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Posted by Wayne Webb (Member # 1124) on :
 
I need some opinions/advice.

Does this sign shape need the "pointers"?

Any ideas appreciated.

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Posted by Si Allen (Member # 420) on :
 
Leave the pointers on...It goes with the feel of the rest of it!
Nice werk!

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Posted by old paint (Member # 549) on :
 
what do the customer want?????????

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Posted by Joey Madden (Member # 1192) on :
 
As Si says leave the Pointers, looks great...

Hey Joe, since when does the customer get what he wants?

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Posted by Wayne Webb (Member # 1124) on :
 
Thanks Si,Joey, and Old Paint.
Too many inside corners to shape/sand. What do you think about rounded ones.

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Chipley, FL
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Posted by cheryl nordby (Member # 1100) on :
 
I like the pointy ones. Looks good!

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Posted by Gailforce (Member # 152) on :
 
i like the third one. i'd like to see the horse painted full color....

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Posted by Wayne Webb (Member # 1124) on :
 
Thanks Cheryl,
The pattern for the pointy one is cutting on the plotter as we speak.

Thanks again.

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"The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and all science. He to whom this emotion is a stranger, who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead: his eyes are closed." Albert Einstein


Failure to advertise is a lot like blinking in the dark. Nobody, but you, knows what you're doing.

Wayne Webb
Webb Sign Studio
Chipley, FL
850.638.9329
webbsignstudio@digitalexp.com
 

Posted by Wayne Webb (Member # 1124) on :
 
Thanks gail,
I'm doing the third one.
I haven't determined what color the horse will be painted though. That horse-head is from the Roland Vector Art website as are the flourishes. The client has sorrels, paints, chestnuts and palominos. The only thing they specified was to leave the halter on.
I think the palomino would look nice against a darker background. What do you think?

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"The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and all science. He to whom this emotion is a stranger, who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead: his eyes are closed." Albert Einstein


Failure to advertise is a lot like blinking in the dark. Nobody, but you, knows what you're doing.

Wayne Webb
Webb Sign Studio
Chipley, FL
850.638.9329
webbsignstudio@digitalexp.com
 

Posted by Pierre St.Marie (Member # 1462) on :
 
Follow Si! He will lead you on to........................well,................old age, for one thing.

:^)


Keep 'em!

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Posted by Rich Stebbing (Member # 368) on :
 
Pointers fine,....but that "mirrored A" bugs me. I just can't warm up to a thick n' thin letter style when the strokes are wrong. Just my .02

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Posted by Rick Sacks (Member # 379) on :
 
I certainly like the first rendition best and agree with Mr. Stebbing about the perversion of the letter.

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Posted by VICTORGEORGIOU (Member # 474) on :
 
Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder.

Both designs are very nice.

I prefer the pointers, but can tell you from first hand experience, the customers in this market will not buy pointers. Vic G

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Posted by Monte Jumper (Member # 1106) on :
 

Either one of the pointer options ...but I'm with Rich how about a Letter with on common stroke width the "backwards A" is a real turn off to those who know its wrong.


Sounds like you got some good "pointers" here.

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Posted by Don Lopez (Member # 131) on :
 
I like them all
The point that the others make regarding the "a"s seems to me over the top.
I look at the "a"s as being a part of the total & symmetrical to boot!
And most importantly what does the client think?

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Posted by Laura Butler (Member # 1830) on :
 
I guess I have to be different. I would like to see the pointers on the side gone but leave something on the bottom. There is a lot going on in the sign with all the shpaes. I too would try re-working the "A's". Maybe something simplier. What if you made the "a's" look like bookends? Nice design though.

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Posted by Cam Bortz (Member # 55) on :
 
I would keep the pointers, as they follow through with the more subtle points created by the ends of the recurve shape near the top of the sign.
The only thing that jumped out was how the oval with the horse graphic is so close to the main copy. Figure out how to get some negative space in there.

All-in-all, nice shape. Think I may "borrow" that one.

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Posted by Wayne Webb (Member # 1124) on :
 
Thanks Pierre,Rich,Rick,Victor,Monte,Don,Laura and Cam.

The "A"s were a solution to a problem. Maybe I should have used more symmetrical ones. I had to incorporate the A's, horse head, main copy and address. I see what you mean about the stroke width but I found that after distorting these particular ones to follow the contours of the elipse, they almost (to me) took on anthropomorphic attributes.(The man and wife's names start with A) What do you think? Corny huh? What would have been another way to incorporate the A's into the layout? Anyway, the customer loves it and the redwood is already cut out so I can only make minor modifications now. I'm going to try bobbing off the bottom of that elipse though. Cam, you're welcome to use that shape. All I did was to basically follow the silhouette of the copy.
Thanks for the help.

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"The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and all science. He to whom this emotion is a stranger, who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead: his eyes are closed." Albert Einstein


Failure to advertise is a lot like blinking in the dark. Nobody, but you, knows what you're doing.

Wayne Webb
Webb Sign Studio
Chipley, FL
850.638.9329
webbsignstudio@digitalexp.com

[This message has been edited by Wayne Webb (edited April 30, 2001).]
 

Posted by Dave Hodge (Member # 1415) on :
 
I agree about going with the pointy ones.
I don't think Wayne can take the horse up more than just a tad Cam. To my mind the double A's are part and parcel of that graphic, and there is negative space between them and 'Double A Farm. I don't think you should have more negative space between elements within the sign than you have around the edges.

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Posted by Jack Davis (Member # 1408) on :
 
Wayne, Only one thing jumped at me. I would increase the size of the A's on the side to at least 50%, so it becomes more a part of the primary copy. The bookend appearance got me a little to, but I adapted to it pretty quickly as "ok/tricky". Adding a third color could also give in a whole new feel. Overall, a nice design. Bronzeo...

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Posted by Wayne Webb (Member # 1124) on :
 
Thanks David and Jack,
I made a couple of changes. These are the kinds of jobs I enjoy doing.
Someone let me know if this page is loading too slow.


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"The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and all science. He to whom this emotion is a stranger, who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead: his eyes are closed." Albert Einstein


Failure to advertise is a lot like blinking in the dark. Nobody, but you, knows what you're doing.

Wayne Webb
Webb Sign Studio
Chipley, FL
850.638.9329
webbsignstudio@digitalexp.com
 

Posted by Dave Hodge (Member # 1415) on :
 
I think you've come up with a pretty fair compromise there Wayne.The flat on the oval has the feel of a horseshoe now as well.I think i'd go with that.

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