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  • can anyone help with garage sign layout please?

    Posted by Richard Urquhart on 4 October 2005 at 15:30

    hi all would like some help please
    ok colours must stay the same
    services must stay the same
    any ideas on making this look better
    not sure i like the bullet point but need a way to seperate all the text

    any ideas
    please rich

    Leigh replied 20 years ago 10 Members · 21 Replies
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  • Richard Urquhart

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    4 October 2005 at 15:35

    edit


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  • Richard Urquhart

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    4 October 2005 at 15:58

    OK sorry forget the first ones as just spoken to customer need to make the auto diagnostic centre not stand out as it looks like that all they do from distance before you can read the rest of the services

  • Jill Marie Welsh

    Member
    4 October 2005 at 16:03

    Rich, that has more bullets than Bonnie & Clyde’s car!
    I’d lose most of them.
    Quick demo here as I’m too busy to get into Corel

    AUTO REPAIR (!) DIAGNOSTICS
    ALIGNMENT (!) BRAKES
    WINDSHIELDS (!) PAINTING

    With the above being all centered.
    Love….Jill
    (I just made up the services)

  • David Rowland

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    4 October 2005 at 16:14

    CROYDON WORKSHOP SERVICES 1.jpg is better
    Jill’s right about the bullets, it is all a bit bulleted!

  • Phill Fenton

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    4 October 2005 at 16:23

    Increase your margin spaces also – the lettering in all cases is too near the edges of the sign. You need proper margins to make the wording stand out even if it means reducing the overall size of all of your lettering 😀

  • Paul Rollason

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    4 October 2005 at 16:32

    How about something like this

    You may have to play with spacings etc as done very quick.

    paul r


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  • Jill Marie Welsh

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    4 October 2005 at 16:53

    Here’s what I came up with even tho I’m super busy.
    Forgot to add “tyres” but it’s just Impact that’s been stretched.
    Love….Jill


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  • Richard Urquhart

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    4 October 2005 at 17:55

    thanks all yet again I’m very grateful for all the help
    i like the other designs and i did want to do something like Jill’s i will go away and show you what i come up with
    if ant one else wants a go please do thanks rich

  • Richard Urquhart

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    4 October 2005 at 18:17

    just done one like pauls i have change the text to bold on the upper text line

    now on the bottom which is not spaced right yet do i make the 2 outer words line up with the aboce text and make the spacing bigger in between the bullets ? or bring the bottom line of text in a bit
    i.e move clutches over to the left and shock to the right


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  • Lynn Normington

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    4 October 2005 at 18:25

    I like that Rich and I would align it so as to be in a square like you said ,
    just a thought you have your border really close to the edge will this affect your fixings?

    Lynn

  • Martin Pearson

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    4 October 2005 at 18:27

    Richard, you can do that if you want or just leave it like it is at the moment, as long as it is all alligned to the centre it should look OK, do it both ways and see which one you prefere.

  • Paul Rollason

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    4 October 2005 at 18:27

    I like the wording in Jills design “All Makes & Models”

    paul r

  • Andy Gorman

    Member
    4 October 2005 at 18:28

    Rich, can you try the bottom block of text in all caps but in a slightly bolder font? Not as bold as the top one though. I always think that multiple lines of lower case text leave awkward shaped spaces between the lines.

  • Richard Urquhart

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    4 October 2005 at 18:48

    lynn dibond tray design fixings from top ,bottom
    good thought thanks

  • Richard Urquhart

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    4 October 2005 at 18:56

    how about the lower block in title case do you think this looks better????


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  • Lynn Normington

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    4 October 2005 at 19:01

    yes Rich but don’t forget engines is still out of line you have it algined to the bottom of the ‘g’

    :lol1: Lynn

  • Richard Urquhart

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    4 October 2005 at 19:07

    thanks lynn 😀 😀

  • Jill Marie Welsh

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    4 October 2005 at 20:02

    …you’d think I have nothing better to do….
    Here is one that I made using my A-B-C-Dsign CD by Brian the Brush.
    Please excuse my kerning.
    Love….Jill
    PS
    (is the word “to” absolutely needed?)


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  • Richard Urquhart

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    4 October 2005 at 20:47

    wow thats way cool
    will show customer a few designs
    thanks jill
    😀 😀 😀

  • Aaron & Chris

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    4 October 2005 at 21:39

    Nice design Jill 😀

  • Leigh

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    5 October 2005 at 06:14

    Nice work Jill!
    like that last one a lot 😀

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