Fishing lake sign help

[Harry Cleary]

Might be an idea to post up an ai Stephen, would be easier for people to give their suggestions

[Stephen Ingham]

Hi, thanks for the reply….i have tried posting what i have got so far..but it keeps rejecting it

cheers
stephen

[Martin Pearson]

Stephen is that there existing Logo or something that you have done for them ?
Not sure how it would work but if you can it might be an idea to try and fit a coarse fish such as a carp in as well as the game fish as the fishery have both fly and coarse fishing lakes.

As an angler my first impression was that it was just a fly fishery which might stop a lot of anglers checking it out.

[Simon Strom]

Are these to be two separate signs? It looks like two different companies but maybe they’re paired together?

[Simon Strom]

No time now, but will probably draw something up a little later to see if I can help. Also how will you be making this? Can it be bitmap, or does it have to be all vector?

[Stephen Ingham]

Hi, thanks for your replies.

This is what i have done so far…i will give it some thought about the different fish…

The board is one board incorporating both businesses..

cheers
stephen

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[Martin Pearson]

Stephen, I only mentioned it because it is two very different styles of fishing and most anglers don’t do both. The original drawing had a large space where another fish could have easily been placed.

[Jill Marie Welsh]

I think it is a little bit busy.
Because you are trying to incorporate two businesses onto one sign, I would keep it simple.
I think I’d use the same fonts on each part.
On the top portion of your layout your arch is really tight.
That makes the name hard to read.
I think you should highlight farm and lake rather than the Stubbs, the same for the dog part.
Love….Jill

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[Mark Jahn]

Stephen – Martin has hit the nail on the head with the fish image. As someone who was carp fishing for a number of years I would have turned the car around if I’d seen the trout on the sign. If the customers lake is coarse/carp etc I would tailor your vector or bitmap to that.

Jill…I always love the way you work magic with those fonts.

[Jill Marie Welsh]

Thanks Mark.
If you ever come over this way I will take you to Linesville:
http://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/2204

[Chris Walker]

It’s amazing the difference from first design and one with the backgrounds on Stephen. (I agree with Jill about the text layout though)

I bet I couldnt even catch a fish in Linesville, lol!

[Stephen Ingham]

Hi, thanks for your replies.

Me not being a fisherman i am not aware of the issues you have brought up about the difference in fishing….apologies for my ignorance.. 😳

However, if i were to go with something on the lines of jills design what about the fish silhouette?

Cheers
stephen

[Chris Walker]

What about the the subject being the fisherman instead of the fish or would that be another coarse/game issue?

[Chris Walker]

like this wee guy?
I think this might look too much like a poster though.

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[Stephen Ingham]

Hi Chris, that looks brill, i really like that, although i would probably agree a bit poster like…good though

cheers
stephen

[Jill Marie Welsh]

I love that last one, and would just make the name bigger.
Excellent idea to focus on the fisherman (or woman) rather than the fish.

[Chris Walker]

I thought I’d give it another.
(Isnt it amazing how other people’s work seems a lot more interesting than your own?)
By the way, that’s a salmon on the line. No idea what that comes under?

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[Chris Walker]

Yeah Jill, gave that some thought….should I say fisher[person]?
I only went with fisherman cos the pic was of a male
😉

[Mark Jahn]

I’ll hold you to that Jill 😉

That looks a fantastic place to visit.