Comments on: wall decal overkill? [survey]

By: Decal Lover

Decal Lover — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 17:18:38 +0000

I still Like them…and clearly the public does as well. The buyers dictate the market…I think they will stick around for awhile…and as the design trends change… so will the designs…like every other design area. I will say I hope more designers will participate than printers.

By: grace

grace — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 14:34:28 +0000

i like that you’re commenting from a decal website url ;)

By: Custom Decal

Custom Decal — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 14:30:41 +0000

Definitely not overkill, wall decal is the way to give your wall a new look without awful paint smell and messy painting work!!

Knud, vinyl would be the material you are looking for.. but again, it depends on your wall paint work condition… :)

By: Knud Anderson

Knud Anderson — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 10:26:40 +0000

I want to design my own wall decal. Do anybody know which material is the best? I don´t want to ruin my walls when I remove it after a year.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 03:33:00 +0000

I’m not really over them at all! I just bought my first house and can’t wait to design my home with custom vinyl graphics! Of course…I am a graphic designer, so I won’t be buying them from anywhere… :) I’ll be making my own…

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 13:05:00 +0000

I work at a graphics company that does vinyl signs. As previously stated, you can make your own by bringing in a custom image as a vector file.
Our plotter goes up to a 3foot width and can usually run about 7-8 feet in length before going askew. Plus, if you go to a store you can make sure to request low tack vinyl.

By: IMEDAGOZE

IMEDAGOZE — Fri, 29 Sep 2006 15:40:00 +0000

ah too bad I missed the survey. I'd have to say they are still in, well, at least in this part of the world where I live in.

Believe it or not, there are still a lot of other ppl who don't even know what a decal is, or how to apply it. And these ppl are also big spenders on furnishings. I know this because I supply decals to stores here.

I don't think we could ever get away from flowers/birds/animals thing. They are the typical designs that appeal most to a huge, I said, huge market. So it's no surprise if more and more decals appearing in similar designs.

Just go with whatever decal design you like, don't bother about the trend. Your home should reflect your own personal flair.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 28 Sep 2006 05:44:00 +0000

Not to sound like another “snob,” but as Blik has reached Urban Outfitter middle america buyers, I feel more of a need to search for something a little less commonplace for my walls??

http://www.urbanoutfitters.com/shopping/product/detailmain.jsp?itemID=24398&itemType=PRODUCT&iMainCat=336&iSubCat=303&iProductID=24398

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 25 Sep 2006 20:14:00 +0000

“So very over the flora/fauna, bird/animal thing. It’s not original anymore, people. Hasn’t been for years. Let’s move on please and thanks!”

“I am very over the flowers and the whole screenprinted and sillhouettes thing”

I don’t understand: over nature? over screenprinting? broaden the category enough and everything’s ‘over’. by these arguments the ‘flora/fauna, bird/animal thing’ has been over since before civilization because that’s when the ‘trend’ started. to dismiss anything under such a vast category seems as unsophisitcated to me as jumping on the trend [for the sake of it] in the first place.

By: Nick

Nick — Sat, 23 Sep 2006 19:56:00 +0000

I think they are in still…just the creative ones. See a company called slicksticks.com. These guys are actually real artists. Some of the designs are kinda basic, but they also have some very creative stuff. The best I’ve seen so far really. I especially like the army men one…..bought it a week ago.