March 21, 2002 7:59 PM
Reply #18 Thursday, March 21, 2002 7:59 PM
Name it.
Everything from name badges to billboards.
Plastic and brass engraving, vinyl, sandblasting, traditional paint, hand lettering, goldleaf, and I'm a part-time pin-head.
Everything but RIPping (sign maker-skinner joke)
Everything from name badges to billboards.
Plastic and brass engraving, vinyl, sandblasting, traditional paint, hand lettering, goldleaf, and I'm a part-time pin-head.
Everything but RIPping (sign maker-skinner joke)
mormegil
Reply #19 Thursday, March 21, 2002 8:36 PM
Reply #19 Thursday, March 21, 2002 8:36 PM
Cool, I mostly just do design nowadays, what tools do you use, computer wise?
Elwin
Reply #20 Saturday, March 23, 2002 8:23 AM
Reply #20 Saturday, March 23, 2002 8:23 AM
Darn! I swear I posted an answer to your question from work yesterday, but its not here now... 
Anyway, computer wise I use:
New Hermes Vanguard Engraver
(uses it's own proprietary software)
Mimaki 24 in. plotter with Flexisign Pro software for the vinyl and sandblasting mask
CorelDraw...
what else
Since I'm a one man operation, I do it all (with a few exceptions that I farm out to other folks in the area).
Keeps me from getting into a boring grind...
Anyway, computer wise I use:
New Hermes Vanguard Engraver
(uses it's own proprietary software)
Mimaki 24 in. plotter with Flexisign Pro software for the vinyl and sandblasting mask
CorelDraw...
what else
Since I'm a one man operation, I do it all (with a few exceptions that I farm out to other folks in the area).
Keeps me from getting into a boring grind...
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Reply #1 Wednesday, March 20, 2002 4:11 PM