Post Sign Making Tips Here / Or, How Have You Made Your Protest Signs?

[norml]

Here are some of mine.

Use old election yard signs (with the stick still attached) spray painted white for a start.

Be sure to let them dry overnight after you paint them.

Use pen, pencil, and magic marker for giving you some idea of where to place the letters on your sign, but are far too wimpy for the final product.

If you mess up with the pencil, you just spray paint over it and start again.

You need cans of paint and brushes for doing those final letters, otherwise they won't be seen on your sign.

If your sign's surface is a neuteral shade (such as pink) you should outline your letters, if you want them to be seen.

Outline white letters with black, or black letters with white.

Another possible way of putting letters on your sign involves glitter and glue.

After you've done your outline in pencil, draw your letters in Elmer's Glue.

Then sprinkle on the glitter.

It will stick to the glue.

Leave it sit for a few minutes, then dump off the excess glitter.

Silver sparkles work well with a dark background, red or blue spankles with a light one.

If you repete this process over several days, you can get many colors of glitter on one sign.

This works well to outline letters with alternating colors of glitter.

[NV Whino]

1. Print out on computer

Take to a copy shop to blow up larger.
Laminate.
Use two signs back to back and mount on extentable pole such as a web buster pole.

Use the boldest type you have.
The extendable pole is great for transporting and then extend when marching.

[norml]

2. I've used aluminum tent polls before.

You can fit them together to raise a sign higher.

[NV Whino]

3. Good idea.