Sign Making 101
April 7, 2008 5:26 pm by SirFluffingtonADSome of the signs at the last raids have been very sub-par - small, look like they were quickly thrown together and impossible to read at a distance, so to help Anon along with the sign creation process, MrDogFood has compiled a bunch of tips into a useful pamphlet. A quick overview as well as a link to the pamphlet of what should make a sign is below.
- Find Cardboard - Can be obtained by dismantling a Cardboard box - and boxes can be found everywhere, check your local supermarket or shed or well… Anywhere.
- Neatly cut down the cardboard to make a nice backing for your sign.
- Construct your message on computer using a BOLD easy to read Sans-Serif font - Aim for one word per page and try to keep the fonts the same size
- Stick the message onto the cardboard with a lot of glue or wide packaging tape, your office desk scotch tape is not going to do it
- Add your modifications - Want a pole, handles or a pouch for holding flyers, add these now. (nb: It is highly suggested to not use a heavy wooden or metal pole as it can be seen as a weapon - a cardboard tube would be a much better alternative)
This is just a quick overview, everybody should download and read the pamphlet below before constructing their sign.
18 Responses to “Sign Making 101”
Excellent, comprehensive guide.
I have a couple of questions. Does anyone have any suggestions of what I can put on my sign? I’m finding it tricky to get the ol’ inspiration flowing. Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.
Also, how many flyers would be optimum for me to print and have to distribute?
SCIENTOLOGY:
THE NEW WHITE MEAT
SCIENTOLOGY IS A FAKE RELIGION
MATHMETOLOGY IS WHERE IT’S AT
TOM CRUISE HAS A BIG NOSE
= all bad ideas
Haha, bad maybe, but lulz nonetheless.
Also, are we making suits a tentative mandatory dress code?
Suits are always full of win. and the weather won’t be too bad either. IN YOUR SUITS BITCHES. OR AT LEAST SHIRT AND TIE AND DRESS PANTS.
Same for femanons?
yes.
TITS IN TIGHT SUITS = WIN.
XD
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPol_m8wm8Y&feature=related
just a random link
Yeah I’m stuck too.. is there a problem with me putting the following on a sign?
“ET phoned home, why can’t scientologists?”
OR
“Scientology Alienates families!”
I think they’re good due to word play and pun catchyness…
but humour isn’t out of place at the Reconnect rally is it?
Or am I being too sensitive..?
I also googled a bit to find other suggestions for signs. I found a site with some good ones (these and more):
https://cincyanon.wikidot.com/signs-fliers
Sign Ideas (Reconnect-related)
* We are here to set you free
* Anonymous is here to help, not hurt
* You have friends on the outside, too
* We will help you find your family
* We don’t know you, but we still love you!
* Love is not a PTS
* Disillusioned, Disaffected, Disconnected
Sign Ideas
* Tax Break? Ask Me How!
* You pay taxes. Scientology doesn’t. Unfair?
* Taxes: You pay them so Scientology doesn’t have to
* Audit Scientology
* Can you write off your religious education? Scientologists can!
* Are you Fair Game? Xenu.net
* Want fair taxes? Xenu.net
* Ask About the Mask
* How is Scientology costing YOU with its tax exempt status?
* Scientology: Church or Corporation?
* Scientology - they have a Bridge to sell you
* Trade secrets are for corporations -not- churches
* The only science in Scientology is science fiction
* Founded by a con man. Based on greed.
Other ideas
“Also, are we making suits a tentative mandatory dress code?”
I certainly hope not. This is Anonymous, no leaders, no rules (other than the law), nothing. Anyone is free to come with whatever signs they choose, and whatever they want to wear. Of course, we’ll disassociate ourselves from anyone who is being inflammatory or against our ends - but excluding fellow anons based on the legibility of their signs or the classiness of their attire is ridiculous.
I don’t think anon would exclude, I think that’s silly. hell, last time we had a bunch of hanger-oners who came for the protest for shits and giggles and didn’t even have masks.
Not that I encourage that behaviour. :P
That’s not really what I was insinuating, I meant more for the overall effect of the protest. Mandatory was probably the wrong word, but that’s why I put tentative in front of it :P
I meant encouraging as many people as possible to wear a suit - you can’t deny that is far more effective to have a group of people protesting dressed similarly if not identically, than a bunch of people dressed in whatever just loosely banded together. I wasn’t suggesting we exclude anyone at all, that would be ridiculous.
And as for the legibility of their signs, I think it goes without saying that an illegible sign is a useless sign, and for the good of the whole protest, people need to consider their signs and make them big and readable. The OP isn’t suggesting we exclude anyone on the basis of what sign they have, it’s guidelines and hints for anyone who didn’t know, so that the protest as a whole is more effective.
Yeah, no objections to that. Just don’t want to see this getting too authoritarian or anything, as that’s likely to exclude all the people who hear about the protests off of the net.
Yeah as I said in a previous post along with a few other peoples..
the idea is to
(a) increase the general rep of anonymous,
and personally i think
(b) to increase the power of uniformity (you know like 100 agent smith’s rocking up..) suits aren’t for everyone obviously, but if people can stick to the same general colours.. e.g. if we all wore approximately “black” “white” and perhaps “red” it’s have the same unified effect.
remember, *together* we are STRONG - we are LEGION
quickest, easiest way to illustrate this to the public is all dressing the same, to show a united front (we also look spiffy and approachable) - it is impressive and it does stop traffic.
anonsebb: damn skippy this is anonymous! that means that YOUR opinion counts as much as mine (or any1 elses) so if u got a good reason why encoruaging uniformity in dress code and legibility in signs is BAD for the cause: hell, we’re all ears. thats how this works. its all give n take n the best ideas rise to the top.
no1 is gunna stop u marching if yr sign has a typo, or you came dressed in shorts. we’re just trying to ACHIEVE something here dude and sharing ideas about the best way to do that :)
PS any goodwil store or salvoes or st.vinnies will have cheap ass old man suits for like $15. or wear one your dad’s business shirts.
There Better Be Lots Of Pics!!
XD
@thetan
Scientolgy: Their Symbol is a Double Cross and They Want to Sell You a Bridge.
Do we have a permit yet?
Care to comment?