Newbie, Critique Please

[NitroTech]

Hello everyone,

This is my first time posting a sign layout and I've really hit a wall, so I'm looking to get some brutally honest advice.

The sign is 6'x8', and will be located in a small rural town. The customer wants to see the snowmobile, boat and quad included in the design. All the text that's already on the sign is by my customers request.

I need the desparately! Thanks.

 

[signcrafters london]

I don't like to put "Call" on a sign. Wasted space, IMO. I also prefer the phone number be in a much more-readable font. I like the rest of it OK.

 

["Deposit Please"]

Space Available way too small. I would put it on bottom and center align above ph#. The font style for ph# needs to go. It looks off balance, maybe it's the images. I do like the woodridge storage tho.

 

[Jthompson Designs]

Woodridge storage is good but the phone number needs to be clear and like "deposit please" said put the space available above the number, I always use the "less is more" when designing, some times you can combine all the photos and feather them all at once, if that makes any scene. Good luck

 

[signmeup]

I would work on re-arranging things a bit. Get your message into one line. "Woodridge Storage" could use a bit more breathing space.

 

[Billct2]

I would use isolated images, no background. It looks more like an ad for an outdoor sports store than a storage facility.

 

[NitroTech]

I really appreciate the input. I'm gonna put all the suggestions to good use. It drives me nuts how some sign layouts can bog a person down and nothing feels like its working.

I'm so glad I found this forum.

 

[Colin]

It is your job (the sign expert) to direct the customer (the non sign expert) to a design that works. This is a disaster. Put one together for him with ONE or NO photo image. Drop the words "Call Dennis".

 

[ForgeInc]

It is your job (the sign expert) to direct the customer (the non sign expert) to a design that works. This is a disaster. Put one together for him with ONE or NO photo image. Drop the words "Call Dennis".

this.

 

[Colin]

this.

What does that mean?

 

[signcrafters london]

He's agreeing with you.

 

[Colin]

I must be getting old. How does the word "this" communicate that?

 

[iSign]

I must be getting old. How does the word "this" communicate that?

that

 

[Colin]

What about the other?

 

[ForgeInc]

yup!

 

[Jillbeans]

I prefer the alternate "r" in the Woodbridge font.
The one you use has a hole in it.
On your bottom line, I can see that you are individually outlining script letters which should be welded.
Script should flow as if it had been actually handpainted.
I see people who do not handletter make this mistake quite often, as they simply don't know any better.
Love.....Jill

 

[JR's]

I like what signmeup did. and all of your photos have a big X going threw them I don't think that looks good. ;-}

JR

 

[signmeup]

Thanks JR. It was a quick and dirty hack job to give the OP an idea of a different direction to go. I would rather see a picture of the storage facility instead of the sport vehicles shown and the top sign needs a lot of work to make it nice.... it needs negative space most of all.

"Storage Space Available" might be a better message. Then tell them where and how much.

 

[signswi]

If you are forced to use images find a way not to feather the edges, feathered edges look terrible and old.

 

[NitroTech]

A redesign. Maybe this is worse, hopefully I'm moving in a better direction and not a disaster.