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vehicle graphics, "it’s a dogs’ life"
Hey all,
been a while since i’ve done owt worthy of sharing!really enjoyed doing this one,
thanks go to Jill for helping on the final idea’s for the layout, also for recommending John of toonfactory.com in the states, who turned my vision – a happy looking dog in a tin bath, characature of the customer, and soap suds everywhere – into reality via a sketch, and then into workable artwork. I can’t recommend John enough, despite a family crisis, he still managed to turn the job around from concept, to finished article in good time, and at a fantastic price.
Pete and Lynn who did the prints for me, and as usual, had to tweak all my little ‘invisible’ cutlines out, etc!
all oracle vinyls, 751 and orajet(?) laminated prints. fitted in around 4-5hrs in the comfort of one of my other customers new warehouse down the road!
over-all i’m happy with it all, other than the white text on the glass being a little lost when viewed from certain angles. some of the sizing is slightly out too, must remember to leave more space when using the vehicle outlines!
the only thing i could have improved was the price, the customer had a fairly strong budget which let me do a much better job than the normal "cheap as please mate" we’re all used to 90% of the time! in reality it worked out around 30% more on my normal rates/ mark-ups, but, i know this job will bring in more, the customer is over the moon and already singing my praises, so worth sticking to the budget in the long term!
any crit is welcomed, i can take it!
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Nice work Hugh. Beats fitting in the shed in the back!!
By the way, I don’t think that show plate you made for them is quite legal mate. Might want to redo that one
Peter 😀
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Great work Hugh – your customer will be delighted with that. As with all these types of jobs I bet it looks even better in the flesh so to speak.
Print and cut is the future for sign makers I think. Just as eye catching yet much quicker and more cost effective than vehicle wrapping.
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I agree with that Phil….there’s some nice wraps out there but for me it’s technology being used for technologies sake if that makes sense
A good eye catching design with nice effects is just, if not more an effective way of advertising
Great Job Hugh
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thanks guys, i agree about the printed work, I’m sure it woulda cost the customer more in material and labour to have made up the main logo in cut vinyls, and the end result would not have looked as good. all credit goes to John for the custom artwork though.
a decent budget makes a world of difference too, allows one to be a whole lot more creative.
anyways, must dash, decided to book a ferry for the IOW for the morning and we’re having a couple of days away, have a good weekend ya’ll!
Hugh
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Yeh, like it. Good use of print & cut with standard vinyls. Sure he’ll be singing your praises with that one.
Only crit – and it’s a small one. Rear phone numbers look a bit wide as very close to the RHS edge of the panel.
Dave
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Nice work there Hugh, I like the graphic looks very cool. Did u have the graphic drawn or was it taken from a library.?
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That really turned out swell.
A group effort from some of my favorite people!
Love….Jill -
That’s smart 🙂
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Hugh,
that turned out nice again,I just got a warm feeling after reading jills comments.
Credit is all yours mate, for putting it all together.
but just shows the power? (another word may be more appropriate) of the sign boards, and the friendship that is shared to help fellow members.
Good one
Peter
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Yes i agree peter, It is a wonderful place. I feel i can ask you all anything, lol. I would never have met hugh if it wasnt for the forum, and now we quite often help each other out where we can. And peter and lynn have been great with supplying me with prints and help with the artwork etc. Everyone very friendly.
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I like balance of image and lettering as well Hugh too much picture is too much.
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just got back!
thank you all for the great comments, and the crit!
Matt, i had the logo drawn for me, i gave John (toonfactory.com, i think) a scenario, and he did the rest!
David, agreed mate, all of the text etc was aprox 10% bigger than planned, purely down to the outlines, looked fine on the pc, but just a little too large on the van, got away with most of it though, i think!
Peter,
definitely, without the boards here, i’d certainly not be where i am today (even though the top of the hill is way over yonder and getting higher by the day!). As Matt says, we help each other out where we can, and it works well. I’ve met a number of members who i’ve been able to pass work onto or sub too when the need arises, and it’s good to have a trustworthy community which we all can rely on.cheers.
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Hi mate
great looking work ! I have to agree this is another great use or print work and vinyl lettering, not over the top and very eye catching, good work mate
Rich (hot)
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