Hi everyone

[John Singh]

Hi Dave

Welcome to the site

Wish you success in your new venture

Hope you get some answers to your questions

John 😀

[Robert Lambie]

hi dave, your very welcome mate..
feel free to ask whatever you wish, we will do our best to help in anyway we can..
we have a great bunch here. im sure you will fit in just fine 😉

signlab.. excellent package.. ill elaborate a little later..
i think the full package is worth it though.. i dont know how many use it for printing. i know it has special features these days for thermal printing.. im unsure about inkjet though. i have colour master but often print from photoshop.

im sure others will be a better help than i. i dont have v6 i use v5 rev12

[Bill Dewison]

Hi Dave and welcome to the boards! 😀

I wish you luck in setting up your new business. I too am just setting up on my own and I’ve found people here to go above and beyond helping with practical advice, tips&tricks, and generally pointing you in the right direction.

There is a thread on SignGo which may be of interest to you as price wise this is far less than Signlab, and it seems to be pretty similar in features etc.

Look forward to reading more from you Dave 😀

Cheers, Dewi

[AaSk4Stickers]

Hi Dave

Welcome from another relatively self taught, solo-self-employed sign maker.

I use SignLab and find it very good. I bought the asset of another signmaker with that included, but I don’t think I would have bought it were I strting with a totally clean sheet.

All the best for your new venture

Alan

[Kevin Flowers]

Welcome Dave,
Hope you enjoy the site, don’t worry about the spelling most of us on the site can’t spell anyway 😀

Kevin

[Martin Pearson]

Hi Dave and welcome to the UKSG, as has already been said most of us can’t spill so don’t worry about it. I hope you get as much out of the boards as I do, good luck with your new venture.

[Jill Marie Welsh]

Hi Dave…
What was your first choice of usernames? Robert the Bruce? Har-de-harhar. Just in a goofy mood as I have yet to drink some coffee & am still hung over from the 6 beers I drank Friday night! (my usual limit is 4)
I am a self-taught painter as well as a stickerpimp. The man who installed my Gerber system was supposed to teach me for 3 days but he was too busy installing my printer & eating pizza. Every hard-won skill I know, I learned myself!
I would recommend getting Mike Stevens’ Mastering Layout book if you don’t already have it. After I read it the first time in 1993, I wanted to burn everything I had done before then.
And you have a fan in me…as Robbie can attest, I love Scottish men! Nuthin like a man walking about in overalls and those boots you guys wear…my my my. If American beer, bread, and coffee was as strong as Scottish, our men would be completely different here. You can keep that nasty sweet corn tho!
Love- JILL 😉
(oops! spelled Mastering wrong!)

[Dave Bruce]

Hi Jill,
Chillinutman was my first name sort of combined from Chile (I was there for a year) and being relaxed (chilling out man).

Did you know that 75% of the S.A.S is made up of Scots! Don’t get too excited your computer won’t like it.

Have you seen the Beagle probe yet it is in your neck of the woods (Mars)?
Where can I get Mike Stevens book and I’m interested in The Secret of Design too? (think that is a CD)

Sorry but I have thrown out my rigger boots, I now wear police boots.

cheers

Dave

[Carrie Brown]

Hi Dave 😀

Welcome!!!!

Carrie & Stephen

[Martin Pearson]

Dave, I know its a pain sometimes but IMHO Robert does a good job of controlling the boards and rejecting peoples applications due to names or missing details helps to make the boards what they are.
You can find the design book on amazon, I have heard a lot of people say it is a really useful design tool.
As for the secrets of design yes it is a CD and well worth having, it is by a guy called Mike Brown, formerly Mikethesign on these boards.
I dont know if he is still on the boards or not but I know some of the other members have his e-mail address.

Jill “what is a stickerpimp” or shouldn’t I ask !!!

[Bill Dewison]

stick·er (n.)

1. One that sticks, as a gummed or adhesive label or patch.
2. A tenacious, diligent, or persistent person.
3. A thorn, prickle, or barb.
4. Something puzzling or bewildering, as a riddle.

pimp (n.)

One who finds customers for a prostitute; a procurer

intr.v. pimped, pimp·ing, pimps

To serve as a procurer of prostitutes.

Worrying stuff Martin, worrying 🙄 🙄 😕 🙄 😮

Cheers, Dewi

[Jill Marie Welsh]

Don’t worry, I might be sticky but i ain’t a ‘tute! And I do pester & puzzle people.
We call licky-sticky sign shop owners by that title. You know, places like FASTSIGNS NOW, etc., “sign” franchises. Places that specialize in all-caps Brush Script in red on a white background. (I hope I am not cheesing anybody off!)
I like a good sticker as well as anybody, but the work done by some of these joints is appalling. There is one just up the street from me. I try to make my vinyl signs look as good as a painted one, it’s all in the layout. The Mike Stevens book is a great layout/color tool.
And Dave…I like police boots too! My dad was a magistrate with his office in our house. I grew up around cops!
As for chillinutman…I can see why Rob wasn’t too keen on that nickname! Kinda gives me a shrinking feeling! 😳
Dewi, thank you for going that extra mile with the dictionary, dude!
Love- JILL

[Bill Dewison]

😀 😀 Jill 😀 😀

I tried to do the whole pronunciation thing on it 🙁 Didn’t work. Love to hear stickerpimp in an American accent though 😉

Cheers, Dewi

[Jill Marie Welsh]

😛
Dewi (a.k.a. Sting…as in tantric? haha)
In my best Pittsburgh accent:
StikkkkerrrrPIMP!
dunno my county code…but my phone # is 724-586-6923
Anyone can call me anytime if they wanna hear a bad accent!
Love- JILL

[Martin Pearson]

Jill, thanks for explaining that, so how did the name come about or don’t you know. Somehow I dont think it would bother you to much if you were cheesing someone off. I know exactly what you mean though. Theres a sign company near me that has a banner up saying Need a new sign, why pay more. I keep wanting to write on it Because yours are crap, but I havent got the nerve.

[Jill Marie Welsh]

Martin,
I really don’t know who coined the term, I heard it on Letterville.
And I might talk tuff, but I would be mortified if I offended ANYONE.
I think I saw that banner when I was in Cowdenbeath!
Love- JILL 😆

[Lorraine Buchan]

lol hey Jill i guess you don’t realise that robbie works for or is part of a fastsigns company. Only difference is he is the real McCoy

I got that Mike Steven’s book for Christmas but i can’t comment as of yet as i’ve not read it cover to cover

[Robert Lambie]

Afraid I am actually. Thankfully! Our company has nothing to do with the franchise group fastsigns.
We are “Limited” and independent sign company with no ties what so ever with the franchise group. Infact, our company is the reason there is not any fastsigns franchise companies in Scotland.
When I say our, I mean my fathers & i. Although I am a director my father owns it.
Having said that he does wish to retire at some point this year..

No offence taken. 😀

i found a site with tons of signwork books.. god i cant rmember now. hope i bookmarked it. 🙄