Dreem Time Design Contest - Final Entries

[Fred Weiss]

The assignment is to design and quote installed vehicle graphics on both sides and the rear of the cube van pictures attached.

For those who like to work at full scale, the sides of the van measure 149" horizontally between the aluminum vertical edges. The rear measures 67.5" horizontally from frame to frame. The sides of the van are made of fiberglass and are rivet free except as shown. The rear door is painted wood and has rivets.

The customer is a psychiatrist who is starting a new business he hopes to franchise. His budget is fairly liberal since this will be the prototype and he wants it to look good and attract business. He has stated that he has no preferences as to design, colors etc. and would like to have a catchy slogan and, perhaps a logo or graphic. In general he is relying on your professional expertise and you have complete freedom to design the concept as you see fit.

The doctor's name is Seymour Dreems. He has a medical degree in psychiatry and has authored a best selling book titled Achieving Success, Finding Inner Tranquility and Losing Weight Through Constructive Dream Creation. The name of the business is Dreem Time Mobile Psychiatry.

The scope of the business to be franchised is mobile psychoanalysis and psychotherapy. Dr. Dreems has offered slogan suggestions like:

Have Couch - Will Travel and Psychiatric Help - We Come to You

as possibilities, but is quite open to new ideas.

Designs are to be posted back to this thread no later than Wednesday December 15th, 2004 along with the price for which you would actually do the job. All designs must be produceable. Beginning Thursday, December 16th a poll will be posted and all registered members may vote for their favorite design. Voting will close at midnight Eastern Standard Time on Thursday, December 30th, 2004.

The winning design will receive their choice of:

Plotter Art™ Originals (Vinyl-ready black and white clipart)
Plotter Art™ Print and Cut Color Collection (Subject to official release sometime in the first quarter of 2005)

In case of a tie, the lowest bidder wins.

[jimdes]

Here we go,

Design - $275
In-Shop Production Time - $120
Prep/Install - $120
Material/supplies - $160
Office/Equipment - $75
TOTAL $750
Average $/Sq. Ft. = $15

Material is Avery A8 Light Blue and Sapphire Blue

[geb]

Here's my first try. $800.00 to do the job. 3M's 220 black and dark burgundy vinyl.

George

[David Snider]

Design,Cut,Prep, and Install. $1115.00 A6 computer cut on Mimaki cg100 and oracal digital print on Mimaki jv3

[Jen Goodwin]

Okay, Here's mine at $975.00 Using Oracal 751 vinyl and Digital Print on the graphic.

[signguy95]

I would quote this job for about $700.00 and would offer to discount that $50 for letting me install a 6" x 12" logo of our shop on each side. I used 5 different colors on this job...Vivid Blue, Black, Dk. Charcoal, Mustard Yellow, and Marine Gray(shadows).

[Marlene]

From reading the info in the assignment, it's clear that Dr. Dreems, a best selling author is well known. Because of this, I used his face and book on the van as people will know who he is. I added a simple tag line just to let people know that he will come to you. I used the colors from his book jacket for the lettering. I had to use Avery to get these colors. I used A8 Olive Green, camel and orange. (boy, doesn't the good doctor look like my hero Captain Kirk!) I priced it out as gerber edge but would probably use scotchprint due to the size and number of seems. based on Gerber Edge graphics and vinyl letters the van would be $1,113.00 plus $208.00 to install

[Shovelhead]

Printed at 300dpi with gloss laminate.
Installed $3200.00 or barter for therapy.

[Rick]

Here is my idea. I thought I would show my other ideas I didn't pursue and business cards that would go with it, I also did letterhead and envelope but you can get the idea with the card.
With the identity, I am charging a graphic designers average fee based on the information. Included is logo/idenity package for prototype start-up business, the business investment is around 100k, with a possible 120k a year gross with every vehicle.

Logo/Identity: 5000k
Truck: Vinyl 3M HP vinyl, possible paint on the larger color fields: $3250.00

[Dale Horn]

Layout 1

Thermal prints and cast film

$1530.32 USD

[Dale Horn]

Layout 2

Thermal print and cast film

$1840.80 USD

Oops files too big.... think I have it now

[GraphixCALC]

PS & DS are 3 colors of Arlon HiPerf, rear is 4 colors of same

Layout and design: approx. $200
Prep vehicle: approx. $100
Lettering with installation: $1911.82

[Dale Horn]

Layout 3

Thermal print and cast film.

$1775.36 USD

I'd add a phone number on the front doors for the owner/operator of each franchise.

[nuke]

$200 layout
$900 job

[nuke]

hope this is better

[tikiboyz]

First Mr.Dreems would have to give me a deposit first :Big Laugh
Combo of Print/Paint 2,984.78

[THATgirl]

My price for this job would be 1035.00 using Oracal 651 (which 99% of the franchises around here use for everything) or 1250.00 using Arlon HP. My layout fee is 250.00...so 1500.00 plus tax.

[geb]

All vinyl, gerber 3m Russet Brown, Beige, Sandstone, Black, White or Antique White could be substituted. $1300 charge.

[Fred Weiss]

Look over the entries and vote in the poll for your favorite.

[jimdes]

Fred,
Those are some nice numbers on the views of this thread, how many unique viewers does that translate into? I see some huge potential for advertisers here :thumb:

[Fred Weiss]

Not sure Jim. The forum software doesn't provide for a breakdown of unique views and that kind of a number would certainly indicate a high percentage of repeat viewers.

I can tell you that the site is currently seeing traffic in excess of 100 unique registered members a day. In addition there are considerably more "guests" which aren't measureable because they include search engine spiders in large numbers along with unregistered visitors.

You're right though about it being attractive to advertisers .... especially when compared to rates one gets in print advertising.

Stay tuned. We will be introducing banner advertising, along with the already in place Merchant Classifieds, in the near future.

[jimdes]

Fantastic!
Your dedication and support to this forum deserves financial reward. Maintianing this site requires a lot of attention and you have done that very well. When the banners begin, I will support those businesses whenever possuble.

Thanks again Fred!

[idsign]

Shovelhead,

I voted for the one with the subliminal sexual messages. :Big Laugh of course.

Freud, Jung and Shorter - the Dreem Time Dream Team?

Ooops here come the ludes..... :Sleeping:

(barry - autosignature)

[Fred Weiss]

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[jimdes]

Is it too late to start campaigning? I only need 15 votes as of this post, hehehe

[David Snider]

I want to appeal! I want to appeal! I feel people have accidentally voted for Jen when they were intending to vote for me!

There should have been more space between voting dots to prevent this from happening.

I mean, really, I only got 4 votes and Jen got 15 surely this was an accident.

Oh! Wait! Maybe my 4 votes were meant for Jen. mmmmmmm? ummmmm? mmmmmmm? uhhhhhhh. I guess I should be thankful for my 4 "accidental" votes.

Congrats Jen! Great Job!

And thank you Fred for providing us with the contest and the prizes. Hope to see you can do this again. It was a lot of fun.

[Fred Weiss]

Okay it's official. Voting is closed.

Jen Goodwin wins top honors and her choice of a copy of Plotter Art™ Originals or the soon (er or later) to be released Plotter Art™ Print & Cut Color Collection.

1st runner up is Tikiboyz and second runner up is Shovelhead.

The good news is that we have a prize for each of our runner ups thanx to the generosity of Steve C. with SignFonts.com and Chris with GraphiXtreme.

1st runner up gets their choice of either 5 new fonts coming up for release by SignFonts or a copy of Chris's SignCalc Price Estimation software.

Marlene Young gets honorable mention for best emotional begging.

I'd like to say http://www.signs101.com/forums/images/smilies/thank%20you.gif to all the members who took the time to design and submit something. They were all great.:thumb: And also thank the members who took the time to vote and to comment.

We'll do something again soon. :signs101::Sleeping::Sleeping::Sleeping:

[Jon Aston]

http://home.nycap.rr.com/content/us_bio.html

[geb]

Congrat's Jen, great design. Also Tikiboyz and shovelhead. Thanks for the contest Fred, and to Steve C. and Chris for the runnerup prizes.

Everyone that entered great designs, it was alot of fun seeing different ideas.

George

[Jen Goodwin]

WOW!! Wicked cool. :peace!: That is a great way to start the New Years Celebration!! I am soooo happy that Shovelhead and Tiki Boys get something too!! Congrats! Thanks everybody! and Happy New Year!
Fred :U Rock:!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :thankyou:
David....you don't live in Florida, you cannot state that you don't know how to vote :Big Laugh
:thumb: :thumb:

[Dale Horn]

David....you don't live in Florida, you cannot state that you don't know how to vote :Big Laugh
:thumb: :thumb:

Too funny - congrats Jen and Tikiboyz.

[Fred Weiss]

Yes but he lives next door to Ohio.

[jimdes]

Congrats Jen! - Great stuff
Tiki, nice work - let's see some more in the gallery!
Shovelhead, I'd send you my tins any day!

Fred, thanks again and I can't wait for the next challenge!

The red states still scare me . . .

[Fred Weiss]

The red states still scare me . . .
Can't we all just get along ....

Rodney King

[mr3d]

Man !!! Very nice work from everyone.. I cant wait to get into the next one...:U Rock:

[SouthPaw]

I really liked Rick's 1st, 2nd, and 7th logos of those which he did NOT pursue. They were very crisp and creative, I thought.

I also liked nuke's van a lot...very clever and humorous...made it look like a contractor's truck...great!

I probably would have voted for the Tikiboyz design, though.

Not it is very relevant now, though.

--William