59BlueSilver

I would like to make my own display poster if I could find a template. Just an 8 x 10 or maybe 11 x 22 but no larger. I guess size doesn't matter, the computer can shrink or expand. Don't want a large one that can fall over every time there is a breeze, and a smaller one would be easier to display. Anybody have a computer template?

morly1963

Hi, I'm a graphic designer and have some thoughts for you. Decide what size you want so the pictures (graphics can be the correct resolution. If you stretch the size you pull pixels apart and make the resolution go down causing a blurry, not sharp image. I dont know of any templates to do a nice job. Do a search and look at other posters and get ideas. Go on craigslist for photoshop experts and talk to them about doing it. Show them pictures of samples of what u want. Good luck.

61 Roadster

I created a full sized file (24"H x 18W) using MS Powerpoint with great results. Morly1963 is right; use the highest resolution images you can; between printing and other factors, there is always "yield loss" of image quality. Enlarging a smaller file will expose pixels.

Then send signs.com or some other online print shop your file.
I chose white corrugated sign stock (top to bottom construction alignment to accommodate a heavy duty "H" style yard mount)

A few hours design work on my end, about $20 printing fee and I was done.

Bluestripe67

I have seen my share of these,and some are very nice, but all are subject to take flight, get kicked and get in the way. My car is a wash and shine driver. All I did was use an 8 x 11 white printer paper with 10 significant bullet points. I place it in a clear sleeve, and like many others at the recent show, stick it on the top center of the windshield. No one needs to bend over or down to read the details. It's painfully simple! Dennis

Mike67nv

Don't have a template, just put what you want on it. A repro window sticker always gets some attention. I'm not for putting pics of the finished car on a board - the car is there for people to see.

I’ve made a couple of these for myself, the graphics that is, using PowerPoint. Just make it large, you may have to experiment a bit, but keep the length/width ratio equal to the final size desired. I did this one using a page setup of 45x30 to keep the resolution when exporting to jpg. My PowerPoint file size of 50MB exported to a little over 15MB jpg. It made a very crisp 20x30 poster.

Costco did the printing on a 20x30 poster board for $24.99. Just bring your file in on a thumb drive. Here's a reduced version. I put it on the center of the windshield and hold it in place with the windshield wipers. It's big enough to read without people having to lean against your car.

NightshiftHD

Mike, I like your poster. Well done! Bill

Redbird

I have had a few signs in the past few years that a sign shop in Harlingen, TX made. He mounted them on a realty sign set up like an easel.

SDVette

I wanted a simple sign with a few key details. I used MS Word and typed it out and formatted it. I then printed on glossy photo paper, then glued to a piece of cardboard.
It fits in the package tray.. I stick it under a wiper at shows (won't blow away!)

Simple.. but effective!

RatDog

I really like the simplicity of your sign.

Steve

ejboyd5

The simplicity of the black/white sign makes it a clear winner. Earlier posts, although portraying works of art, also provide good examples of sensory overload through presenting so much information and so many points of visual interest that they are doomed to be ignored. The simple sign answers the most basic questions and provides a perfect cue for those who might be interested in more details to open a dialog with the owner. Good job.

59BlueSilver

cbernhardt

I agree - keep it simple. I have found that a window sticker garners more attention that a detailed poster with pictures. Below is mine for my wife's '62. Read carefully. I made it on my computer using AutoCad and printed it on an 8.5" x 11" piece of 20# paper, enclosed in plastic.

XLR8BYU

I went to a local sign shop and gave them some ideas and the content. After a couple drafts we settle on a layout. Took 3 days of design back and forth and one day to produce it.
Has a little weight to it, so it holds up well using a table top easel. Total investment $85

fyreline

I did my own artwork, and took it to a local sign shop on a thumb drive. They made me up an 18 x 24 sign on foam-core signboard for around $22.00. I went to a local craft store and purchased a cheap plastic frame for it which included plexiglass to protect the sign from the elements, and mounted it on one of those wire tripod stands used for displaying wreaths and the like. You can see it at the rear corner of the car below. I just used Velcro strips to attach the sign to the stand, which have held up well to four years of being thrown in the trunk so far. I found that using a couple of the beanbags like you use to play cornhole with serve as perfect weights on the stand - I've been in in some pretty strong winds and have never had it blow over yet. The sign answers a lot of the spectator's questions and makes a nice addition to the car when it's on display, in addition to the replica window sticker I made up myself on my laptop which always draws a lot of comments. All in all, I think a nice sign adds a lot to the car show experience . . . at least it does for me. All together I have maybe $40 tied up in everything.