design help needed please: steer inn

[Lynn Normington]

sorry don’t how to post it open for view

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the steer.pdf

[Jill Marie Welsh]

Here’s a suggestion, but it may be too "American".
Love….Jill

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[Robert Lambie]

sorry to be so blunt… but needs a fair bit of work mate…
"the steer" means nothing to me… needs to look separate from the rest if its the business name.
text needs room to breath. needs to be better laid out so its easier to read.
zero space at left and right of sign blank etc etc
ide suggest grabbing all the text and dropping it to 80% its original size, then trying a reshuffle on layout and colours.
the font is too bland. if its a traditional type place, use a traditional type font and so on…
maybe try introducing some pictures of food etc…

hope this helps a little…

[David Rogers]

Shuffled around a bit – kept it basic.

Quick & easy as it’s a bit ‘vague’.

Is it themed? Maybe introduce a western (like Jill’s) etc.

Colours? Not a white background, basic clipart.

Go cream & brown for example.

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[Andrew Boyle]

Jill…….that is very American but lovely and clever…….nice in mono as well

Cheers

[Stephen Ingham]

hi all thanks for the quick responses

heres another one i was working on..

cheers
stephen

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[David Rogers]

Too many font…too cramped at the bottom.

‘THE STEER’ works in the ‘Algerian’ font – the ‘vag rounded’ does not. It’s just not ‘complimentary’ to the theme or any other the other typefaces.

Open it up (more space) – and step back a few feet from the monitor. What do you WANT to stand out?

[Stephen Ingham]

hi, is this any better??

cheers
stephen

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[Robert Lambie]

What size is this sign?

Where will it be located, viewed from?
i.e. on a wall on location, viwed up close, road end to catch passing traffic etc?

[Stephen Ingham]

hi robert, we are only supplying the sign and not fitting, but i assume it will be going on a road edge.

it measures about 1220 x 1400mm

cheers
stephen

[Hugh Potter]

ooh, lots of posts while i messed about with my idea, i’m not overly keen on the colours i’ve used, they just kinda worked together ok(ish),

i would prob get as far away from plain red on white as possible, just too harsh imho, the sign needs to attract the interest of passers by, and be inviting,

anyways, forgive me for my efforts !….. 😮

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[Robert Lambie]

Please excuse the lack of fonts and design layout, as i am using photoshop only and limited to fonts and capabilities using this software. (i prefer signlab) But thought ide try and show a simple layout i have done that i think is easier on the eye and still manages to get the message across.
well at least i hope it does… :lol1:

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[Glenn Sharp]

Very nice Rob

[Stephen Ingham]

Nice one rob, that looks really smart

cheers
stephen

[Stephen Ingham]

hi rob, would it be really cheeky to ask if i could scrounge a copy of the roast dinner picture, please.

I understand if not..

cheers
stephen

[Robert Lambie]

hi stephen

ive no problem giving you the images mate but i only have them at around half a meg. so maybe not the quality you will be after for this job.
that said, the three of them are on istock.com at various qualities.

[Jill Marie Welsh]

Algerian is a font looked at here with about as much snide remarks as Brush Script, Comic Sans, and Papyrus.
Use it sparingly if at all.
I’d look for something "beefier"…pun intended.
Love…..Jill

[Simon Strom]

I’m not trying to hijack this forum. I just wanted to post another website that has good stock photos that you can use. Most of them are free, even though some have stipulations for use. You could probably find something on there hi resolution enough without having to shell out some money (although istockphoto is an excellent resource if you do have the cash to pay). http://www.sxc.hu/signup