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Posted by coop (Member # 504) on :
 
Hiya 'Heads,

It's finally warming up in Oklahoma, and peeling the van (I'm sick of it after 3 years & I don't feel it conveys the "image" I'm after).

I checked out the logo contest that was done here for "Creative Signs & Screen Printing". I also visited "Dan Antonelli's" site, some real cool stuff!

Does anyone have any other suggestions for websites that I might glean a little bit of inspiration from?

Thanks a Million!

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I've learned that you shouldn't compare yourself to others - they are
more screwed up than you think.


David Cooper,
The Sign Shack
Enid, OK.
signshack@peakonline.com


 

Posted by cheryl nordby (Member # 1100) on :
 
Hey Coop! I have been doing the same thing. I removed all the letters on my truck and am in the process of designing a new logo. I think the best thing is just to get started...I have done about 5 different desgins....and they were all to 'frilly'. Sometimes simple is the best. Good luck!

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Cheryl J Nordby
Signs by Cheryl
(206) 300-0153
Seattle WA.....!
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Posted by Dave Grundy (Member # 103) on :
 
Dave,,It's EASY...just do what I did..play around with 25 ideas fer about 2 years..THEN decide which one ya like and yer all set!!!!!!!! EASY!

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Dave Grundy
AKA "applicator" on mIRC
"stickin' sticky stuff to valuable vessels and vehicles!"
in Granton, Ontario, Canada
1-519-225-2634
dave.grundy@quadro.net
www.quadro.net/~shirley



 

Posted by Donna in BC (Member # 130) on :
 
There's a designer in my area by the name Walter Kostinak, or Kostinack. His company name is 2Design. For some reason my search engine won't pick up his site, perhaps it doesn't exsist anymore. Whenever I needed some inspiration, I loved looking at his site. His designs reflected very individual ideas.

Sorry to bait you with this, but if you can somehow get his site to work, you'll be in for a treat. He's designed stuff for lots of computer games, such as Quake. He also won an internet cash award for his internet site.

Good luck Coop! Designing for ourselves is the hardest project ever, isn't it?

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Graphic Impact
Abbotsford, BC, Canada
gisigns@sprint.ca


 

Posted by Mark Fair Signs (Member # 289) on :
 
hey coop,
the hardest thing to do is design something for yourself!

i have struggled with his over the years.

with any design i look and digest everything i can.... such as product labels and candy wrappers for color ideas and different typestyle ideas.

i go to the movies and if the signage is great, i have to see it a second time just to catch the story line!

keep dem eyes open and you will see the color scheme and layout.

good luck bubba,

mark

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Mark Fair

Mark Fair Signs
http://www.markfair.com

Home of "Sign of the Month
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2162 Mt. Meigs Road
Montgomery, Alabama 36107
334-262-4449

mark@markfair.com

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Posted by Kelli (Member # 248) on :
 
Donna, found the 2Design site! Awesome! http://www.2design.org/

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Kelli Cajigas aka Janda
Dolphin deSigns & Banners
“A satisfied customer will tell two friends, a dissatisfied customer will tell ten.”



 

Posted by Donna in BC (Member # 130) on :
 
Thanks Kelli! I've missed that inspiration when needed. He'd been offline for awhile while building his new site.

Check it out. You won't be sorry guys.

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Graphic Impact
Abbotsford, BC, Canada
gisigns@sprint.ca


 

Posted by coop (Member # 504) on :
 
THANKS!!!!!

for your replies, and your e-mails!

I'm not sure what I'm gonna do yet, but my van is "nekkid"!

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I've learned that you shouldn't compare yourself to others - they are
more screwed up than you think.


David Cooper,
The Sign Shack
Enid, OK.
signshack@peakonline.com


 

Posted by David Fisher (Member # 107) on :
 
Cant help you with your vee-hickle coop, I got sidetracked with that 2design site.
That guy seems to have a very firm grasp of the word cool.
Thanks Donna/Kelli
David

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D.A. & P.M. Fisher Signwriting
Brisbane Australia
da_pmf@yahoo.com


 

Posted by Linda Silver Eagle (Member # 274) on :
 
Good idea Coop!

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Linda Silver Eagle
Peace Signs
logodesign2@icqmail.com
Georgia, USA


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Posted by Jillbeans (Member # 1912) on :
 
Hi Coop.
Check out Bill Krupinski's new website, www.artfirststudio.com. It's very inspiring!
Also, whenever I try to do something for myself, I tend to get carried away. Naturally tacky by nature, I throw on all the bells and whistles. Then, after all that design time, it's busier than a cat trying to cover crap on a marble floor! Keep it simple. Good luck! I'm ready to peel my truck already!!!
Love...JILL

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Jill M. Welsh
 

Posted by John Deaton (Member # 925) on :
 
Coop,whenever I am designing for myself, and it feels like I have used everything already, I usually wait until after hours, go through issues of Signcraft, and some of my past designs and try and put something together. I like to change my logo, etc. ever so often so it doesn't get stale. Nothing like a new sign on a vehicle to attract business. I might use elements form seven or eight designs that I like, in order to come up with something that I want to use. I design in black and white first, and then add color to match the vehicle or whatever I am putting it on. I just recently decided to change my business name to Deaton Design, so I am going through the same process you are. What to do, what to do. Usually just a peek at some of our heads websites is all I need to get that creative blood going. Do it and have fun Coop. Be sure and post a pic when you get it done. I know we'd all like to see it.
Check this out too:
www.freshink.net Doug Downey's site
www.linesandlettersdesigns.com Brian Shofields site
www.richdesignsinc.com Rich Dombeys site
www.ebusinesslogos.com Dan's logo site
By the way, Dan Antonelli designed the sites for Rich and Brian. Great job too.

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John Deaton III
Deaton Design
109 N. Cumberland Ave.,Harlan, Ky. 40831 606-573-9101

john@deatondesigns.com
www.deatondesigns.com


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