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November 27, 2006
Specialty Signage
I got my start years ago in design in the sign industry. Although I soon decided it was not the kind of thing I wanted to do full time, I still enjoy designing and producing specialty signage.
After designing the logo for the Iron Garage we talked about some unique signage for their showroom. As a dealer of fine musclecars and hot rods, they wanted something slick and shiny so I came up with this design. The sign itself is 7 feet wide by 4 feet high. I started by having the large black background water jet cut out of 1/4" aluminum. I then had it powder coated black and then routered the edge making the raw aluminum edge all the way around. The sign is mounted to the wall on a frame that stands off 6 inches from the wall. The large black plate is bolted to the frame and all of the mounting hardware is hidden behind the shiny "swooshes" in the logo which are separate peices of water jet cut, polished 1/4" aluminum. The remainder of the sign is done in printed vinyl.
The result, a three dimensional depiction of the logo that appears to be floating in front of the wall. A great backdrop for the hot rods of the Iron Garage. If you're in the market for some fine "Iron", be sure to check out the Iron Garage. You can also witness some ID Motorsport Design web design there as well.
Posted by Stu at 10:40 AM | Comments (0)
November 08, 2006
Canadian Drag Racing
When Bruce Biegler from Drag Race Canada approached me about designing a logo for his new apparel line I said "no problem". When he said he wanted me to create a "fast moose", I laughed. Somehow the idea of making a moose appear to be nitro fueled initially seemed unattainable. But we worked through it and this is where we ended up. The moose has been received very well and now is available on a variety of apparel items and is showing up on race cars all over Canada. The photos below show the moose on Scott Wildgust's 57 Chevy Pro Mod and Daniel Mercier's nitro injected dragster. Show your Canadian drag racing pride and go to NitroMoose for your very own moose. Make sure you check out the gallery at NitroMoose to see where else the moose is showing up!
Posted by Stu at 08:26 AM | Comments (0)