Designers and others help with wheel logos please!

[NotSoBigBen]

Having 'debadged' the wheels on my singlespeed rigid bike I want to now have some custom logos made. A close family member has a vinyl cutting machine and has offered to make them gratis

 

Now the problem is that I need to give him the 'sample' with the correct size and 'shape' and was just wondering how to do that? Idea I have had was to 'trace' onto an A4 sheet the shape then scan that and somehow use it as a guideline .....

 

But perhaps someone has a way easier and better idea or perhaps even already has something that I can use in say Word or Paint or something?

 

Thanks in advance

nsBB

[Cuppa Bru]

Having 'debadged' the wheels on my singlespeed rigid bike I want to now have some custom logos made. A close family member has a vinyl cutting machine and has offered to make them gratis

 

Now the problem is that I need to give him the 'sample' with the correct size and 'shape' and was just wondering how to do that? Idea I have had was to 'trace' onto an A4 sheet the shape then scan that and somehow use it as a guideline .....

 

But perhaps someone has a way easier and better idea or perhaps even already has something that I can use in say Word or Paint or something?

 

Thanks in advance

nsBB

 

Interesting. Would think you'd need a CAD/CAM programme (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer-aided_manufacturing) and plug in dimensions of yours wheels from manufacturer website.

 

Sending your mate a bmp drawing will most likely land you in the sin bin unless they guy's a whiz with his machine and drawings.

[NotSoBigBen]

Interesting. Would think you'd need a CAD/CAM programme (http://en.wikipedia....d_manufacturing) and plug in dimensions of yours wheels from manufacturer website.

 

Sending your mate a bmp drawing will most likely land you in the sin bin unless they guy's a whiz with his machine and drawings.

 

Thanks man but that's a tad complicated ... he did say that a Word Doc or JPEG/GIF was fine ......

[Tumbleweed]

Can draw it for you.

[Caerus]

Interesting. Would think you'd need a CAD/CAM programme (http://en.wikipedia....d_manufacturing) and plug in dimensions of yours wheels from manufacturer website.

 

Sending your mate a bmp drawing will most likely land you in the sin bin unless they guy's a whiz with his machine and drawings.

Nah, that's why to complicated, graphic designers don't use CAD/CAM software. Use Coreldraw or Illustrator

[NotSoBigBen]

Fanks TW, will IM you

[Uni]

How hectic is the design? I can have a go and stick it into illustrator for you if you don't come right.

[NotSoBigBen]

I have about as much creativity as a frog but here goes the basic idea .... Wanted the singlespeed in white with quite 'fat' writing and the rigid in red also 'fat' then a 'logo' that says SSR in a circle perhaps the writing white and the circle red ....

 

Hope that makes sense?

 

[NotSoBigBen]

The space on the rim is 20mm so I guess it would be best to use about 17mm for the letter height and logo size??

[Caerus]

The space on the rim is 20mm so I guess it would be best to use about 17mm for the letter height and logo size??

If you don't come right, give me a shout . That's easy enough to do.

[hayleyearth]

The 1st thing that jumps to my mind is: "what is the profile of your rim?"

 

if you want a design for a 'flat' OR rounded surface I asssume you can simply draw it on a flat piece of paper and it will have the same 'look' on the rim, but if the rim goes from a flat to a rounded part (I have a set of rims like that), then your design/"cut out" will look different on paper to on the rim.... hope this makes sense

 

So: what is your shape?

I know this one is building arches, but it kinda has most of the different shapes one gets for rims too.....

Edited October 11, 2013 by hayleyearth

[Thug]

Just to confuse the okies in the Souf why not replace the following:

 

SingleSpeed with Geared

Rigid with Suspension

SSR with BFY

 

 

BFY.....Because Fu*k You

[NotSoBigBen]

Sjoe Hayley jy maak my deurmekaar ..... but fortunately it is just a flat 20mm wide space

[NotSoBigBen]

Just to confuse the okies in the Souf why not replace the following:

 

SingleSpeed with Geared

Rigid with Suspension

SSR with BFY

 

 

BFY.....Because Fu*k You

 

Confuse them more than they are already

[Uni]

Cool will have a go and send it to you and you can decide on what Hayley said cause that whooshing sound was all that tech speak going over my head.

[NotSoBigBen]

Cool will have a go and send it to you and you can decide on what Hayley said cause that whooshing sound was all that tech speak going over my head.

 

Thanks mate! Also a bit of swissair for me but the surface is straight