Signs and Vinyls: Spruce Up Your Mirrors With Cut Vinyl
This post shows a basic technique of using cut vinyl to brand mirrors and glass of all sizes and shapes.
Archive for the ‘Signs and Vinyls’ Category
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Portfolio Update: July 2011 – Vehicle Graphics
A recent portfolio update consisting of two vans, a small Vauxhall / Opel Astra Van and a bigger LWD Merc Sprinter. Graphics designed and applied with strict budgets in mind. The initial cost can be minimal compared to the potential business acquired through marketing on vehicles.
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Vehicle Graphics – Back Screens are Back!
This post shows a couple of recent back screens on vehicles I designed and applied. This would be the ‘no-frills’ approach but it can be very effective if done correctly.
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2011
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2011
Fonts: Recent Discovery of the Horrific Use of Comic Sans in my Locality
The ever-slated Comic Sans is a font which needs no introduction when it comes to over-use, uselessness and general hatred and annoyance amongst the graphic-design community. In fact, I included it in a blog-post called ‘My Top Six Fonts I am Sick to Death of and Will be Deleting – NOW!’ which I published in May last year (you can view that post here. This font caught me off-guard recently when I discovered it’s horrific use on a recent appointment to see my dentist…
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Dec
2010
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Portfolio Update: December 2010
This is a summary-post of what I have been up to work-wise this past month or so. It’s always varied and there’s been some interesting people and projects. View my portfolio to see all the new updates.
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Oct
2010
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2010
Large Format Printing – The CMYK Black Problem
I recently printed a large PVC banner for a customer. The design and branding consisted of a flat black background, which didn’t print correctly because of a conflict between how different colour models, such as CMYK, RGB and HSV are interpreted. This is a post about the problem and my solution to get the correct CMYK black colour specification.
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2010
Woman Gets Knocked Out By Falling Nightclub Sign
I just came across this article on the UK Independant newspaper’s website and just had to give my take on the event, because designing, building and installing signs is one of the services I offer my own clients. A sign outside the Reflex Club, in Plymouth, Devon apparently fell off and struck a young female [...]
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2010
Case Study: Victor’s Liquors, Manchester, Lancashire
Victor’s Liquors is a new off license and liquor store in Sale, Manchester. In the summer of 2009, I was approached by the owner to manage the whole project and get the store ready for it’s opening in August, 2009. The Brief – ‘The Best Dressed Off License In Manchester’ Victor Shah, the owner, is [...]
