Cut Letters look crooked on Van Contour HELP

[deadline]

Here is a picture of the van. I'm using cut vinyl on the back indented part of the van, but when we install it the letters look crooked because the lines in the van are curved. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to make it look straight despite the curvature?

Thanks in advance

 

[Jester1167]

Typically I will pick the strongest horizontal line closest to the text. The bottom of the indention looks to be level with the bottom of the doors.

 

[31legen]

Curvature

Measure a line from the ground to use as a reference point.

 

[petrosgraphics]

jesters got it right.. * bottom line looks straight to the rest of the van.

* *top line on most vans are curved..*

 

[visual800]

When in doubt always use bottom of vehicle. On this one the bottom line and the line 2nd from bottom across empty panel is straight. What the hell is that anyway talk about hard to letter damn

 

[2B]

jesters got it right.. * bottom line looks straight to the rest of the van.

* *top line on most vans are curved..*

+1

 

[Bly]

Tape it on. Adjust till it looks right. Hinge.

 

[letterman7]

Measure a line from the ground to use as a reference point.

Rookie. How do you know the van is sitting level to the ground? Use what jester suggested; I tend to use the rocker panels as that is the level "line" on 99% of the vehicles out there.

 

[deadline]

Typically I will pick the strongest horizontal line closest to the text. The bottom of the indention looks to be level with the bottom of the doors.

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[heyskull]

That van isn't too bad to letter.
We don't get that vehicle in the UK but it doesn't look as bad as some.

Try lettering the New Ford Transit Custom!!!!
I have never come across a van that was so awful to put two straight lines on.
What was Ford thinking?
It is as if the only way to sign the vehicle is to completely wrap the van with different shapes to take the eye of the original shape!

SC

 

[letterman7]

Try lettering the New Ford Transit Custom!!!!
I have never come across a van that was so awful to put two straight lines on.
What was Ford thinking?
SC

That there is an ugly van. Aerodynamics... pah! Basics still apply - the rocker is the straight line on that van. Everything you put on it would look crooked as heck, though!

 

[TammieH]

Typically I will pick the strongest horizontal line closest to the text. The bottom of the indention looks to be level with the bottom of the doors.

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+1

Then if a customer asks why or complains you can show them by measuring,

Nothing looks worse than when someone aligns to the roof or sloping top beauty line or window, you see cabbies do it all the time, I assume they apply their own graphics.

 

[J Hill Designs]

make sure to lay it out in such a way that when the door is open, something like this happens

 

[Baz]

It still looks crooked. I would use that line as reference only then tilt the graphics up a little more on the front end.

Eyeball !

 

[Gino]

Just tell them to return the van. Tell them they bought a crooked van and need to find a straight one.... otherwise, the lettering is always gonna look outta whack.

You need to speak up before taking the job and explain that something is gonna be crooked, it's the nature of the beast they bought. If not, no explaining after the stuff is on is gonna make you look credible. You hafta know this stuff before going into the job.

 

[Mosh]

I see so many van that the lettering is not level, I am sure they are measured from the top! Big mistake!

 

[Billct2]

I use Jesters technique, but if worried show the client exactly how it will look and have tme sign off

 

[MikePro]

Typically I will pick the strongest horizontal line closest to the text. The bottom of the indention looks to be level with the bottom of the doors.

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+1, always
Parallel>level.

 

[SignManiac]

To this day I'm still surprised that the manufactures don't take into account that the majority of vans they sell are for commercial use and will most likely be lettered. How can they be so stupid?

 

[k.a.s.]

I just did one of these, the bottom line is fairly straight. I used that and then made sure it looked straight from there.


Kevin