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How To Design Large Format Graphics
Recently I did a guest post on the Classic Exhibits blog page explaining several graphic design tips for large format file prep. I invite you to read that post on the Classic site and let me know if you have any questions. The article is called “I Like Big Graphics and I Can Not Lie / Baby Got Big”. View…
Video Game Shirts For Hangry Gamer Gear
Fun Side Project For Gaming Industry Friend I’ve been fortunate to know many people in the design and programming industry through my career. However, one of my favorite people is a fellow by the name of Mitchell Russell. Mitch and I met in Canada years ago when I was producing audio commercials and designing print ads for an advertising agency.…
Oh The Web We Weave When We Deceive…
I’ve been lucky to only work for four companies in my professional career as a graphic designer and creative individual (and one of them is my own freelance outfit). The most recent company I work for I only joined a few months ago and I love it. Therefore, in over 22 years, just three actual corporations have had me as…
Creating Smaller File Sizes Working In Large Format – Adobe Illustrator Edition
This post has been moved for now to my employers web site here to learn about designing large format graphics for the trade show industry.
PDF Files Are Evil (a personal feeling)
Why a large format job should never be submitted in PDF unless specifically requested and you know what you are doing Almost every professional design application has the ability to export or save as a PDF file and some large format printers actually request PDF files for final output (very limited number). However, it is my opinion that PDF files…
Maintaining Consistent Color From One Vendor To The Next In Large Format Trade Show Display Production
Is it possible? One of the secrets of the trade show display industry is that manufacturers, distributors and suppliers use multiple outlets to create what you are buying. It is extremely rare to find one location that will produce everything you need under one roof. Rather, what really exists is a community of companies that source multiple items from other…
Ugly Design Is Ok If Your Client Wants It
When your desire as a designer is trumped by client taste you design an ugly graphic. Several years ago I was presented with a design task for a client looking for a small table top display. The exhibit hardware involved was the ExpoGo Showmax unit, which is beautiful, and I had designed many items for that unit in the past…
HBO Does Trade Shows on Silicon Valley
How HBO hit the nail on the head in terms of graphics and trade shows If you are a fan of the HBO program Silicon Valley, and you have worked in the trade show industry, you witnessed a fantastic episode this past Sunday. As I watched the episode I instantly fell into corporate mode to review the displays used to…
Required Reading
Graphic requirements are there for a reason In the last 21 years I’ve worked with countless vendors that supply printing and other production services for graphics and each would have a graphic requirements sheet to use as a guide for submitting files. Though the printing industry has several standards depending on the style of output, you would be surprised at…