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Van Graphics: Centre Flowers
I quoted for the previous van to this one in April 99 but unfortunately lost it to someone else. That time round there was little design work to do. It was just a matter of using the layout of fonts and graphic from existing stationery. š
This time I have a freer hand on design and having seen printouts of āAnotherā sign makerās efforts I can assure you that competitions looking light. šāAnotherā has suggested two layouts sowing large digital prints with some ugly lettering and worst still a version of the ugly lettering on itās own. š”
Iām sure the customer was not impressed with the layouts, and I dare say the price, so heās looking to go back to a āsimpleā vinyl graphic (as on his original van) and hopefully heāll be hooked if I come up with an attractive layout thatās straightforward enough to keep the cost in check.Comments and or suggestions will be totally ignored, sorry I mean taken onboard. š
The customer suggested white lilies but showed me a picture of a full bouquet that would be difficult to make into a half-decent cuttable image so Iāve drawn up this very graphical single bloom hoping it will hit the right note.
I donāt want to see this vehicle driving round for the next 4 years with the competitionās graphics on it. šæ
Alan
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The single flower does it for me, Alan
Great design
Can’t see why you don’t get the job unless he goes with the cheapskate
John
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very nice design Alan how about trying the lilly slanted to the rear, customer should be over the moon with the designKevin
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perfect Alan
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Thanks for the thumbs up Guys.
I printed out the design today and showed it to the customer, I think I can safely say he was as chuffed as muck.
If I remember to take some pix š of the finished van Iāll post them here. Not sure when that will be yet.
Alan
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The finished van.
Sorry the photograph isnāt better. š
Alan
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Looks realy good Alan, very eye catching (butter)
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Great to see the finished number and it looks great
John
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Lurverly one Alan. Don’t you just love it when a plan comes together?
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really nice alan!! š š
terrific to see finished! colours are very nice!Nicola
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Yes I agree too ! Nice job and I can’t see any bubbles from here either š®
No seriously, its sometimes better to go for the “less is more” approach rather than wacking on huge digital images that cost the cutomer a fortune. The overall design looks great, really eye catching and still professional too.
If you don’t mind me asking (and tell me to mind my own business if you do) how much would you charge the punter for that sort of completed job ?
I think it’s tricky to keep your eye on the ball price wise without talking to others in the business. It’s all too easy to have a fixed idea of how much an average transit “should” cost and then not increase your prices year on year. I know I have suffered this problem myself in the past – but now I generally find customers think it will cost more than it does. With the exception of more complex building/shop signs like built-up metal text/halo illum. etc which usually have the opposite effect !Anyway I must stop wittering on and post this….
Nigel
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…think I must have missed this one origianlly Alan š³
Just read it through and was real pleased to see that it looked as great in real life as it did on the mock-up…quality work indeed.
thanks for sharing your work
more soon
mikethesign
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Nice one Alan – A great advert for their business, and a good advert for your design skills š
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Thanks people, you seem almost as happy with it as the client.
Nigel, 320.
Now I hope that some are thinking āthatās not enoughā and others āthatās too muchā because this will mean that Iām somewhere in the middle, and Iāll settle for that.
If on the other hand every one says itās too cheap Iāll hide under the desk and have a cry. š„Alan
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Blimey, that’s cheap. Only teasin’. š
I appreciate it when some people are happy to divulge what they charge for work. It helps to keep abreast of the ‘going rate’ as it were.
Very nice job, by the way. But you already know that.
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Thanks for the info Alan, that sounds just about right money to me anyway.
When I get my uploading sorted out I will post some of my images for people to have a go (look) at !Nigel
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