REVOLUTION IS CONFIRMED AND ARE SUPPLYING SPARKLING WINE AND ORANGE AND CRANBERRY JUICE FOR THE EVENT WHICH IS AMAZING AND VERY GENEROUS. KRISPY KREME ARE ALSO SUPPLYING THE DOUGHNUTS WHICH IS ALSO GREAT THAT WE HAVE TWO BIG BRANDS SUPPORTING US.
THE BANNERS FOR THE FRONT WINDOWS HAVE BEEN DONE AND PRINTED. A GROUP OF US WENT IN SOME TO HAND OUT THE INVITES AND FLYERS AND MYSELF TO SORT OUT THE VINYL TEXT WHICH WILL BE STUCK ON THE BOARDS HANGING ON THE WALLS. THIS TURNED OUT TO BE A MUCH BIGGER JOB THAT WE FIRST THOUGHT SO AFTER I HAD STARTED PRINTING THE VINYL WE ARRANGED FOR MORE PEOPLE TO COME IN AND HELP CUT IT OUT.
IT WAS A GREAT EXPERIENCE TO LEARN HOW TO DO THIS AS IT IS QUITE A LONG PROCESS BUT IT IS SOMETHING THAT I COULD NOW DO CONFIDENTLY.
1- YOU HAVE TO SET UP THE ILLUSTRATOR FILE TO FIT THE VINYL PRINTER WHICH IS AS LONG AS YOU WANT BUT CAN ONLY BE 60CM WIDE. YOU SENT THE FILE UP ON THE SIDE AND OUTLINE THE TEXT.
2- THIS THEN GETS SENT TO THE PRINTER WHICH CUTS OUT EACH LETTER...A LONG PROCESS BUT CLEVER TO SAY THE LEAST.
3- ONCE IT HAS PRINTED THE EXCESS VINYL HAS TO BE CAREFULLY PULLED OFF AND DONE IN SMALL BITS SO AS NOT TO RIP ANY LETTERS OFF. THE MIDDLE OF THE LETTERS HAVE TO ALSO BE PICKED OUT WITH A STANLEY KNIFE.
4- YOU THEN TAKE THE ROLE OF THICK STICKY TOPCOAT AND PLACE IT OVER THE TOP OF YOUR VINYL (THIS STICKS TO THE LETTERS/IMAGE SO WHEN YOU PULL THE BACKING OFF THE VINYL IS STUCK TO THIS CLEAR MATERIAL READY TO LINE UP ONTO WHAT EVER YOU WANT TO STICK IT TO) IF YOU HAVE A LONG PIECE OF WORK IT IS MOST DEFINITELY A TWO MAN JOB. YOU PULL THE MATERIAL OVER IT AND ROLLER IT DOWN SO IT IS ALL STUCK. THIS IS THEN CUT OUT AND IS READY TO STICK ONTO THE BOARDS...THIS IS TOMORROWS TASK.
