Florists Shopfront Sign – help with design please?

[Kevin Flowers]

most urgent 1st point don’t use that font

Kev

[JohnMoyles]

here it is in .ai format

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le fleur.ai

[Hugh Potter]

i don’t have ime to have a bash right now but, if they want somehting more moden looking how about the ‘roxy’ / surf flowers? (hybiscus?) just a very simple outline in a very pale colour,

I agree about the font too, something nice and light, but not too thin or fancy to read!

i’ll have a go if i get five mins.

tbh, i don’t mind the flowers you’ve used, but do stay away from that font! prob a less impactive colour too,

maybe a panzy type flower, two colours, simples!

[John.MacDonald]

Here’s my input hope it sparks a few ideas off 😀

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[Hugh Potter]

ok, found 5 mins!

i think i’d even consider making the flowers to the left more subtle too.

Hugh

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le fleur ai.ai

[Neil Speirs]

liking Hugh’s

[Hugh Potter]

quote Neil Speirs:

liking Hugh’s

lol, thank you! it always amazes me how i can knock up something i really quite like the look of, in only a matter of minutes, when it’s not for me or my customers!

[JohnMoyles]

Thanks for all your input guys. John & Hugh – I really appreciate you taking the time to upload your ideas. Do you mind if I show these idea’s to the customer and make up something similar if she decides to go with it? The customer is calling in again tomorrow afternoon.

[Hugh Potter]

all yours mate,

Hugh

[Jill Marie Welsh]

Good one, Hugh.
Very elegant.
John, send Hugh a nice container of bait and use his idea.
If using yours, do not use that font or that color and make the butterfly facing in toward the lettering.
But I suggest taking Hugh’s idea and running with it.
Love….Jill

[Peter Normington]

why do we need to have a french name?

why not just "the flower(s)"

sorry, I just think it pretentious to use foreign language in signs, trying to be posh…

I think hugh has nailed it though.

Peter

[Gordon Galloway]

quote :

why do we need to have a french name?

why not just “the flower(s)”

sorry, I just think it pretentious to use foreign language in signs, trying to be posh…

So they can charge more 😀

Le Signe Fabricant.

[Harry Cleary]

Hugh’s first one for me too.

quote Peter Normington:

why do we need to have a french name?

why not just “the flower(s)”

sorry, I just think it pretentious to use foreign language in signs, trying to be posh…
Peter

they are very cosmopolitan in Mayo, Peter. Ever since the Armada 😀

[Kevin Flowers]

Hi
Hugh as it spot on, wasn’t being abrupt earlier just didn’t have time to put something up and was dead against that font.

Kev

[Jill Marie Welsh]

Here’s a quickie while I’m waiting for dinner to finish cooking.
Still prefer Hugh’s but wanted to say please no "t."

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[Chris Wool]

sorry Hugh Jills piped you with that one.

class

chris

[JohnMoyles]

Thanks everyone, that is looking good too Jill. Do you mind if i let the customer see your design as well? She might be spoiled for choice tomorrow!

[Jill Marie Welsh]

Sure. But I still think Hugh’s is nicer.
The script I used is a brand new one called Louisiana.
http://www.fontshop.com/fonts/designer/ … _oliveira/
The butterfly was just something I Googled.

[JohnMoyles]

thanks Jill, will let you guys know what the customer decides on.

[Glenn Sharp]

I didn’t get time to have a go but I think I would have tried something down this route……distressed background with water colour effect flowers

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[Hugh Potter]

quote Glenn Sharp:

I didn’t get time to have a go but I think I would have tried something down this route……distressed background with water colour effect flowers

is that one you made earlier? nice affects!

I like Jills too, I know yours, Glenn, is prob harder to make, but Jills just works for me!

[Glenn Sharp]

I wish Hugh

No, I just googled ‘French Shop signs’ to get some inspiration and I thought that style was quite fitting

[Harry Cleary]

Thats the style I thought would suit it too Glenn…..quite easy to create that crackle base John.

[Jill Marie Welsh]

…and now Glenn has to go and post that…
To me, a hand-painted sign will always be most fitting for an old building.
But I also like a real modern sign on the face of a nice old shop.

[JohnMoyles]

The customer has just been in and loved Hugh’s second design (i.e. the one with the black background).
So thanks everyone for helping me out here.

Hugh – if your ever in Mayo – I owe you a few pints!
Thanks again,
John.

[Hugh Potter]

quote JohnMoyles:

The customer has just been in and loved Hugh’s second design (i.e. the one with the black background).
So thanks everyone for helping me out here.

Hugh – if your ever in Mayo – I owe you a few pints!
Thanks again,
John.

you’re welcome mate,

does mayo have a coastline (too lazy to look it up!)? whats the fishing like there? might see you for a pint of the black stuff on the beach!

Hugh

[JohnMoyles]

We have miles of it Hugh….. I’d get here quick though if I were you – its the first time we’ve seen hot weather in about 5 years!!!

[Hugh Potter]

lol, would love to get over, might treat the mrs to a week over there in the autumn.

cheers,
Hugh

[Harry Cleary]

you won’t regret it Hugh….fabulous county…..loads of great beaches and pubs and Mr Moyles is an animal to buy drink by all accounts! 😀

[Peter McGarry]

Can recommend Enniscrone – Are the seaweed baths still there ?