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vehicle graphics: aaa services
I tried posting this one last Thursday, but my new all singin, all dancing mega PC has decided it’ll run my cutter and CorelDraw just fine, but XP don’t like me modem. Strange thing was I could dial up, log on and view SOME pages, but not all, and I was only getting around half of my emails through 😡 Maybe Darkangel could shed a little light (?)
Anyway, back online now with me old PC.
Here’s a few Mike the Sign style facts abouit the job…
2130 individual pieces of vinyl
9 colours
2-3 hours design (No revisions, luckily the customer was happy with the first design
Aprox 5 hours to cut / weed and app tape
10 hours, 8 cups of tea, 2 Stella and 5 red bull to fit
Thanks to Mike for the inspiration with the banner, I have used this type of thing before, but it’s amazing how many techniques you forget, or can’t quite bring to mind when you’re at the design stage.
I’m not too sure about the pink highlights though. Looking at it now I think orange / yellow would have suited it better.
Anyway, fire away…
Andy
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Those raindrops look dead realistic, did ya airbrush em! 😀 sorry, nice job mate really like the colours although the banners a bit too big for my tastes maybe one less return on the bottom, but what do I know, me names not Mike Brown 😛
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Stunning work Andy!
I noticed the change of colour on the shadow from grey to burgundy?…sweet 😎
Never thought of using straight black as the return colour on the banners – but I will now! 😉
The pink is fine by me…I sometimes put a smaller white hotspot within the pink to give a hard ‘glint’ to it and this also dilutes the pink a wee bit…but it looks fine.
I like it – a lot!
more! more!
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Very nice job, the shading on the scrolls looks especially good.
The only thing I would say is maybe the letter spacing on the phone number is a little to open. Other than that , a really smart looking job.
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now thats what i call good!!!! 🙂
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bloody hell 😮
nice work that andy mate! keep em coming
ANDY
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hi andy
great job mate! looks brill.
i know what steve means with the banner being a tad long. but all in all
its a brilliant job. the work you have done creating the shadows in vinyl etc is great… well done!i bet this van took an hour or two to do eh? 😉
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Cracking job Andy, was it your design or theirs?
My only comment would be that I dont have a clue what they do, but maybe this isn’t important.
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Good point, Martin, and there is a reason for it…
They’re a new start-up company supplying tools, lubricants, etc. to workshops and the like, a bit like Snap-on. Originally they wanted pictures of the stuff they are selling plastering all over the van, you know the type of thing, a spanner here, a socket there, and so on…
Then they tried getting an insurance quote, and all the brokers they tried almost doubled the premium for a vehicle that had this kind of stuff on, giving it the old ‘If someone knows what’s in there they’re more likeley to nick it’ line, hence no pics, and no clue as to what’s inside. The intention now is for them to build up a strong customer base and to hope the van gets noticed on the merits of the name alone.
The strap line on the red band is a little hard to read in the photo, it says ‘A woman’s place is in charge’. This was their way of trying to raise a smile and break the ice with potential customers. It’s had mixed reactions so far 😀
The rear door was a real pain. It’s got the same design on it, but it’s a roller shutter, with laths of about 65mm depth. (:)
Oh, and when I arrived to fit the stuff, the original livery had been removed, but ALL the adhesive was left. Cue the panel wipe and elbow grease 👿
Andy
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mmmhhhhhhhhhh I like that strap line!!
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Hi Lorraine!…havn’t seen you around much except on messenger late at night 😉
What ya’ been at? – are you busy? – if so, tell us all about it…there are lots of newcomers need a warm hello!
nice to see ya’
more soon
mikethesign
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yep good to see you lorraine 😀
hope you have been busy…. 😉 -
WOW words fail me but WOW.
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Thats Awsome Thats What i call new breed of signmakers kats!!!!
oreo 😎
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