"Now Showing" and "Coming Soon" graphics?

Josh Z · 01-11-07, 09:28 AM

Does anyone have links to good, printable graphics saying "Now Showing" and "Coming Soon" that I can attach to a display stand in my theater? Don't need to be large. It's just a stand that holds up a DVD case.

I have zero graphic design skills or I would try to make something myself.

victor-eyd · 01-11-07, 01:09 PM

This is what I did . I work at a picture framing shop so I simply used Word and printed out "NOW SHOWING" in a fairly large and nice looking font on really glossy photo paper. Then I took the sheet and had them make me a silver mat with an opening for the text.

I then purchased a simple and cheap 8x10 frame from walmart (my company caters to high end art clientele) and replaced the stock mat with mine. The special plexi was made by a local plastics fabricator (Tap plastics should be able to make one of these out easily). Its simply regular 1/8" plexi cut in two pieces and glued to an 8x10 panel.

Victor

Josh Z · 01-11-07, 04:14 PM

Victor, what font and size is that?

victor-eyd · 01-11-07, 05:07 PM

I think its Broadway or similar and probably around a 20-25pt size. I just guesstimated something that was about 4-4.5" wide or so.

Josh Z · 01-14-07, 12:10 PM

Well, I printed something off in Broadway font and it looks OK, but I'm still hoping for something a little more professional. If anyone has any suggestions, I'd appreciate it.

BFauska · 01-16-07, 03:43 AM

You could look at Dafont.com and see if they have any great fonts for this. Then it would just be a matter of printing it out with good enough quality to look professional.

Later,
Brian

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victor-eyd Quad Yeah! Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Hayward, CA Posts: 1,896	This is what I did . I work at a picture framing shop so I simply used Word and printed out "NOW SHOWING" in a fairly large and nice looking font on really glossy photo paper. Then I took the sheet and had them make me a silver mat with an opening for the text. I then purchased a simple and cheap 8x10 frame from walmart (my company caters to high end art clientele) and replaced the stock mat with mine. The special plexi was made by a local plastics fabricator (Tap plastics should be able to make one of these out easily). Its simply regular 1/8" plexi cut in two pieces and glued to an 8x10 panel. Victor __________________ Big Screen/Small Space! My 13x12 Bedroom HT Think small, project big! Small theaters gallery

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Josh Z Cranky Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Planet Boston, source of the spice, Melange. Posts: 15,346	Victor, what font and size is that? __________________ Joshua Zyber Critic, High-Def Digest Contributor, Home Theater Magazine Curator, Laserdisc Forever My opinions are my own, and do not necessarily reflect those of my employers.

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victor-eyd Quad Yeah! Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Hayward, CA Posts: 1,896	I think its Broadway or similar and probably around a 20-25pt size. I just guesstimated something that was about 4-4.5" wide or so. __________________ Big Screen/Small Space! My 13x12 Bedroom HT Think small, project big! Small theaters gallery

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Josh Z Cranky Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Planet Boston, source of the spice, Melange. Posts: 15,346	Well, I printed something off in Broadway font and it looks OK, but I'm still hoping for something a little more professional. If anyone has any suggestions, I'd appreciate it. __________________ Joshua Zyber Critic, High-Def Digest Contributor, Home Theater Magazine Curator, Laserdisc Forever My opinions are my own, and do not necessarily reflect those of my employers.

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