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Ugly signs thread?
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Marlene
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there should be an ugly sign thread as we all have to look at these things everyday. I'm not talking about the homemade things but the stuff that was made by sign shops that just are awful. one just went up on a new Chiropractor's office and when I saw it, I had to wonder just what the maker was thinking. it's a long narrow sign and the letters have no top or bottom margins at all so they could get a "big" as possible letter on the sign. they used a wimpy, thin stroked letter so their big letter attempt failed as it is hardly readable. what were they thinking?
Marlene
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hey, that looks like the same wimpy font used on the sign I mentioned!
well, here's a good example of an idea gone bad. the thougth to put the name and all the info on a wave because the name was wave might have seemed like a good idea but just didn't work in real life with the fonts choosen and the general layout.
well, here's a good example of an idea gone bad. the thougth to put the name and all the info on a wave because the name was wave might have seemed like a good idea but just didn't work in real life with the fonts choosen and the general layout.
Colin
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Spare me.
J Hill Designs
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omg gino thats awesome
JR's
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Good one Gino,
I think I could dominate this thread. I have some ugly signs out there. And I think the uglyer the sign the longer it lasts. I've got a truck out there that I hand-lettered in 1989 the letters are way too thin and I think there's a misspelled word on it.
They don't drive the truck anymore it's just pocked in the lot. Every time I go by it, I say to myself please take that to the dump.
JR
I think I could dominate this thread. I have some ugly signs out there. And I think the uglyer the sign the longer it lasts. I've got a truck out there that I hand-lettered in 1989 the letters are way too thin and I think there's a misspelled word on it.
They don't drive the truck anymore it's just pocked in the lot. Every time I go by it, I say to myself please take that to the dump.
JR
cptcorn
adad
I think rather than picking out random photos of bad signs you see...
How about we post up the crappy signs we've made. Everyone has those customers that want it their way. You take their money and they go on their way. I would assume 75% of the crummy signs you see are the result of this very behavior. I know I have a handful of work out there that I refuse to show people.
So lets spare the BS of mocking other people's work when we can show the community our own garbage, and mock ourselves.
How about we post up the crappy signs we've made. Everyone has those customers that want it their way. You take their money and they go on their way. I would assume 75% of the crummy signs you see are the result of this very behavior. I know I have a handful of work out there that I refuse to show people.
So lets spare the BS of mocking other people's work when we can show the community our own garbage, and mock ourselves.
J Hill Designs
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cptcorn
adad
JR's
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Here is some ugly signs. Combination of hand-painted and paint and frisket. I think it was made in 88 or 89. I just love stretching letters. That old saying just because you can doesn't mean you should.
Although I do like my split blended shaded shadow on the word sign. And I have a lot more where they came from.
JR
Although I do like my split blended shaded shadow on the word sign. And I have a lot more where they came from.
JR
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Jillbeans
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Here are some of my layouts from when I first got a computer.
Most of these are from about 1998, but one is newer, about 2002.
Puke-a-riffic.
Some of these places are out of business (the ones with the phone numbers) and were heavily dictated by the client.
The others are 100% me thinking I was such hot sh!t.
I was more like an idiot with some clipart and a few fonts.
It's more fun to rip on myself than someone else, really.
I changed them to black and white but left the Algerian, Brush Script, and distortions alone.
Most of these are from about 1998, but one is newer, about 2002.
Puke-a-riffic.
Some of these places are out of business (the ones with the phone numbers) and were heavily dictated by the client.
The others are 100% me thinking I was such hot sh!t.
I was more like an idiot with some clipart and a few fonts.
It's more fun to rip on myself than someone else, really.
I changed them to black and white but left the Algerian, Brush Script, and distortions alone.
