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This design is pretty much approved but I hate the colors...this is not a scheme it is a rainbow taking a mudbath. I like the browns.....and nothing else. HELP!
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How about a dark brown woodgrain in the word "lumber"? I like the design, the green and brown work well together, its the purplish color that doesn't fit. Another choice might be another earth tone to complement the green and brown.
[ January 21, 2004, 01:41 AM: Message edited by: bob brenton ]
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I really like it Barry. Even with the purple - it didn't bother me. I think your font choices are very appropriate too, and a very strong layout alltogether. Tasty! ----------------------------------- But I understand you want to try some tweaks. (Ain't it just like a Letterhead). I think the Greens in the bottom panel and the word "Company" could stand to be darkened a bit - might give a little more sophisticated look. Either that or muted down to be less 'primary'.
My first try for the word "Lumber" would be a solid black or a very deep Brown. I can see where that might cause some conflict where it passes over the "R" in Derickson - you might have to add the white outline to the rest of the capital "L" to make it work, which could cause other problems by obliterating too much of the downstroke on the "R"....gotta try it and see I guess.
The other side of the spectrum would be very light colors for the word "Lumber" - White, Ivory or Amber, replacing the white outline with the darkest brown value, or no outline at all. Thank God for computers where we can preview these things then undo them if it doesn't strike us right.
Last color thought - When all your other colors are making you happy, there just could possibly be a place to add a minor accent in the form of a thin rule separating the main panel from the bottom Reverse panel. (Maybe the purple??? or a twinge of gold or amber). That's all I got for colors. It's a very nice sign.
Now that I have stared at the layout several times it's beginning to look like the D-E-R in "Derickson" has gotten condensed a bit during your manipulation of the type. The serifs seem thicker than the downstrokes, where in all the other letters the serifs are clearly thinner than the downstrokes. If you could select those three and stretch them left a few percent it would solve that problem (hopefully without creating others). Well, that was more than you asked for. Thanks for letting me ramble.
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I like the look alot. I would see the bottom panel and the word company filled similar to the darker of the greens in your main copy fill. The white outline is poking me in the eye, so I would grab the lighter of the background fill colours and use that. And rather than purple for the word lumber, I see a rich burgundy. The bottom panel copy may also be the same light colour as the outline colour. If you dont mind me......
[ January 21, 2004, 02:59 AM: Message edited by: Tim ]
-------------------- Tim Rieck Signs Halfmoon Bay, BC Posts: 736 | From: Halfmoon Bay, BC, Canada | Registered: Sep 2000
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Hi Barry, very nice layout! The only changes I would make are to change the color of the bottom copy panel to the same green at the bottom of the main copy fade and change the purple to maroon or burgandy. Very tasty!
-------------------- Terry Baird Baird Signs 3484 West Lake Rd. Canandaigua, NY 14424 Posts: 790 | From: Canandaigua, New York | Registered: Dec 2002
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I think that if you want it to look old, if that is the right word. Do all the lettering in dark brown with either cream or yellow outlines. This will produce a monotone and give it a whole new character.
-------------------- Bill Riedel Riedel Sign Co., Inc. 15 Warren Street Little Ferry, N.J. 07643 billsr@riedelsignco.com Posts: 2953 | From: Little Ferry, New Jersey, USA | Registered: Feb 1999
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Yeah... what they all said I do like the layout... but I keep looking at it wondering if that's not part of your "mud puddle" problem. There are 3 strong elements there... the train that fades out before it is overlapped, as well as it breaks the plane of the top of the sign... the main ID text and then that strong "grounding" stripe at the bottom. I'd mute the colors back like suggested...
but I might also try a pinstripe border of some sort... let the smokestack break through the pinstripe rather than bleed off the board... scoot the train a bit more underneath the name. Then drop the stripe at the bottom and make that text dark green. If the name still just sits there... I might see what a dark brown drop shadow would do.
just my 2c
BTW... what are the names of those fonts? Working on a furniture store layout that they'd be great for!
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Thanks everyone for the quick comments so far. I actually like this thing better after sleeping on it.
The fonts are NED KELLY from a package of 23 fonts I got here off of the Letterhead auction, I think it is a SMART ARTZ collection, FOUND HERE and the other one is SNAPPER SCRIPT from SIGNFONTS There is also goudy bold, and a FREE font from letterheadfonts called BREWER'S BOLD. Great stuff! Thanks guys!
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I do like the layout... but I keep looking at it wondering if that's not part of your "mud puddle" problem. There are 3 strong elements there... the train that fades out before it is overlapped, as well as it breaks the plane of the top of the sign... the main ID text and then that strong "grounding" stripe at the bottom. 
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