My mind wanders. And that's not a good thing, 'cause it's too small to be out there alone. Posts: 3129 | From: Tooele, UT | Registered: Mar 2005
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I once put my own phone number on the side of a van.
Asked him if he would leave the van with me over night. "Why so"?
"How would you like Your phone number on the van"? "That would be nice, eh"? Big smile from him.
A good laugh.
-------------------- Bill'n'Annie Davidson Heathcote, NSW, Aus. my Aussie wife, a Toohey's Old, my Holden Ute, Retired from the rat race! Posts: 309 | From: Heathcote, NSW, Australia | Registered: Nov 1998
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Years ago, when we had our shop in Cincinnati, my brother was a good artist, but a terrible speller. It was part of my job, to spend time during the course of the day checking his work for errors. He even misspelled OUR name on the side of our new work van. Blowing the name up on the projector, he laid out "Sing" for Sign Co., and actually had one side lettered, before I came back to the shop.
This was a main reason I was happy when vinyl letters came along. It was much easier to go back and correct than hand-painted stuff. Also, since he didn't know anything about computers, I did most of the lettering and he just stuck em on.
-------------------- Dale Feicke Grafix 714 East St. Mendenhall, MS 39114
"I can do all things through Christ, who strengthens me." Posts: 2963 | From: Mendenhall, MS | Registered: Apr 1999
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I wonder about that too, Russ. I design a lot of these digital boards. They cross the desk of at least a half dozen people before the art is uploaded. Then again... some of these "Account Executives" aren't the sharpest blades in the drawer.
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I did an album cover once -- Slim Gaillard's Cement Mixer Put-ti Put-Ti, including all the hand-lettering on it. It was produced and put in the stores. Later I found the client had given me a misspelling of Gaillard's name, with only one "L" in it.
I knew "Cement Mixer" well -- it had been a huge hit back when -- but I'd never paid any attention to the spelling.
-------------------- dennis kiernan independent artist san francisco, calif, usa Posts: 907 | From: san francisco, ca usa | Registered: Feb 2010
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Like tYre for tire..... and "gaol" for jail!!!!!
go figure
-------------------- Bill'n'Annie Davidson Heathcote, NSW, Aus. my Aussie wife, a Toohey's Old, my Holden Ute, Retired from the rat race! Posts: 309 | From: Heathcote, NSW, Australia | Registered: Nov 1998
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I once did a sign for an antique store. The shop front spelled it in old english lettering as 'Antigues' with a G instead of a Q in the middle. I asked the owner if he wanted me to fix it, and he said no, the free radio & other publicity he used toi get was worth the error.
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"...there are no limits when you aim for perfection..." Jonathan Livingston Seagull Posts: 7014 | From: Highgrove via Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia | Registered: Dec 2002
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