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    Posted by Jim McManus on 6 February 2007 at 01:01

    Hello Guys,
    Now that I’ve finally included an avatar, I thought I would push the boat out and include some of the things I have been up to recently. Nothing too exciting, but it all helps when you are getting started. Comments welcome, but please be gentle!


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    Jim McManus replied 18 years, 11 months ago 15 Members · 16 Replies
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  • Luke Lansdell

    Member
    6 February 2007 at 07:58

    Tidy work Jim – well done.

  • Bruno Raworth

    Member
    6 February 2007 at 08:08

    I’ll second that 😀

  • Peter Normington

    Member
    6 February 2007 at 08:51

    Not a bad start at all, Jim.

    Couple of minor crits,
    1/ it may be down to personal pref, but I usually line the text up on the lower panel of Astras, with the rest off off the writing. They are a sob to get looking right though.
    2/ on the Morris Walker van, the text on the rear door could have been raised a Little, reduced in size a bit and then the phone number could have been under it. better to see from following vehicles, and dosnt get as dirty.

    Just my 2ps worth

    Thanks for showing

    Peter

  • Fred McLean

    Member
    6 February 2007 at 08:56

    Love the Hillman Imp,they don’t make em like that now.

  • David Rowland

    Member
    6 February 2007 at 09:02

    hm.. interesting window graphics, or is the window rotated?

    nice work… good to see picture, easier to find u at sign uk if u go

  • Ade Ward

    Member
    6 February 2007 at 09:02

    nice work jim, the Hillman Imp looks great.
    well done……:appl:

    Ade

  • Martin Cole

    Member
    6 February 2007 at 09:33

    Well done Jim, good work and good to see you have loaded your pic.

    The ol Hillman Imp, that takes me back.

    Martin

  • Jim McManus

    Member
    6 February 2007 at 09:34

    Thanks for the comments everyone.
    Dave, yes the window photo should have been rotated and I am definitely going to sign UK, flights already booked.
    Peter, thanks for the comments, advice duly noted.

    The imp belongs to a friend who’s just opened his own garage so I’ve just finished doing all his signage for that too.

  • Harry Cleary

    Member
    6 February 2007 at 09:39

    Nice work Jim. Well done

  • John Childs

    Member
    6 February 2007 at 10:21

    A Hillman Imp!

    I thought they’d all long gone to the great scrapyard in the sky.

    I had my very first road accident in a Singer Chamois (the upmarket model). My old man was not impressed! 😀

  • Jill Marie Welsh

    Member
    6 February 2007 at 10:49

    All looks well…
    One crit, which is a personal pet peeve:
    Try to avoid using "tel" before the phone number.
    It’s really not needed 99% of the time.
    Love….Jill

  • Shane Drew

    Member
    6 February 2007 at 12:02

    Good job Jim.

    As long as the customer is happy, that’s the main criteria these days.

    Thanks for sharing

  • David Rogers

    Member
    6 February 2007 at 12:54

    Nice set of jobs – and like Shane. If the customer is happy….and pays!!

    Few minor (personal) tweaks I would’ve done. And I realise that very often the customer specifies what you can & cannot do – frustrating as it is.

    P&C – the ‘ltd’ looks a wee bit lost on it’s own line
    The Brig – the phone number section is narrower than the lower bit and doesn’t ‘fit’ with the whole image.
    Direct – The ‘connections to the future’ looks a bit too far back, maybe splitting mid-word for a better balance.
    Morris – the side description – maybe an extended font or a wee stretch to ‘pad it out’.
    Personally, I’m not keen on using matt vinyls on vehicles but the anthracite vinyl is great huh! I almost use it as a black substitute.

    The Imp – great, always fun to work on unusual cars. Had a (ford) Mustang Cobra in yesterday…nice rumbly V8…mmmm.

    Alba – great to get ‘fleet’ work. Same money for less work… :lol1:

    re: Jill & her ‘tel’ – kinda agree, I somrtimes push customers away from it if it will look better without it, and sometimes substite a phone symbol " ( " in Wingdings as a compromise.

    Good to see it coming together for you.

    Dave

  • Lee Ballard

    Member
    6 February 2007 at 13:17

    Some nice work there and some helpful comments too.

    Astra vans are always a pain in the (insert swear word here) as there are no decent lines to work from. And lots of my customers seem to drive them!!!

    Lee

  • Phill Fenton

    Member
    6 February 2007 at 14:36

    Good work Jim. As has already been said Astra’s are notoriously difficult to get the levels looking right but you seem to have managed it – well done 😀

  • Jim McManus

    Member
    6 February 2007 at 17:16

    Thank you again everyone for the comments, very much appreciated.

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