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  1. A Gallery of Before and Afters

    I thought some of you might like to see a new portfolio section we added to our site which showcases some cool Before and Afters - from logos to truck wraps. Some of them are pretty radical. http://graphicd-signs.com/portfolio/before-after/ This gallery has been a really useful sales tool...
  2. Signs of the Times Magazine Cover this Month

    Pretty excited (and surprised) that we were featured on the front cover this month! They had interviewed me a few weeks ago, and requested some art to go along with the interview, but we had no idea it would make the cover. This is the first time I think we've been featured in Signs of the...
  3. Interviewed on Fox Business today-

    Guess here's my 15 minutes of fame on Fox Business today in NYC. Pretty interesting experience. Wish I could have spoken more about nephew art! http://video.foxbusiness.com/v/3261214563001/can-your-small-business-pass-the-business-card-test/#sp=show-clips
  4. Even more recent work!

    Wraps Ink post reminded me I had a bunch of newer stuff we've done recently that I wanted to share. Still doing a lot of retro work, but also a nice mix of more corporate stuff. The Comfort Crew branding may be one of our top 5s I'd say. 30 years or so later and I feel so blessed to still be...
  5. Our Process for Building a Brand

    We're often asked about what it takes to design a new brand for a small business and then begin implementing it. I wrote a quick blog article about a recent brand we created, and how it came to fruition. Our typical brand process is approx. 26-30 hours of design work for the logo component...
  6. A Few New Fleet Branding / Truck Wrap Projects

    Here's a few new fleet branding projects we just completed. We handled the branding first, then tackled the vehicles. Definitely finding that when we are tasked to do both simultaneously, the end result is usually better as you have to think in advance more so how the brand will work on the...
  7. Truck wrap for HVAC Company / Photoshop Comp

    We hired a photographer to shoot some Ford's and Chevy's at different angles so we could better comp up our designs. Here's one we recently finished comping up. I think it looks pretty realistic, and helps the clients visualize the job much better. It also helps us for our portfolio since we...
  8. Need wrap installer for client in KC - 2 vans + 1 truck

    Pretty cool job (attached) I need installed for a client - 2 vans (one Chevy, one Ford) plus an f250 pickup. I really need a top shelf shop to do this right. PM or email me if you're interested. Send me a link to your site and your work - thanks in advance!
  9. Latest Batch of Truck Wrap Designs

    Been cranking away at wraps lately. Retro still remains popular, but we're also sneaking in some more corporate gigs. For each of these jobs, we first created the logo and brand first. Typically, we're hired to do both simultaneously. Some of these are obviously comps, some real with some...
  10. A few more vector based truck wrap examples

    Here's a few recent truck wrap designs we completed (after rebranding each of the companies). We tend to push brand integration over photographic elements, which is one reason why we rarely ever use photography in our designs. Of course, an effective small business truck wrap is dependent on...
  11. Branding + Fleet Wrap Design

    Here's a brand identity and wrap design we did for an HVAC company in Florida. What a difference good photography makes! We retouched these pics, but client had good a foundation to begin with. I think it's a good case study on making sure the brand will work on the various trucks in the...
  12. Retro HVAC logo and Ribbon Script Effect

    I have been studying a lot of 1930-1950s typography books and one style fascinated me - the ribbon scripts used. Finally had an opportunity to pull one off here. Jeff, my illustrator took the idea and ran with it. We're doing the wrap design next which should be cool. But this one is...
  13. Top 5 Tips for Effective Wrap Design

    This is a new blog post I wrote which is an excerpt from my latest SignCraft Magazine article for those of you who don't subscribe. Enjoy! http://graphicd-signs.blogspot.com/2012/03/top-5-rules-for-effective-vehicle-wraps.html
  14. Random thoughts for a kinder, gentler S101

    Just a thought - I wonder if there might be less hostility towards one another if everyone's avatar was their actual photo, and everyone nickname was their actual name. Somehow I think it might instill a little more kindness in our posts, as it's harder to be rude to 'Tom Jones' and his...
  15. New wall artwork for the office courtesy of Greg Reid

    Here's a few pics of a recent addition to one of the wall in the office outside our conference room. The quote is my own, the script was lettered by Bob Behoenek, which we then vectored and sent to Greg Reid http://www.reidsigns.com/ and just told him to go to town. It's on acrylic, 4 layers...
  16. Article on Retro Vehicle Wraps

    Hey Guys - In case you don't get SignCraft, I adapted my last article for our blog. The article was about retro themed vehicle wraps, and has some tips on creating them. Certainly I've been having a lot of fun working on these designs lately...
  17. Need installer for pretty cool wrap design, west coast FL

    Just finished this one. Client has this van, plus box truck, plus a few pickups that all need to be wrapped. Really need an ace installer that I can recommend and trust. I know there's a few good guys in FL, just always forget who is from where. Thanks in advance guys!
  18. Source for custom dye sublimation printing on fabric

    Was wondering if anyone had a source for printing some dye sub printing on fabric with a custom design. We want to re-wrap the panels on our workstations (the tan ones) with more of our corporate colors. They pop out and can easily be recovered.
  19. Two new vector-based, retro inspired wraps, and a question on solid color printing

    Here's two new wrap jobs that should be done shortly. We had a lot of fun on these ones, and clearly I'm loving working with the retro genre. We're blessed to be getting a lot of calls for this specific type of work, and it's a lot of fun to research and execute this style. I had a question...
  20. Copyright infringment/ and or Fair Use?

    The new Google IMages search is great. Drag a JPG into the search bar and it will find wherever a copy of it is online or visually similar. So I dragged some of my logos off my web site, and low and behold they start popping all over the place. Here's an example. My cherished...
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