Make it Real - Deal

Make it Real - Deal 3D design and printing service. Sign making, badge design and manufacture. Electrical and electronic repairs.

A valued Customer asked us to make some conspicuous stickers for their car door edges. Here’s the prototype which we thi...
01/05/2026

A valued Customer asked us to make some conspicuous stickers for their car door edges. Here’s the prototype which we think is very smart and eye-catching!
Make It Real Deal can design, make and fit any vinyl stickers you need, at prices you can afford.
Reach out today to discuss how we can help you!

We were lucky enough to be asked to restore and PAT test a vintage Anglepoise lamp today. Apart from the nostalgia of se...
30/04/2026

We were lucky enough to be asked to restore and PAT test a vintage Anglepoise lamp today. Apart from the nostalgia of seeing it had a replacement switch from Woolworths (for 69p!) the neutral wire into the lamp holder was loose and had got very hot.
After a new cable, cleaning and successful test, delivered back to a delighted Customer same day.
Reach out if we can help you restore vintage electrical kit.

Fancy one of the mysterious Kent black cat silhouettes but have a black car? We’ve got you covered… we have developed a ...
15/02/2026

Fancy one of the mysterious Kent black cat silhouettes but have a black car? We’ve got you covered… we have developed a white sticker that has cutouts to use the black of your car as the cat’s head.
£2.00 plus P&P for this or the normal black sticker, available in left or right hand versions. Other colours available.
PS We can also help if you have an Ariya that you call Mariya as you can see here!

Another short run of shirts, this time for the local foodbank. A mix of T-shirts and polos.
28/09/2025

Another short run of shirts, this time for the local foodbank. A mix of T-shirts and polos.

More logo stickers for our esteemed Customers at Deal and Walmer Community Association
27/08/2025

More logo stickers for our esteemed Customers at Deal and Walmer Community Association

27/08/2025

Just curing some 3-D printed items

Deal Town Council’s Bin It Campaign!
16/08/2025

Deal Town Council’s Bin It Campaign!

Window decals for our friends at Landmark Centre Deal. Hoping to install today. Deal and Walmer Community Association
14/08/2025

Window decals for our friends at Landmark Centre Deal. Hoping to install today. Deal and Walmer Community Association

Another batch of tee shirts customised for a valued Customer.So grateful: as a small family business, every order counts...
02/08/2025

Another batch of tee shirts customised for a valued Customer.
So grateful: as a small family business, every order counts!
Next time you’re in Margate, do visit Lafayette's, check out the vinyl graphics we did for their shopfront and try their incredible food!

We were asked by our friends at Deal Town Council to quote for making an aluminium stencil to be used for pavement marki...
27/07/2025

We were asked by our friends at Deal Town Council to quote for making an aluminium stencil to be used for pavement marking near rubbish bins. This will be used with a form of chalk to encourage the public to put rubbish in the bin.
A prototype was made by us free of charge for initial tests from hardboard and paper, which proved the concept worked.
After a competitive bid process, we were selected to supply the stencil.
The design was cut by hand into the 3mm aluminium sheet as shown.
We are confident this stencil will last for many years and hope that the deployment of pavement markings will help reduce litter.

We use QR codes a lot in creating different types of collateral for our valued Customers. They are a powerful way of all...
15/07/2025

We use QR codes a lot in creating different types of collateral for our valued Customers. They are a powerful way of allowing end users to access content using their own devices without the faff of typing in urls. They are close to the ultimate machine-readable graphic. Many may not realise how many different types of data can be encoded into a QR code…
🕸️ Website link (url)
🛜 Wi-Fi connection
📇 Contact details
📧 Send email to an address
📞 Call a phone number
💬 Send an SMS (text message)
📍 Location
📆 Calendar event

There have been revolutionary QR code implementations which show embedded images and even crop parts of the image off for artistic effect, an example is shown with this post (respect to Shepherd Neame Brewery for this very creative design).

Two things to beware of…
⚠️ Fake QR Codes
There has been a spate of bad actors applying fake QR codes over the top of genuine urls used for payment portals. Here’s how the exploit works: a user (perhaps in a car park) wants to pay for their parking. They scan a QR code on the landowner’s fixed sign which takes them to a website which has been crafted to look like the landowner’s one but is controlled by the bad actor. The user types in their card details and the baddie steals their money. To add insult to injury, they may get a parking ticket! Look carefully at payment QR codes to make sure they are not just a sticker. You can get mobile apps which let you peer inside a QR code without opening them to see where they lead. We use an iPhone app called QR Inspector which works very well for this purpose.
⚠️ Dodgy QR code generators
Some web-based QR generation platforms charge for “hosting” QR codes! Here’s how this works: they have a database containing your website address matched to a url on their server. When your user scans a QR code generated by their platform their device is taken to their server which checks you’ve paid the bill and if so forwards the connection to your website. Such platforms add no value to the process and are just fleecing money from people. QR codes generated by us point directly to your website, are free and perpetual.

If we can help you deploy QR codes for your organisation, please reach out. Always happy to help.

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