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  • help needed with vehicle layout please?

    Posted by Neill Hague on June 5, 2007 at 3:29 pm

    Hi all
    We have just ordered a new Corsa van & I could do with some suggestions/ advice please. I have attached a photo of our current 206 van, we like this but would like to liven it up a bit. Also attached a quick layout I did in Corel for the Corsa.

    One idea we had was to incorporate lightning bolts into the design, but my Photoshop skills aren’t the best at the moment (got to go on a course soon).

    If anyone has any suggestions or ideas I’d love to hear ’em

    thanks

    Neill


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    Robert Lambie replied 16 years, 10 months ago 17 Members · 26 Replies
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  • Dave Harrison

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    June 5, 2007 at 5:14 pm

    My advice. . and it might not be what you want to hear. . . Leave it as it is !

    Less is often more !

    You have a cracking design. . forget the pictures of your work as per 206 and
    do as per layout shown. . its uncomplicated, eye catching and will get you noticed. Customers can have a proper look at your portfolio later. !

    Anyway thats just my thoughts. .. look forward to seeing the finished van ! 😀

  • Richard Urquhart

    Member
    June 5, 2007 at 7:02 pm

    I would agree with Dave i love the old livery and people in and around your town are used to seeing it about. I would keep it the same
    rich

  • Warren Beard

    Member
    June 5, 2007 at 7:20 pm

    Hi Neill

    Personally I like both of them just as much as each other. I also think that they are so similar it will still be recognised as the same company. I always feel that the word "signs" should either be big or bold so stand out as what you do.

    Saying that I like the new design 5.376% more :lol1:

    cheers

    Warren

  • Andrew Boyle

    Member
    June 5, 2007 at 10:29 pm

    Great……………

    I prefer the second one……….the type works better?

    Cheers

    Andrew

    [tried to download ai but didn’t get it]

  • Glenn Sharp

    Member
    June 6, 2007 at 7:41 am

    I prefer the layout of the second one but prefer the font you’ve used for "signs" on your existing van

    Great eye catching design though

  • Marcella Ross

    Member
    June 6, 2007 at 8:59 am

    I like the second one more. Typeface and layout.
    The change is not going have negative impact at all in my opinion. It’s a minimal change……………. only a signmaker will see the difference! 😉

  • David Rowland

    Member
    June 6, 2007 at 9:05 am

    I quite confortable with both… i must admit my collegues have actually tinkered with our logo to give it a new year look, although it was just background colours and some tidying up it still looks the same, just re-branded.

  • Harry Cleary

    Member
    June 6, 2007 at 9:05 am

    yup….the second one for me too….lose the pics and make sure you show a little more of extreme in the fade.

  • Chris Wool

    Member
    June 6, 2007 at 9:12 am

    iam with harry with this one plus it in keeping with the vauxhall VXR theme

    impressed

    chris

  • James Martin

    Member
    June 6, 2007 at 11:10 am

    second one by a margin looking at them together.

  • Neill Hague

    Member
    June 6, 2007 at 12:15 pm

    Thanks for all your comments, much appreciated.
    Now a new problem to contend with, looks like we have to get a silver van, a white one will take 2 months to arrive, & we need to have a new van by the end of the month.

    Looking at the front bumper, it might be easier to paint it white than wrap it. Or maybe incorporate silver into the design

    back to the drawing board


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  • Chris Wool

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    June 6, 2007 at 12:28 pm

    if its going on to a silver van i might try printing to clear rather than white and will solve the bumper colour

    chris

  • Neill Hague

    Member
    July 12, 2007 at 12:16 pm

    Hi all

    as promised here are a couple of pictures of the finished van.
    printed Avery Easy apply on our Jetster XL, wrapped it, then Mactac 9800 vinyl text/logos fitted on top.

    got to do the Renault Trafic now to match

    thanks for looking

    Neill


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  • Marcella Ross

    Member
    July 12, 2007 at 12:20 pm

    :thumbsup: Neill I think that looks brilliant!

  • Glenn Sharp

    Member
    July 12, 2007 at 12:23 pm

    that should get you some work….very nice

  • Harry Cleary

    Member
    July 12, 2007 at 12:44 pm

    inspirational Neil, looks great! 😀

  • George Elsmore

    Member
    July 12, 2007 at 12:50 pm

    :thumbsup: very smart indeed …time for me to sort out my vans now me thinks

  • Richard Urquhart

    Member
    July 12, 2007 at 7:31 pm

    very very nice,
    looks the nuts mate !!!
    😀 😀 😀

  • Chris Wool

    Member
    July 12, 2007 at 7:34 pm

    love it.

  • Lynn Normington

    Member
    July 12, 2007 at 7:35 pm

    Neill that looks good

    Lynn

  • Andrew Boyle

    Member
    July 12, 2007 at 8:28 pm

    excellent………..looks as if you’ve really taken your time with it..

    Cheers

  • gazfoz

    Member
    July 12, 2007 at 11:05 pm

    top notch….love it….makes me want to change mine now 🙁

  • Peter Normington

    Member
    July 12, 2007 at 11:11 pm

    No I’m not jealous…….

    wish I could do half as good with my truck,

    Peter

  • Shane Drew

    Member
    July 13, 2007 at 12:36 am

    Brilliant….

  • Neill Hague

    Member
    July 13, 2007 at 10:16 am

    thanks all for your very kind comments.
    The best thing was I didn’t have to fit it!
    The van arrived the day before I went on holiday, so printed/cut all the bits & the guys fitted it while i was away.

    thanks

    Neill

  • Robert Lambie

    Member
    July 13, 2007 at 7:48 pm

    looks really good neil… good for you mate, i am sure that will bring you in plenty work! :thumbup2:

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