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There are things I like about both ways, but also things I don't like too. The offset pics show it as it would look from both sides as it will be a two sided sign. I am going to present both layouts to the customer to get his preference.
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I would have to go with the centered version. Balance works, and if you want the cow to face the same direction, just flip "bossy" around. Nice design.
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Centered definately, although that rectangle the cow is in throws me all off. Maybe another oval or half oval. it just seems to be out of place because it sticks up so far.
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I guess I am the wierd one. The eye is trained from reading, here in the USA, to go from top left to bottom right. I like the one with the cow on the top left.
All look great!
MC
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Well looks like you got your answer from us...centered...it's not even close in my opinion...looks like a transitional element of sorts...maybe a little "scroll thingie" on either side of the cow rectangle would work well.
I fined, way to many lines fighting with each other in the overall picture. Some rounded and others straight Way to much for the eye to see the true message.
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Both Cases I agree with the comment the hard lines of the sign border clash with that around the cow. "Round" all around would look cleaner and more appropriate to the subject.
Also think "farms" sould be done same colour etc as rest of the title and no horizontal black lines to make a more easily readible impact.
You are trying to pack to many elements into it and confusing the eye. .... KISS !
Alicia ... here's the Bull?
A full size load of damaged fibreglass B/S I've been ask to fix by a customer! NOT my original!!!!
Patched, sanded back to bare base, ready to airbrush "real". But still scares the customers coming in my backyard! Candy hates it!
Wanna come down here and help me? My daughter Vicki helped to a great job on the last one these we redid! What's with wimmen love sanding down, playing and painting with BIG balls?
Edited for spelling error in very last word! Meant to have a "u" not an "a" in it.
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I'd alter the vertical background stripes to something more harmonious with the light blue background- there's no need for the contrast which I find a distraction. I wonder if the cow can be photoshopped into an oil painting style? To me, perfect photorealism in a digiprint isn't really right on a sign like this. I think I'd distort the name McKelvey back to become a vertical script, rather than a forward-sloping script. It'll better match Farms then.
Good luck!
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Dana, If it were anything else but a farm sign I would say go off-center for added interest. But a farm sign is usually very traditional, and a centered layout gives the impression of stability.
I know you did not ask for critique, but here it is anyway. I would lose all the vertical and horizontal lines. Love the font for McKelvey but would not use any other scripts. If you can fit it, don't abbreviate "S.", looks odd when you have spelled out "Road". And make sure the cow is looking in towards the farm on both sides of the sign. Love....Jill
PS Bushie, better watch out so that bull doesn't kick! I'm sure he doesn't like having his ballocks sanded.
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I like it offset, but feel the cow panel needs to be a bit more grounded to the sign. I'm wondering if you extended the raised portion of the top a bit and tucked Kelly and Matt in there or else used a scroll to connect it. Here is a real quick and dirty version of what I mean, it changes the style of the sign a lot and may not be what you are looking for, but it allows for more room for the first names (which I made too big) and something could be achieved using cleaner and straighter lines.
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Kelly Thorson Kel-T-Grafix 801 Main St. Holdfast, SK S0G 2H0 ktg@sasktel.net Posts: 5496 | From: Penzance, Saskatchewan | Registered: May 2002
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Stop and think for a minute about what Dana said to start with ..... double sided sign!
On what appears to be an irregular shape sign!
I like some of the offset designs, but you only shown us front side. How does the layout look or even fit onto the reverse side?
Jilly, I agree with your comments. That is VICKI not me with the sander on the bull, not me!
Photo of other is before I got my fibreglass friends to the messy hardyards .... mending, patching and sanding before delvering "clean Beef" for me to chew on a new plate.
Correction: "new plate" should be "new pallet" or "new palette" ?
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The square on the top and round on the bottom seemed to be a little at odds... but what if you pulled the oval to the top and dropped the cow graphic to the bottom???
I tried it and like the result.
-grampa dan
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Just looking at the design itself, I like the centered one better. But if there is a special hanger treatment that becomes part of the overall design, the offset might actually look very nice.
However, the shape the cow is in isn't working visually with the larger sign blank.
Also - you really need to go in and manually thicken up every one of the thin strokes on each letter if you want that to read well at all....or choose another font altogether.
Jill touched on that in her rendition.
-------------------- Todd Gill Outside The Lines Potterville, MI Posts: 7792 | From: Potterville, MI | Registered: Dec 2001
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Why not take Dan's idea, but have the com in an oval- it'll balance the other oval nicely, then & be much less of a visual fight!
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