[Project Complete] Boat Graphic - $200 Deadline: June 3rd

[westharris]

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Hey guys and gals,

I am looking for something agressive and eyecatching for the company boat wich will be used for advertising.

The name of my company is "Firewater Media". I think this will make it easy to come up with a cool graphic for a boat :) It doesnt have to have the word "Media" in it if you cant find a way to incorporate it.

I would of course like to see the use of some flames. Maybe there can be a center logo with some additional graphics on front or back. I'm open! FYI: I do think the use of "tribal" style flames/graphics would be cool.

I WOULD like to see the graphics superimposed onthe boat if possible. If you need some additional pics or the pics in a different format to make that possible let me know and I'll get them for you. File needs to be done so that its infinitely resizable larger and smaller for printer.

My boat is the Blue yamaha SX230. I will be removing the "checkerboard" graphics. Also below is a different model that has some flames.

http://www.yamaha-motor.com/assets/products/sbt/general/media_content_unit01210573d6.jpg

http://www.bertsmotorcyclemall.com/boats/yamaha/2005/05_SX230_lrg.jpg

http://www.bertsmotorcyclemall.com/boats/yamaha/2005/05_ar230HO_lrg.jpg
http://yamahajetboaters.com/coppermine/albums/userpics/10148/DSC00699.JPG

http://yamahajetboaters.com/coppermine/albums/userpics/10123/Boat%20in%20DW.jpg

http://yamahajetboaters.com/coppermine/albums/userpics/10155/normal_Port%20Side.JPG


Show me what ya got!!! Good Luck!!!!

West
west@firewater-media.com
AIM westharrisam

[westharris]

OK I upped the ante and I'm giving this thing a deadline!

I am looking for something agressive and eyecatching for the company boat wich will be used for advertising.

The name of my company is "Firewater Media". I think this will make it easy to come up with a cool graphic for a boat :) It doesnt have to have the word "Media" in it if you cant find a way to incorporate it.

I would of course like to see the use of some flames. Maybe there can be a center logo with some additional graphics on front or back. I'm open! FYI: I do think the use of "tribal" style flames/graphics would be cool. Take a look at the Malibu pic. Use this as a guidline only. I dont want soemone to think I'm trying to do a "nockoff" of a Malibu.

I WOULD like to see the graphics superimposed onthe boat if possible. If you need some additional pics or the pics in a different format to make that possible let me know and I'll get them for you. File needs to be done so that its infinitely resizable larger and smaller for printer.

My boat is the Blue yamaha SX230. I will be removing the "checkerboard" graphics. Also below is a different model that has some flames.

http://www.yamaha-motor.com/assets/products/sbt/general/media_content_unit01210573d6.jpg

http://www.bertsmotorcyclemall.com/boats/yamaha/2005/05_SX230_lrg.jpg

http://www.bertsmotorcyclemall.com/boats/yamaha/2005/05_ar230HO_lrg.jpg

http://www.malibuboats.com/gallery/Malibu_Boats_2005/Wakesetter_VLX/wakevlx_lifestyle_2_b.jpg

Show me what ya got!!! Good Luck!!!!

West
west@firewater-media.com
AIM westharrisam

[skyvee]

Hi! Here's my entry. :)

[skyvee]

:)

http://img288.echo.cx/img288/9996/firewater26rn.gif (http://www.imageshack.us)

[Michael]

Nice Skyvee :)

[skyvee]

Thanks, Michael! :blush:

[westharris]

Looks good Skyvee! Not the direction I'm looking to go though. I want something more "agressive". Any ideas?

[Christian]

Heya, are we looking at doing the graphics for the boat or a logo? Or both?

[westharris]

Its more the graphics for the boat I'm interested in...but those graphics need to incorporate "Firewater" or "Firewater Media". Hope that helps!

Heya, are we looking at doing the graphics for the boat or a logo? Or both?

[eziey]

:)

[westharris]

That looks pretty hot man. Can you show what it will look like on the boat?

[eziey]

:)

[westharris]

Well there is no mention of Firewater and I'm just not "feelin" it :)

[eziey]

Well there is no mention of Firewater and I'm just not "feelin" it :)
Not sure what do you mean. Want me to add Firewater text?

[westharris]

Well as I noted in original instructions ti should contain "Firewater" or Firewater Media" in the graphic. The design is cool but I dont like the flames stacked on top of one another and I'd like the flames to be more red/orange vs purple/orange.

[eziey]

:)

[westharris]

ok well i like the blue in the flame but not the purple. flames could have more red in them. I am posting a picture of a Malibu above. I really like their graphics. However, I don't want someone to think I'm trying to have a Malibu "nockoff" so I would want it to be used as a guidline only.

[westharris]

also if there were a way to put Firewater or Firewater Media IN the graphic instead of a standalone I think that might be cool.

[westharris]

I think this flame text looks pretty cool. That incorporated with something similar in nature to Malibu graphic might look cool. Of course the color schemes would all need to flow well.


http://www.state-of-entropy.com/flame5.gif

http://www.state-of-entropy.com/flame6.gif

[westharris]

Here is a couple of cool Tribal designs. Maybe make the center a little different and put Firewater or Firewater Media in the center?

http://www.speeding.co.uk/acatalog/TD1B500Tribal1.jpg

http://www.speeding.co.uk/acatalog/TD3B500Tribal3.jpg

[skyvee]

Thanks for the feedback, West! Revisions coming up... :)

[skyvee]

:)

[eziey]

:)

[westharris]

NOWWW we're getting somewhere! Thats pretty hot eziey! Can you show me what it would look like on the boat?

[eziey]

:)

[westharris]

I LIIIKE it :)

What about on the white? Would you put anything there as well without making it look too busy??

[westharris]

Can you take TD3B tribal logo above (the bottom one), enclose the center and put firewater in the center? The logo above is too "centralized" I think. Can you make it more elongated? Also we have used "FireH2o" in the past in leau of "Firewater" i fyou think that would look better. Also, I want the graphics to feel like it incorporates the whole boat, instead of looking like its "stuck" on there (hense putting something on the white in the back perhaps). Ideas?

[Christian]

I'm in! I'll post shortly

[Christian]

Hey there, here's a current draft of my design. (Note that you might even see some rough edges and blurriness at this point, not to mention the design itself isn't final, amongst other things it'll be polished and simplified a bit). I wanted to work on something related to the "firewater" theme while still using the tribal style you're looking for so I decided to do a flame that slowly turns into a wave. If you like where it's headed, I'll keep working on it. Also, if you could find a sideview picture of the boat, or measurements just to modify the design in the next couple of drafts where it fits the curves of your boat so that it fits in well as something that was actually designed specifically for your boat.

[westharris]

Hi Christian!

That looks great man...but not quit the direction I'm wanting to go. By Monday i will have some better shots of the boat for everyone.

Thanks!
West

[skyvee]

:)

[eziey]

:)

[Trysen]

:D Hello,

[Trysen]

:)

[Christian]

Here's one more

[westharris]

Hi Eziey,

Don't like Firewater being there twice and I dont like Firewater on the white. I like the style of your design but I would like to see more of a "continuation" or "flow" from the front of the boat to the back rather than just having a centralized graphic. Also I think I am leaning towards using "FireH20" for Firewater.

At the beginning of the post the 3rd pic down (the one with the wakeboard tower) has flames on the back. I would like to see my logo incorporated with some flames that may start in the front and go to the back.

Possible?

Thanks!
West

:)

[westharris]

Hi Christian,

This is definately closer to what I am wanting! Can you show me this on the boat? Also please review the post to Eziey. I would like to see something that incorparates both the front of the boat and the back as well to give the boat a "flow" of a feeling of speed.

Keep up the good work!

Thanks,
West

Here's one more

[Trysen]

Any Critiques for my entry? I feel like i got ignored :weep:

Well, I tried Good luck Guys!

[westharris]

Sorry wasnt trying to ignore you just off the mark for what I'm looking for. Read through my other comments and i think you will get an idea.

Thanks,
West


Any Critiques for my entry? I feel like i got ignored :weep:

Well, I tried Good luck Guys!

[westharris]

Just added some more pics at beginning of post. Hope they help!!

[eziey]

:)

[westharris]

MUCH better eziey!

[eziey]

:)

[eziey]

:)

[westharris]

definately like the 1st one better. eziey can you come up with an alternate concept using the new top graphic in mesg #41 and maybe a different bottom graphic? I'm just not sure if the 2 graphics are blending well enough for me or have the "flow" I am wanting. I would like to see something that creates a feeling of "speed" or movement from front to back...if that makes sense :) This by far the closest that we have gotten though!

[Christian]

That picture's perfect ;) I'll have one final design ready soon

[westharris]

Christian I am looking forward to seeing your design on the boat! esiey the more I look at post #41 the more I like it!! guess I'm just looking for somethign to slap me upside the face and make me go "****!!!" :)

[Christian]

Didn't have time to finish it today, hopefully gonna post it tomorrow. :)

[westharris]

Where's everybody at??! Christian do you have something for me? Looking froward to it. Your design above is great. Eziey you are very close here! Do you have a revision? Your are very close! Anyone else stepping upto the plate??

West

[eziey]

:)

[Christian]

Designed to make your boat look f a s t ! Still working out a few things here and there but this is the gist of it.

[Just_G]

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[westharris]

I like where you are going with it Christian! It definately has a feeling of SPEED :)

Designed to make your boat look f a s t ! Still working out a few things here and there but this is the gist of it.

[westharris]

Hi Jeff thanks for the post!!! Although this is great and classy looking I am looking for something a little more "flashy". Take a look at my other posts to get an idea of the direction I'm trying to go in.

Thanks!
West

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[Aaron]

Flashy... ;)

[westharris]

Hey can someone make a design with flames coming up from the bottom like the boat its on fire? maybe blue to red and like the wind is sweeping the flames backwards? and maybe the Firewater logo can be begind the flames like it was there before and the boat caught fire? ive seen something like this before and it really looks cool

[Fabian]

Hey can someone make a design with flames coming up from the bottom like the boat its on fire?

Hi

Did you mean something like this ?

Cheers
Fabian

[westharris]

Hi Fabian SOMETHING like that. I'd like to see the flames come from bottom up though. Also the front of the boat looks pretty weird to me?

Thanks,
West

[westharris]

Christian can you make the flames go front to back and put Firewater (not FireH20) IN the flames?

Designed to make your boat look f a s t ! Still working out a few things here and there but this is the gist of it.

[westharris]

Only a few days left c'mon guys we're so CLOSE here!!! Show me watcha GOT!!!!

[Christian]

I used the previous flames to put together this design to see if it's close to what you want. By now you I hope you have a good idea of what I can do, and if picked, I will redo the flames according to this specific idea. :) And we can work more closely on specific details.

[westharris]

Hey Christian its definately between you and eziey. You both obviousely have great talent. However, the above image isnt quit what I have invisioned. I did like the graphic from post #35. can you show that on thew boat along with some accent graphics?

[westharris]

Did you have any more ideas or versions you would like to post? Did you see what I requested in #56. Any takes on that?

Its very close between you and Christian. In the end I think its who comes closest and who will be willing to work with me to perfect the image.

Thanks,
West

[Christian]

You mean that style or that actual graphic?

[westharris]

I liked the graphic that you designed if you can make up some accent graphics to go along with it and show it on the boat.

You mean that style or that actual graphic?

[Paula23]

Hope I'm not to late :)

[westharris]

Hey Christian what about the one from #35?

[Christian]

Working on it, will try to have it hopefully by tonight. :)

[Christian]

Here's a draft of how this design would flow.

[westharris]

The winner of this contest is eziey. Please email me at west@firewater-media.com to finalize the design.

Thanks!

[eziey]

Thanks. Which design to be finalized?:)

[westharris]

ok it is between 41 and 51. Do I have to choose 1 or can we look at both of these? On number 41 I would like to see how the following modifications would look: 1.change color to a "methan blue" theme to more match the blue of the boat. maybe a black border or dark blue border? 2. Use "Firewater Media" in the center opposed to FireH20. I think this is a better advetisement for my company. 3. In the top graphic the 1 upturned flame looks kind of odd to me. Can you modify that perhaps? 4. Can you incorporate some type of flame graphic on the top/front without making it look to "busy".

I am still feeling like the bottom and the top could flow together better if you can make it work.

OK for #51. Same things as requested in 1-4 above. Firewater Media Should be in smaller font and should flow the lines of the boat. I wonder what it would look like in the flame font of #19? I am thinking probably not though. I DO think a different color might look good for the font though.

Thanks!
West

[eziey]

Message #51 is not my design. It is not allowed to copy others designer design. Please advise :)

[westharris]

I'm sorry #50

[westharris]

Can you make Firewater Media superimposed over some cool graphic in the center as well?

[westharris]

got anything for me?

[eziey]

Working on it. will post within 12 hours. Thanks

[eziey]

:)

[westharris]

LOOKIN GOOD!

I am feeling the bottom one I think. However I'm not quite feeling the way "Firewater Media" is layed out. Can we make it have a more agressive lean to go with the rest of the graphics? Maybe the letters even have a "flaming" look??Can we do anything to the colors of the lettering to make them stand out while still going with the scheme? I have tinted the windshield a dark charcoal. I've noticed that black goes really well with methan blue. Can you color the windshield black in photoshop (or whatever program you have) so I can accrately see what it will all look like together?

Thanks man! We are VERY close!

West

[eziey]

I don't think a flame look for the text is a good idea. It will look busy .

[westharris]

the green definately does not work for me. i never even thought about the other side of the boat and if it might look different. What do you think about black within the blue and the letters being black outline? As far as the "flame" lettering what I am really invisioning is the lettering having kind of a "swept" look like the the wind is blowing the edges of the lettering or something (if this makes sense??). Or as if the edges of the lettering are on fire and the wind is sweeping the flames back. Maybe this is not on ALL the lettering just on a few key spots?

The lettering on the reverse side of the boat looks odd to me. I am thinking that Firewater Media should lean to the right instead of to the left maybe? I dunno.

[westharris]

so where do we go from here? is eziey doing any more revisions?

[eziey]

Your revision will be ready within 12 hours. Thanks for your patience.:)

[eziey]

:)

[eziey]

Any comment?

[Palmer]

Hello West, do you have any further revisions? Eziey cannot get paid until you approve of the final version.

Thank you :)

[Palmer]

West, do you have any revisions?

[Palmer]

Eziey, apparently there are no revisions needed. You can put together a file package and send the link to West's private message inbox.

Thank you :)

[eziey]

Link sent to client private message. Thanks