Opinions on Fire Truck Door Design

[SellersSign&Design]

This design will be going on fire truck doors at a local department. We have been working out the details of the design for a while, and it is close to what we were looking for. The only thing that I am not satisfied with at this point is the "Est. 1954". The chief wants a script font, but I haven't found one I'm happy with. I am open to suggestions or critiques on any aspect of the design.

 

[letterman7]

Not bad. I'd try to work in the Established part at the top inside the cross, and the year at the bottom so it's part of the design. Don't use a script font. Work on the kerning a bit - both sets are a bit bunched up in spots.

 

[Jillbeans]

Please adjust your kerning.
A pet peeve of mine of fire trucks is abbreviations.
Spell out Established 1954, at the bottom of the layout.
I would not use a script. Use a gothic typestyle.
I'd also eliminate the sideways fleur-de-lis inside the circle, the monogram would stand out better on a black field with the cross part all gold.
Love....Jill

 

[Willmac1.wm]

would you mind sending me the vector for the leaf work and the little spear head emblem just out side of the circle. I'm working on a fire truck pin stripe right now, and I have been looking every where for something exactly like that.

 

[Pat Whatley]

would you mind sending me the vector for the leaf work and the little spear head emblem just out side of the circle. I'm working on a fire truck pin stripe right now, and I have been looking every where for something exactly like that.

There are a few hundred of them on istock. http://www.istockphoto.com/search/t...otos,illustrations,video/source/basic#beab346

 

[Jillbeans]

Just Google fleur-de-lis vector.
Fred also has them on his site:
http://www.allcompu.com/IFPro4/cgi-bin/ImageFolio4/imageFolio.cgi?direct=Plotter_Art_Originals

 

[SellersSign&Design]

I have gotten some things from that website, the leaf came from another vector website. I am going to adjust the kerning today, and also work on the fleur de lis- I like the idea of getting rid of them. As far as the established 1954, we are pretty set on having to have it in the same location. I think I will switch it back to some form of block font and see how it looks. The chief wanted me to draw up a version with a white highlight opposite of the black drop shadow on the letters. I'll probably put that up on here for consideration today also. Thanks for all the input!