Hi y'all. My big mouth got me into designing a "spanish" sign system for a big resort (no, I'm NOT complaining!!!!)
I thought I'd use a mix of designs from Mike Jackson's CD, some metal scrollwork & earthy colors, but I really don't know if this is the look we should be aiming for.
What do you guys suggest as far as color schemes & whatnot for a spanish style sign?
Thanks always, Felix
[ December 15, 2003, 08:34 AM: Message edited by: Felix Marcano ]
Posted by Jeff Ogden (Member # 3184) on :
I think of St Augustine, where you see lots of homes with stucco walls and exposed wooden beams, curved archways, courtyards with gardens and grape vine trellises, wrought iron window bars with decorative trim, heavy wooden doors with wrought iron hinges, flower boxes under windows, and red clay tiles on the roofs.
Translated into signage, I would see monument-type signs as being stucco structures with possibly a tile "roof", maybe a timber or two designed into the stucco somehow. Hanging signs could showcase the wrought iron scrollwork, and some of these elements could be used throughout in the other signs.For example, a graphic could use grape leaves with the scroll,and a grape cluster or two.
Whenever I see spanish architecture, I am impressed with it's simplicity. I really like the way you see very white walls and very dark wood together. Another interesting feature is the use of tiles.
These are a few of the things I enjoy about the older Spanish homes I have seen, but this in no way qualifies me as an expert on the subject. As a matter of fact, I really am not sure what spanish colonial means in architect's lingo, but I guess I'm assuming it's what you see wherever Spain colonized, which includes a lot of real estate, of which St Augustine is only a small part. So I hope my observations will not throw you off track. It does sound like a fun project though, so good luck with it.
Posted by Felix Marcano (Member # 1833) on :
Excellent! I like your idea on the tiles. My mom always tells me about St. Augustine. I was hoping to head that way when I go to the Butler meet at Janette's, but she tells me its nowhere near her place!
Thanks!
Posted by Santo (Member # 411) on :
I'd think they want archs and a lot of wrought iron scrolls. Stone look columms. Stuf like that.
Posted by Sheila Ferrell (Member # 3741) on :
lol, how 'bout some "spanish harlem"....lot'sa velvet red, black an' gold.......
HEY! IT 'CUD WERK! Posted by ricardo davila (Member # 3854) on :
Oye Felix,
How about our Old San Juan?---The city is over 500 years old. -----Just check out the architecture of the buildings, which I believe has been preserved all these years by our Instituto de Cultura.-----Think bricks, "adoquines", red roof tiles, wrought iron balconies, castillos ( El Morro, San Cristobal, San Geronimo ), toros, paellas, etc.----Check out the buildings on Calle San Sebastian, maybe calle del Cristo, etc.----I am sure that this would be a great source for you to start your project.
All of the above are just a few gifts that the Spaniards left us in Puerto Rico.
Saludos
Ricardo
Posted by Joey Madden (Member # 1192) on :
and some Velvet paintings of Elvis !
Posted by ricardo davila (Member # 3854) on :
Felix,
Check out this web site, it may help:--http://www.solboricua.com/sanjuan.htm
Ricardo
Posted by Felix Marcano (Member # 1833) on :
Thanks again guys! Geez I really need to go site seeing... All I do is work...
Posted by Rick Sacks (Member # 379) on :
Mike Jackson's CD is the wrong direction for this project. If you go to the library and look at spanish architecture, spanish furniture, spanish jewelry, etc., you will see some common threads. These can be applied not only to the shape of the sign, but also to the letterstyle.
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