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    Posted by Stevo Chartrand on November 26, 2004 at 10:41 pm

    Yup and its another business card design! This one’s for Jordan Signs and Graphics from Alabama USA. Gotta love it when a client says he wants an antique look and to do whatever I want. Just finished this one today.

    Too Fun!!

    Stevo


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    Simon Clayton replied 19 years, 5 months ago 15 Members · 16 Replies
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  • Carrie Brown

    Member
    November 26, 2004 at 10:45 pm

    Wow Stevo thats brilliant!!!! :thumbup2: I love your work its so detailed and kerpowy, great stuff!!!

    Carrie 😀

  • Marcella Ross

    Member
    November 26, 2004 at 10:50 pm

    That’s just fab! You inspire us all… great stuff.

    Marcella

  • Paul Goodwin

    Member
    November 26, 2004 at 10:51 pm

    i’m speachless

    that is so great

  • Nicola McIntosh

    Member
    November 26, 2004 at 10:55 pm

    like mort………………. speechless.. 😉

    blinding work stevo!! 😀 😀 😀

    Nik

  • Bill Dewison

    Member
    November 26, 2004 at 11:04 pm

    Blimey! 😮 Now you know whats going to happen Stevo, I’ll puzzle over it for about a week, lose several hours of sleep and strands of hair from my head which I’m greatly in need of, then finally I’ll email you in defeat! 😉

    Classic stuff though, fascinated by the way you do the backgrounds. I’m loading up CorelDRAW while I’m typing this 😀

    Cheers, Dewi

  • Mike Grant

    Member
    November 26, 2004 at 11:09 pm

    W 😮 W

  • Jill Marie Welsh

    Member
    November 26, 2004 at 11:15 pm

    (hot) Best one yet Babe! He’s gonna love it.
    Love….Jillo

  • Andy Gorman

    Member
    November 26, 2004 at 11:48 pm

    Another cracker, Stevo. Thanks for showing.

    I’d like to see a closeup so I can work out how you create the highlights on the letter returns.

  • Stevo Chartrand

    Member
    November 27, 2004 at 3:33 am

    Thank you everyone!

    I truly am flattered that people here are inspired by my work and I do like to share it with you. Seeing you folk use some of my elements that I use to liven up your work is really something to me. It is a compliment!

    I got into the sign business to have fun, paint, and design. It truly is my passion!

    Now that I am not strapped by a “real job” working for a sign shop ( a decision made for me) working for a shop just didnt jive for me at this point. I can now focus on what I truly love! And I think my work is starting to reflect that.

    I have to give credit to the Letterhead movement as well. I have found the love of my life because of it ( my Jillbeans), inspiration, the desire to learn and most of all SHARE! I feel we’re all in the same boat and sharing each others tips and tricks ,design ideas, is what is going to keep us going to keep things new and fresh!

    It is great that we have access to this,via this site, to learn from and inspire each other. My applauds Robert for your work here.

    Hearing Dewi and other folks on here being enthusiastic about somethin I have done makes me just as enthusiastic! There’s a fun in that for me and I love to see that.

    Happy Signmaking!

    If anyone (More than just Dewi hahaha) hits a snag e-mail me

    Stevo

  • Dave Bruce

    Member
    November 27, 2004 at 12:45 pm

    That is phenomenal Stevo 😮
    Absolutely love it, can’t even begin to see how to do it, where to start, I’m going away to sulk 🙁

    Cheers and keep it up, brilliant.

    Dave

  • Keith Nilsen

    Member
    November 27, 2004 at 2:26 pm

    Stevo,

    Fantastic, just as we have come to expect!! A quick question, how long does such a design take you on average? I know it is almost a “piece of string” type question (design can go on forever!) but that particualr piece took how long?

    Also echoing the rest of the comments, thanks for posting here. I think in a direct way you are forcing some of us to up our game a little, and consequently I am sure some of us are starting to look at things (where budgets allow!) with a bit more lateral approach!

    That can only better the industry as a whole!!

  • Beej Curtis

    Member
    November 27, 2004 at 9:08 pm

    Man Stevo, you blow me away with each design I see you do!! I LOVE the color scheme on that. (I thought he shoots hoops though? ;))

    BTW, have you and Jill read a book by Julia Cameron called The Artists Way? If not (and anyone else here reading) you should but it TODAY! It is full of magic 🙂

    Great work mate, very inspirational and you’re right, the style and the ability really IS shining thru in each piece you show, see how easier it is when you are content.

    🙂

    Looking forward to the next one. . .

    Beej

  • signworxs

    Member
    November 27, 2004 at 10:41 pm

    If I may steal one of your phrases Stevo…….. Bitchin. 🙂

  • Signs & Wonders

    Member
    November 27, 2004 at 11:18 pm

    Stevo

    Thanks for this latest post. You have a gift I can only aspire to. I just hope my customers don’t see it and expect the same!!

    Here’s to me trying…..and you for inspiring…

    Thanks

    Tony

  • Stevo Chartrand

    Member
    November 28, 2004 at 12:10 am

    Keith,
    For this design I think I spent about 7 hours on it. Not all at once though but it was over the course of two days. I even worked at it at 3 in the morning to try something out, I eventually scrapped that idea. I was trying new ideas and tricks in this one so it took a bit longer than I wanted, but I know I’ll be much faster for the next one. The thing for me now is I dont want to be predictable and having a design I did easily picked out from the crowd. I am constantly looking for new ideas and things to try out. For me it keeps things new and keeps the experimentation level up or I’ll eventually get bored.

    Thanx folks for the kind words!!

    Stevo

  • Simon Clayton

    Member
    November 28, 2004 at 11:11 am

    Fantastic….. they defiantly stand out in a crowd, can’t wait to see the next one

    Simon

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