Just got back from Atlanta. What was your take on the show? I thought it was educational, and overwealming at the same time. What do you think????
Posted by Glenn Taylor (Member # 162) on :
Dang Rick, I missed you. I was there Friday and Saturday.
I learned quite a bit and now I'm a bit jazzed to try some of the techniques I learned.
Posted by Don Coplen (Member # 127) on :
Made it to a Letterhead meet yet, Glen? Posted by Glenn Taylor (Member # 162) on :
Not yet, Don. I doubt I will be unless one happens close by. As several people here know, I'm heading away from signs. I'm spending more of my time on screen printing. Too be perfectly frank, I'm making a lot more money at it than I am with signs and with a lot less headache.
I'm tired of beating my head against the wall while the sign shops around here are in a price war to see who can be the cheapest. The newest one is less than 6 months old and is getting ready to shut down. It seems $30 magnetics and $50 banners just don't get it.
With the debt we incured with the 1999 and 2002 floods, I simply can't make enough money in signs alone to meet our financial obligations.
Now, if the next Letterhead meet is going to feature some thermal die-presses, a class on high-end simulated process screen printing on dark-colored garments and on how to stretch screens to 50n, let me know.
Don't get me wrong. I love doing signs. But right now, I have to do what pays the bills.
Posted by Rick Beisiegel (Member # 3723) on :
AMEN my graphics brother
[ October 21, 2003, 08:21 AM: Message edited by: Rick Beisiegel ]
Posted by Suelynn Sedor (Member # 442) on :
Glenn,
You shouldn't have to defend the type of work you do, or the meets you choose to attend.
I thought this board was for all types of sign-people!
10 lashes with a wet noodle Don!
Suelynn
Posted by Bruce Evans (Member # 44) on :
Wow Don! If I go to a Letterhead meet will I learn anything about color management or ICC profiling?
Posted by Myra Grozinger (Member # 327) on :
I want everybody to know that Glenn, whom I saw in Atlanta a few days ago, is standing upright and walking and thinking straight.He looks marvellous and quite fit considering what he has suffered and what he is still going through as he works non stop because of the misfortune that has befallen him and his company.
I think that Glenn handled Don's gentle barb with dispatch and practically without being defensive. I read it and appreciated the understanding tone, and resolved to learn from it.
Posted by Kevin Sparling (Member # 3656) on :
I didn't get a chance to go to the show, But the company I work for had a Booth. It was SSG it had a wrapped mini cooper in it that I designed. Also a small routed piece I did.
Kevin
[ October 22, 2003, 01:25 PM: Message edited by: Kevin Sparling ]
Posted by Mark Smith (Member # 298) on :
Kevin! I saw the mini, it was *very* cool.
Posted by Rick Beisiegel (Member # 3723) on :
Mini Cooper was cool!
Posted by Ted Nesbitt (Member # 3292) on :
Agreed---the Mini Cooper from SSG was cool! And thanks for the foam squishee Minis guys---my kids love them more than what I bought them.
Taking the time to attend ANY show will benefit ANYone. Is one show or type of show better than another?---nope. I learn something everyday from everyone around me, and shows are just a compressed version of that.
We are professionals---our customers come to us for answers. Having a vast knowledge base helps us understand how to better meet their needs, thus rewarding us with the almighty $$$ we all want and deserve.
If you think you know it all, it's time to find something else to do with yourself.......
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