text around object help

[Warren Beard]

Like this George?

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aardvark with text.eps

[George Elsmore]

Hi Warren thanks I went down that road but I want something with impact if you know what i mean

[Warren Beard]

Sorry I thought you were just having trouble putting the text on to the path. I think you might have to incorporate the straight work with the logo due to the shape, maybe put the 1st "A" in the body of the Aardvark or something along those lines?

From experience you’ll remember I’m not a great designer 😳 :lol1:

cheers

Warren

[John Childs]

A starting point maybe?

I’ve distorted the letters to reduce the horrible big gaps around the outside that you normally get by just typing text on a curve.

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aardvark.ai

[George Elsmore]

Cheers John I had the "AARDVARK" text around the back then was at a complete loss as where to fit the graffix ltd 😕

[Harry Cleary]

Just an idear George, The word Aardvark always reminds me of those school books you get when learning to read or Sesame Street. Or maybe I’m hanging around with children too much 😀
I also think the text flows better if you reverse the graphic, although seeing John’s I’m not so sure now 😀

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[George Elsmore]

Thanks Harry the more ideas the better 😀

[John Childs]

Another obvious one i’m afraid.

I’m not much good at this either. 🙁

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[George Elsmore]

Same here John its a tough bit of clipart to put text around cheers for your time

[Chris Windebank]

Hi George, can the aardvark be rotated to give more scope? Does it have to be that clipart?

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[Liam Pattison]

If i was doing it, i would put the little sod in a circle somehow and then it would be easier to fit a path around it in some way, this may be cheating i know.

Or you could fit the circle version into a design with straightforward text much more comfortably.

Sorry about the font choice, i don’t have much on this laptop, i was just trying to say use some kind of modern looking font.

Liam

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[Chris Wool]

sorry but it has to be asked 🙁

what do you call a aardvark with a machine gun. (?)

[Liam Pattison]

the text can go round the circle much better, but with a nicer font and composition, i was just trying to show the basic idea.

Liam

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[Liam Pattison]

quote Chris Wool:

sorry but it has to be asked 🙁

what do you call a aardvark with a machine gun. (?)

You should call the aardvark whatever he wants if he has a gun ? 😉

[George Elsmore]

quote Chris Windebank:

Hi George, can the aardvark be rotated to give more scope? Does it have to be that clipart?

No Chris it doesn’t have to be that clipart but i could not find many more.

Liam i do not really want to put it in a circle but thanks for your ideas

anyone else got some massive inspiration 😀

G

[John Childs]

This is annoying me now! 🙁

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[George Elsmore]

I will look for another Aardvark maybe it will lend itself better to text 😕

[Harry Cleary]

Another crude idear George. I’m doing me best! 😀

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[George Elsmore]

Harry its got scope 😀

[Harry Cleary]

quote George Elsmore:

Harry its got scope 😀

😀 😀 yeh…needs more Andrew Boyle though! 😀 😀

[George Elsmore]

yup I am cr@p at this type of design as you can see where is Jill when you need her 😀

[George Elsmore]

another aardvark thanks to Chris traced quite well 😀

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aardvark 2.eps

[Dan Osterbery]

Hi George,
found a different aardvark?? Is this any help?
sorry about jpeg quality, pdf better
regards

Dan

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aardvark george.pdf

[George Elsmore]

Cheers Dan not quite what i am after though 😀

[John Childs]

I like that Harry. 😀

I think I’d better take a back seat and leave it to the experts. 🙁

[George Elsmore]

Harry? 🙄

[Dan Osterbery]

Another go with a cheesy ant font!!

regards

Dan

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aardvark george2.pdf

[Harry Cleary]

Trying to sort the negative spaces is difficult.
Posting as an ai if anyone else wants to have a play

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Graphic2.ai

[George Elsmore]

I like Harry 😀

[Lorraine Clinch]

Hi George, very quick play between cutting vinyls to see how it looked…

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[George Elsmore]

Another nice one Loz 😀

[Martin Cole]

Another idea me boy

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[George Elsmore]

Cheers Martinos my man 😀

[Harry Cleary]

Excellent Martin…love the simplicity of that even if the spelling leaves an r to be desired! 😀

[George Elsmore]

and F :lol1:

[Harry Cleary]

kinda like it without the second f George.

[George Elsmore]

gotta have 2 F’s FFS :lol1:

[Harry Cleary]

F OFF….that’s an order! 😀

[George Elsmore]

:lol1:

[Phill Fenton]

My Go 😀

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[George Elsmore]

:lol1: 👿 👿 👿

[Harry Cleary]

😀 😀 took me a minute to see that! 😀

[Martin Cole]

quote Harry Cleary:

Excellent Martin…love the simplicity of that even if the spelling leaves an r to be desired! 😀

😳 😳 Blimey! 2 spelling misatkes in two words..not bad

All in the name of artistic license though…

Thatys very good Phill
😀

[Harry Cleary]

quote Harry Cleary:

😀 😀 took me a minute to see that! 😀

as the actress said to the bishop! 😮 boom boom! 😀

[Jill Marie Welsh]

OK Georgie here’s two suggestions.
Love….Jill

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[George Elsmore]

Jill the top one is cool where did you get the clipart from

G 😀

[Harry Cleary]

quote George Elsmore:

Jill the top one is cool where did you get the clipart from

G 😀

Now that’s an aardvark! 😀 Nice one Jill (Phew! I think he might finally be happy! B’u’y George!) 😀

[Jill Marie Welsh]

Modified it from a Google image and the panel is from an old CD I have. Here’s a Corel 12.
(you are referring to the Brush Script one, right?)

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aa.cdr

[George Elsmore]

fanks Jill 😀 x