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This is a question I struggle with, particularly in recent years usually when filling forms of some kind. Ten years ago a simple signwriter would suffice but with the advent of the large format and cnc, the job title is not so easy to come by. Sign designer is best I've found so far, but falls short of what we do and signwriter seems way off the mark now
-------------------- Kevin Gaffney Artistik Signs Kinnegad County Westmeath Ireland 044-75187 kevingaffney@eircom.net Posts: 628 | From: Ireland | Registered: Oct 2003
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Imagine the trouble I have describing what we do!
-grampa dan
-------------------- Dan Sawatzky Imagination Corporation Yarrow, British Columbia dan@imaginationcorporation.com http://www.imaginationcorporation.com
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-------------------- Jon Peterman 200 Summit Loop Grants Pass, OR -------------------- a.k.a. dc-62 success is in Jesus Christ Posts: 434 | From: grants pass or. usa | Registered: Nov 1998
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I pitch being 'Advertising Design'. When a client asks, I generally already know what business he or she is in and can respond more directly or succinctly to his or her needs. When I meet a non-client, I generally just say I am an artist and if they ask, I direct them to my site.
Most of my work volume comes from referrals and cold calls that I instigate, so there is less of a retail image I am trying to portray. If I relied on a storefront and walk-ins, it would be much more vital to be more definitive about who I am trying to be....I say 'most of my volume' of work, but it is not always most of my sales gross, as my serious art and major design projects from repeat clients are much greater grossers.
Kevin, if I had an address to a website of your work, it would be much easier for me to help identify who or what you are trying to appear as. Artistik Signs tells me you must make mostly signs for retail merchants? I have enjoyed your insights before here, and would like to see more of your work?
-------------------- Preston McCall 112 Rim Road Santa Fe, New Mexico 87501 text: 5056607370 Posts: 1552 | From: Santa Fe, New Mexico | Registered: Nov 1998
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Preston, here is my website www.artistiksigns.ie. Dan, you crossed my mind as I was writing original post. What do you put on a form as occupation Dan out of curiosity?
-------------------- Kevin Gaffney Artistik Signs Kinnegad County Westmeath Ireland 044-75187 kevingaffney@eircom.net Posts: 628 | From: Ireland | Registered: Oct 2003
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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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"I maka the sign" "I paint the little lines on the autos"
-------------------- Signs by Alicia Jennings (Mudflap Girl) Tacoma, WA Since 1987 Have Lipstick, will travel. Posts: 3812 | From: Tacoma, WA. U.S.A. | Registered: Dec 1999
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Let's see, I had a commercial shop, did sign painting, specialized in race cars/motorsports graphics, pinstriping, murals. Every time I've tried to focus on one thing and gear the name towards that the market shifted. We now go by Perkins Artworks, whatever we do fits under that umbrella.
-------------------- George Perkins Millington,TN. goatwell@bigriver.net
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You need it, we can do it...you want to talk about anything, I can talk and confide in just about anything, all professionally and in good taste.
It is what I do, my friends understand me, I understand them and I treat my customers the same; the more I know them, the more I understand their needs and they know my capabilities.
-------------------- Deb Fowler
"It's kind of fun to do the impossible - Walt Disney (1901-1966) Posts: 5373 | From: Loves Park, Illinois | Registered: Aug 1999
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all I do is billboards...cause when I tell people I own a sign company thats what they ask. "Oh you do those billboards"
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Doug has the classiest description: visual Communication Designer which reminds me of the title of Sanitation Engineer (Garbage truck driver). I got a chuckle out of Karyn's description.
Sign Craftsman sounds good too. I usually just say signmaker and be done with it.
Sign-cerely, Steve
-------------------- Steve Luck Sign Magic Inc. 2718-b Grovelin Godfrey, Illinois 62035 (618)466-9120 signmagic@sbcglobal.net Posts: 870 | From: 2718-b Grovelin Godfrey, Illinois 62035 | Registered: Dec 2004
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that's like who you're talking to, depends on what you think they want to hear... to some folks I'm nanna, but some I am the signpainter, some graphic designer, some sign consultant, cartoonist, boat letterer, mural artist, yada yada, got to know your client!!
-------------------- Deb Fowler
"It's kind of fun to do the impossible - Walt Disney (1901-1966) Posts: 5373 | From: Loves Park, Illinois | Registered: Aug 1999
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