How long would it take you????

[SignManiac]

Signmeup, I like it with the contrast bumped up! I think today I realized that I am a addict, a tweaker...


Jill, what is the script in your first version for Port Author and Now Buying?????

 

[Tim Aucoin]

Okay, this ought to give you guys a good laugh over the weekend! I'm don't claim to be a designer, but thought "what the heck"!! Done in Photoshop in about a half hour.

Have a fantastic weekend everyone... and a good chuckle at my design!!:ROFLMAO: WARNING.... You'll need your shades!

 

[SignManiac]

Tim no laughter necessary. I respect and admire your willingness to participate and put yourself out there. It's real easy to sit back on your a$$ and keep doing nothing to better yourself. My hope it to show others who might be struggling with design, the numerous options and ways to design your way to better pricing and profits. Thank you for taking the time to show what you can do.

And by the way, your design isn't bad at all!

 

[J Hill Designs]

k heres my end of the day disaster attempt

oh. coreldraw / bout a half hour

 

[Service Sign Co]

I thought I would try another one, 45 min and a few beers.

 

[Flame]

Alright, handled it like a regular sign job. Customer gets the first 15 minutes of design for free, anything beyond that and a revision or two and we start billing for artwork.

So this is the initial mockup, took me right at 10 minutes, nothing amazing but I tried to treat it like a regular job coming in.

 

[SignManiac]

Jhilldesigns, not a disaster at all! I like the subtle recycling symbol in the background. Very subliminal!

Day Sign Co... interesting what a few beers can do to loosen up your mind. Interesting approach. Distinctively different from all the others. Just goes to show how wide apart designs can be.

 

[SignManiac]

Flamey...Damn fine 10 minutes worth of work. The customer got more than his money's worth! Nice looking job.

 

[Gino]

Quickie in Photoshop in about 12 minutes. It took longer to type it in than anything else.

I like green and it's slowly fading away................

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[SignManiac]

Gino, it definitely forces you to read the message....MONEY!
But you lost me on the bottom???? Is that Chinese and if so, what's it mean?

 

[Gino]

It's cryptic for we're losing the battle over here. All of our scrap is going overseas and that's who is really making the money. We're slowly fading away................

 

[p3]

Exactly 8 mins and 37 seconds. Kinda sloppy, but obviously cause there wasn't much time spent on it.

 

[SignManiac]

P3 that's what I call FAST.... Thanks for jumping in

 

[saktrnch]

Here's one I did this morning, but didn't have time to post it. It took me about 45 to 50 minutes in illy cs4.
I know I left out 'now buying' because I thought it was redundant. I thought if one was paying top dollar they would be buying...

 

[SignManiac]

Good point. I think it's up to all of us to edit where we feel necessary for whatever our reasons are. This is a good case in point. Not necessary to always be so literal....

 

[rjpjr]

11 minute Hudson Square rebuild in Illustrator...

Port Arthor....grrr... I had an idea and wanted to build the top of a beverage can and incorporate a recycling effect around that can. The can top took about 45 minutes. Unfortunately the design DID NOT come together as I had envisioned and it took more time then it should have. After spending the time on the can, I WAS GOING TO FIND A WAY TO USE IT. I ended up spending more than two hours total on this dumb project.

 

[Tiki]

Simple design around 15-20 minutes

 

[SignManiac]

Thanks for playing you guys! You both are very good designers and it's reassuring to see that it's not always an easy task to whip up a great design at the snap of a finger.

Some days it just happens, and on others, it can be truly frustrating. This design challenge sure proves one thing, there's more than one way to fillet a feline!

Thanks again to everyone who has played thus far.... Please keep them coming no matter what you ability is. We all can learn something from all the different ideas that we come up with..

 

[k.a.s.]

Flame's and Tiki's are really nice as always.

Kevin

 

[rjpjr]

15 minute time limit...