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  • help with design to go on sign tray please?

    Posted by Richard Urquhart on 3 April 2005 at 16:39

    hi all bit of a boring one this ,not much to design but would like any help on the following
    reynobond sign made in to a tray

    the reynobond is red matt and customer wants silver vinyl to be used
    the sign is only to contain the company name i.e. croydon minis
    see some examples any help please
    thanks rich


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    Brian Little replied 20 years, 6 months ago 10 Members · 24 Replies
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  • Richard Urquhart

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    3 April 2005 at 16:40

    another


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  • Richard Urquhart

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    3 April 2005 at 16:43

    i know boring but how can i make these look interesting


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  • Simon Clayton

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    3 April 2005 at 17:05

    Top one for me mate… can’t you use the design you did for the stickers?? that look good

    Simon

  • Jill Marie Welsh

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    3 April 2005 at 17:11

    Try a white offset outline around the silver that has been outlined in black?
    Or just try a white outline.
    Love….Jill

  • Richard Urquhart

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    3 April 2005 at 17:27

    simon it would have been nice to keep all the signs the same it would make his company all tie in but oh no this bloke wants one thing to day and another tomorrow


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  • Jill Marie Welsh

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    3 April 2005 at 18:13

    Of course, I like that last one the best!
    😉
    Love….Jill

  • curt

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    4 April 2005 at 06:49

    yes, I like the white outlined as well.
    much easier to read for my old eyes..

    curt

  • Robert Lambie

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    4 April 2005 at 09:38

    prefer last one too mate.. it maybe just me but if you increased the kerning slightly it would make ledgibility a little esier from a distance.

    ide offer my own sorta design mate but wont have sign software on my system till possibly tonight/tommorrow. 🙄

    oh and when posting images, you can post multiple files in one post, you shouldnt need to reply to thread with second 2nd/3rd file mate 😉

  • Aaron & Chris

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    4 April 2005 at 10:20

    maybe try a bit o stevo’s tyle on it, wake it up a bit 😀

    Depends on what the customer wnats I guess, in my experience. When you show them two designs, one they asked for and a better one that they didn’t. The better one will win it for you almost every time, and they are happy paying a little more for your efforts.

    Aaron 😉

  • Richard Urquhart

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    15 April 2005 at 15:19

    well this is what i have chosen to use and customer is very happy and its a very easy design


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  • Rodney Gold

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    15 April 2005 at 15:34

    I thought the one with the black drop shadows to be the most instantly eyecatching , it jumped out at me and is very legible.

  • Simon Clayton

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    15 April 2005 at 17:21

    Did these mini people used to be in putney?? I use to use them for all my mini stuff years ago

    Simon

  • Brian Little

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    15 April 2005 at 17:42

    hang on ill do you something

  • Richard Urquhart

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    15 April 2005 at 17:43

    no mate i think i know the one you mean though

  • Brian Little

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    15 April 2005 at 17:51

    anygood ? done quickly

    Regards brian


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  • Richard Urquhart

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    15 April 2005 at 17:58

    sorry mate no corel draw

  • Brian Little

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    15 April 2005 at 19:13

    would you be able to open up as EPS or AI file ?

  • Brian Little

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    15 April 2005 at 19:19

    try this


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  • Nigel Fraser

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    15 April 2005 at 19:22

    That’s not a Corel file anyway – don’t know what a CDL file is though !

    Nigel

  • Brian Little

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    15 April 2005 at 19:23

    Nigel its Signlab…thats what it saves it as

    REGARDS BRIAN

  • Peter Normington

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    15 April 2005 at 19:25

    cdr=coral
    cdl=cadlink=signlab
    peter

  • Brian Little

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    15 April 2005 at 20:32

    could you open the AI file rich?

  • Richard Urquhart

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    16 April 2005 at 11:07

    hi Brian thanks for the input i like your design but its not what customer is looking for and I’m happy as you can see from my last design how easy is that just one colour design and layout i will post finished sign on boards
    .I have made trays now and had to repainted them as colour was too orange the joy of having my own spray shop !

  • Brian Little

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    16 April 2005 at 11:41

    ok Rich i look forward to seeing it

    Regards Brian

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