Scott Shepherd
08-06-2008, 6:37 PM
We installed a set of letters on a wall the other day (the one the pounce pattern was for), and we made an acrylic template, all linked together like a jigsaw puzzle so we knew it would all be in relation. Measured from the ceiling down to put the template up, taped it up there, stood back and said "It looks crooked".
Measured it again. Dead on from end to end. Stepped back, looked again. Crooked.
What's going on here? Pulled a measurement from the floor. Uh oh. 1 1/2" off over 6'. Crud. Now what? We thought about it a minute and decided that the receptionist desk would be sitting in front of it when they moved in, and that would create a visual line, parallel with the floor. We thought that was the right thing to do, visually.
Was that the right thing to do? Just curious. All I could think about is if we did it any other way, then visually when you walked in the door, the letters would not be parallel with the top of the receptionist desk, which would get us blamed for putting up crooked letters for sure!
Measured it again. Dead on from end to end. Stepped back, looked again. Crooked.
What's going on here? Pulled a measurement from the floor. Uh oh. 1 1/2" off over 6'. Crud. Now what? We thought about it a minute and decided that the receptionist desk would be sitting in front of it when they moved in, and that would create a visual line, parallel with the floor. We thought that was the right thing to do, visually.
Was that the right thing to do? Just curious. All I could think about is if we did it any other way, then visually when you walked in the door, the letters would not be parallel with the top of the receptionist desk, which would get us blamed for putting up crooked letters for sure!