posted on June 7, 2005 02:48:40 AM new
Humbly asking for the favor of your input...
We're just a small Mom and Pop business, but I have always dreamed of having personalized signs made for on our vehicles ... I came across what I feel was a really good deal for having magnetic ones made for on our minivan to promote visits by our local population, to our eBay listings ... (sort of a marketing ad that you only have to pay for once! ) ... she emailed me four proofs this week and told me I can change anything around that I might want to, as far as font, style, wording, etc. ...
I'd like to invite some of you regular EO'ers to PLEASE let me know what YOU think 'looks best' ... I mean which attributes and fonts do you think would be most easily "viewed", or would stick in your mind, as your drivin' down the pike, or down Main St. ...
TIA very much, for any input, ideas, or changes or switcheroos ...
The simpler the better: Take out the periods after the question mark "Love Antiques?" for example. Sans serif lettering is easier to read. Reverse print is hard on the eyes. Italics is difficult to see as well.
I'd blow them up on your printer, stick it on your vehicle and drive by yourself.
posted on June 7, 2005 05:56:48 AM new
Suggestions based on my desktop publishing experience:
Proof #1 Does make the web address stand out but think a sanserif type (like proof#2) works best for quick reads like signs. The little "feet" on the serif type help carry your eye along in blocks of print but don't help in this kind situation.
Proof #2 Like the type but the web address does not stand out as much.
Proof #3 Font is not as easy to read and the telephone seems too specific a kind of antique since you don't give a phone number.
Proof #4 Ditto my #3 comment on font. I would not use this one unless you specialize in old record players. Again the graphic is too specific.
I would say, proof #1 with the font from proof #2.
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The illiterate of the future will be the person ignorant of the use of the camera as well as of the pen.
Maholy-Nagy, Vision in Motion, 1947
posted on June 7, 2005 05:59:49 AM new
#2 is Sans Serif (without feet). The little extra bits sticking out on some of the other letters. And yes the script and italic are harder to read. -----o----o----o----o----o----o----o----o
The illiterate of the future will be the person ignorant of the use of the camera as well as of the pen.
Maholy-Nagy, Vision in Motion, 1947
posted on June 7, 2005 06:08:08 AM new
..... and maybe, using proof #1, switch that dark background to the 'cuyahoga valley antiques' part? Cuz I want the dotcom to be the REAL thing that shows ... (yet C.V.A. is a "tagline" that is important to where we came from)
posted on June 7, 2005 07:53:03 AM new
I agree with Photo with two small changes... Get rid of the ... and the > and <.
~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~
No, I'm saying -- I'm merely -- I'm saying what I'm saying. I don't know why I'm always having people say, are you trying to say -- you know what you can do if you want to know what I'm saying is listen to what I'm saying. What I'm saying is what I said ...
posted on June 7, 2005 08:21:27 AM new
fenix? "Get rid of the ... and the > and <"
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Please, you think get rid of all 4 of them, or just 2 of them? ... and do you think I should keep the dark background on the dot.com, or should i move the dark background to the C.V.A. instead?
pmelcher... omigosh, you're torn?! ... lol, sorry to drag you into this, because I'm torn, too.
posted on June 7, 2005 08:27:44 AM new
I agree with Glassgrl. You don't need "go to" at all. One more thought, though--if you have room, you might want to put your phone number in case people (esp. older folks?) don't have a computer. Or did you just want people to see your website and not call you on the phone??
In the example you showed with the old telephone, my impression was that you meant for people to call you on a phone, so I agree with others that you should lose that idea.
Our chamber of commerce is considering splashing around our website address, period. Idyllwildchamber.com, with the idea that whose who have computers will know exactly what that means and what they should do next.
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posted on June 7, 2005 08:39:42 AM new
Glass is right - the whole "go to" is unneccesary.
I personally like the reverse on the web address. I think that with a crisp text and as large as it, it's not a problem. You have strong colors that contrast well (and contrast well for the colorblind). Since it is stronger than everything else, eyes are automatically going to be drawn to that red box so you want the box to have the most important info - your web address.
~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~
No, I'm saying -- I'm merely -- I'm saying what I'm saying. I don't know why I'm always having people say, are you trying to say -- you know what you can do if you want to know what I'm saying is listen to what I'm saying. What I'm saying is what I said ...
posted on June 7, 2005 09:58:29 AM new
Thanks everybody! ... I like all these suggestions, very much! ...
Do you think I should try to get them to put "www" in front of the EstateSaleStuff.com? ... I feel like it's already such a lonnnng word. (and they don't HAVE to use the www. in their web browser address bar, to get to my ebay listings) but if you think that will make it more 'clear' to people ...... {sigh} I dunno! ...
Yah, I don't like either one of the proofs that have little pictures on it ... and like Roadsmith says, if there's an old candlestick phone there, people might be squinting to try to see if there's a phone number on there, and there's not going to be one ... (we do ALL of our sales thru ebay and thru an area antique mall, nowadays ... I really don't want my home phone number on there) ...........
again... thanks so much for all of these "takes" on it. I really do appreciate it.
posted on June 7, 2005 10:55:44 AM new
sorry about the www. when you see .com you automatically fill in the www. I realized after I typed that - that you didn't even have www. in there. The mind automatically supplies it - so no - the www. is not necessary.
What come to mind is that this is a sign on a car. So you will have about 3 seconds to absorb the message - hence, less words, less decoration unless it's your store symbol. No extra dots.... no extra anything makes for faster reading.
posted on June 7, 2005 11:16:09 AM new
THANK you glassgrl ... I wondered what you were getting at; I thought YOU thought I should put the www. in ... I appreciate your coming back here to expound on that point. I respect your viewpoint, as well as all of these other ones put in here today.
THANKS EVERYBODY ... I'll take these ideas back to this gal's 'drawing board' for a final proof to be done up ...
(hey, did y'all notice how ellipses {i.e., "..."} are a part of me?! ... they just fly right out of my typing fingers! ... I can't help it!) LOL
That's how they ended up on this sign!
) ... she emailed me four proofs this week and told me I can change anything around that I might want to, as far as font, style, wording, etc. ...
