can anyone suggest layouts for my new van please?

[Jill Marie Welsh]

I would try a metallic dark blue as just a subtle suggestion.
That would look so classy.
Oban is a quaint place!
Love…..Jill

[Iain Gordon]

Sorry bt the b in oban is obliterated by the word studio

Maybe drop the Sign Studio a tad so that more of the “b” can be seen
or
Try a fine outline around “Oban” to define it better

Blue vehicles are horrible to work with

Cheers
Iain

[Dave Bruce]

Thanks for your input Jill.

Iain, in reality it is not that bad because the dark shadow will be the proper shadow vinyl ie it is translucent.

Cheers

Dave

[Iain Gordon]

Okie Dokies matey
Iain

[Bill Dewison]

Dave, would it be possible to post up an .ai or .cdr file so I could have a play with your existing design? Have an idea 😀

Cheers, Dewi

[Tim Painter]

not another one Dewi…… :lol1:

[Bill Dewison]

Its a cunning plan, it really is :lol1:

Cheers, Dewi

[Jill Marie Welsh]

One other thing is that I would change the color
in the “S” words so that it is all the same.
(yellowish)
That looks distracting.
Love….Jill

[Dave Bruce]

Yer I tried that Dewi but couldn’t get the file small enough obviously doing something wrong, tell me how please.

Dave

[Bill Dewison]

If you resize it to A5 size, convert it all to curves, it should be a fairly small file size 😕 What is the file size at the moment? I presume its above 350kb?

Cheers, Dewi

[Dave Bruce]

Try this, I am home now so only have the initial layout, but you will be able to play.

I look forward to it

Dave

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[Jill Marie Welsh]

Dammit I wanted to play too but I can’t open it with Corel 9.
Love…..Jill

[Martin Pearson]

Dewi, your cunning plan wouldn’t involve playing around with the SOS theme would it?

[Dave Bruce]

No there is no altering the company name, and abreviations are out.
I am a snob so it is Oban Sign Studio :lol1:

Cheers

Dave

Why can’t I get the file size below 390kb as an ai file?

[Bill Dewison]

Not a play on the initials Dave, I know how much you like your company name 😉 I can’t open the CorelDRAW file either, what version is it saved as?

Cheers, Dewi

[Dave Bruce]

Corel 11

[Dave Bruce]

Here it is in 9

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[Bill Dewison]

Okay, I’ll work on it on the other machine, that has Version 11. Back in a bit 😀

Cheers, Dewi

[Jill Marie Welsh]

Oops too late.
Just used a jpg
Love….Jill

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[Peter Normington]

Just out of interest dave, How will you lay this out on ‘tother side of the van?
Peter

[Dave Bruce]

Hi Peter, the logo goes on the back panel instead of the front one.

Dave

[Peter Normington]

The vito is a pig to do your logo, used on the other side would be unreadable, because of the door slider. just my 2ps worth
Peter

[Dave Bruce]

I took that in to consideration when sizing it, it fits (Mostly)above the door slider to make it readable.

Thanks for the 2ps anyway

Dave

[Bill Dewison]

Not exactly what you would call a finished design, but its a quick layout of the idea I had 😕 Unfortunately I’ve just discovered that CorelDRAW 11 is a whole different from previous versions and I don’t like it 😥 😥

Cheers, Dewi

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[Dave Bruce]

Thanks Dewi, that was one of my permatations when designing my logo, but decided the ‘O’ was too distracting.

Thanks all for the time and effort, but what is the consensus on the Oban colour, light or dark?

Cheers

Dave

[Jill Marie Welsh]

…Nuthin like a big “O”, Dewi.
I like the dark version.
Love….Jill

[Dave Bruce]

Thanks Jill. What colour is your hair these days?

Dave

[Jill Marie Welsh]

Grey.
This is myself & a good pal, Al Checca, at the Edgehead meet.
So you didn’t like my ideas at all?
I know I forgot to add the website.
No wonder I have grey hair.
Had my first and only Tennent’s (sp?) in Oban.
Love…..Jill

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[Jill Marie Welsh]

Here’s the lighter version.

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[Dave Bruce]

Sorry Jill, I felt the Oban was too fancy and even more obscured by the Sign Studio, than mine. Still you do some fantastic paint work, I love that.

Thanks for the time spent on it.

Love the photo, cheers

Dave

[Dave Bruce]

I love your flashy style, bet you live in a flashy hus, go on show us 😮

dave

[Andrew Boyle]

quote :

consensus on the Oban colour, light or dark?

I think dark for sure Midnight!

Cheers

Andrew 🙂

[Dave Bruce]

Thanks Andrew.

You done any work for my mate Bernard at Fencebay?

I used to live in West Kilbride, met the love of my live there.

Dave

[Andrew Boyle]

at Fins 2 Fridays ago…….
from Fairlie, live in Largs

Fencebay have a unusual [nice] sign looks sandblasted from signroc or wood and painted…..american style

Cheers

Andrew

[Andrew Boyle]

!!!!!

only joking……only have about 5 typefaces on laptop

but the dark blue does look nice on the lighter 😀

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[Jill Marie Welsh]

simple enuff?

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[Dave Bruce]

Andrew I like that , but don’t fancy applying it.

Cheers Jill looks more fun than coporate, but that’s you in a nutshell I guess.

Thanks for taking the time you guys, I will have another play with the colours today if I get time.

Cheers

Dave

[Jill Marie Welsh]

Yer on yer own, Kid.
j.

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[Marekdlux]

:lol1: :lol1: Jill.
I was going to put you and Al sitting in the front seat of the van last night, but then Survivor came on so I had to stop. 😀
Wasn’t your original question about the color of the vinyl Dave? (?)
-Marek

[Dave Bruce]

Yep it was Marek.

Jill I fancy doing the urban look just for a short term promotion. thats pretty cool.

Thanks again.

Dave

[Leigh]

🙂 I have to learn to work on my own stuff one day 😉

Whoever here who said blue vehicles are horrible to work with was RIGHT!
and we have a blue truck too….hate it

Just playing along

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