SoCal 80's Logo & T-Shirts
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Okay, going off your suggestions, how's this, sans Cruiser. It's gonna take me a few hours to find the right photo of the right Cruiser. I've taken the liberty of using the TEQ symbol as the sun, and once I have the right Cruiser, and draw the roof rack, I will probably take one of the surfboards from the original Endless Summer poster and use it.
Voila:
Lemme know what you think. Thanks for letting me have fun with this!
Voila:
Lemme know what you think. Thanks for letting me have fun with this!
Brentbba said:You an english major or engineer? hehehe
This is a rough draft. We'll run it by the english major's later.
Seriously, we could and perhaps should just say SoCal Cruisers since we've got more than 80 series folks.
What say you all?
there are other cruisers besides 100s?
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Shahram said:
Holy
! I go have fun with the wife and kid and look what I miss. Ok, I agree with the font and like the switch. Also agree with the beige/orange as I am not a fan of pink
, no offense to the pink panty brigade. The last image by Shahram, I love the TEQ in the sun but I think the sky and sun should be more of an orange for the sky and yellow for the sun. Can we lower the 80 a little to show the TEQ better with the 80 in front? I agree with dropping the sliders to keep the detail simple but we should have the ARB front bumper, safari rack and longboard. If you can draw in the rack with the longboard in I think that would look great. I also like the idea of having the rig at least a little crossed up to show terrain without the backround/horizon problem. I like having the rear bumper with swing out tire carrier but if we do the front 3/4 shot will the rear bumper even be visible? I see what you mean regarding the horizon/wave detail. I think we should keep it SoCal 80s or at least SoCal Wagons. I totally agree with letting any Toyota owner join us and other vehicle owners for that matter but the whole idea behind our getting together with that first meeting and now our group is 80 owners in the southern California area getting together. I strongly believe we should stay SoCal 80s. There are plenty of cruiser groups, Southern California TLCA for example, most of which are geared toward the 40 series. SoCal Cruisers is pretty much the same thing. There are very few groups geared toward wagons. Not meant to exclude anyone, just to stay true to the whole reason we got together in the first place.
Brent I believe your heart is in the right place and we always want to be open to others with different vehicles. However the “SoCal 80's” name is a must, this is why this group was formed. There are plenty of other 4x4 Clubs for people to wheel with. This group is geared towards owners of 80 series and was formed in the 80 section of IH8MUD.COM. The 80 series vehicles have different trail requirements. We cannot fit on some trails due to our size. I have wheeled with the SoCal TLCA and most of it's members had 40's. This made me a tad nervous when we hit the trails. They unconsciously pick trails that cater to 40's, that is what most of them drive. Even a 60 and 100 series have slightly different requirements when selecting trails. Neither one came with front and rear lockers stock. The 100 series is also bigger then an 80. I have no problem with any other make or model attending our runs. They will have to due so with the understanding that our trail runs will be selected based on the 80 series vehicle capabilities. If they are too big or are not as capable as an 80 then they may have some difficulties on our runs. Perfect example was on Holcomb Creek everyone who did not have an 80 had to go around and we never saw them the rest of the day. All of us made it though no problem (minus a running board or two). This is perfect example of how other makes and models would affect the trails we run. We would not want to organize trail runs that would exclude some members. So we would be influenced to select different trails. We bought these vehicles because they are so capable, we should not handicap ourselves.
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e9999 said:
Just noticed, I think Eric is right. Otherwise the group belongs to an 80. Unless my poor grammar skills lead me astray, which is entirely possible.
Its kinda difficult to comment on group matters since I have not done any trips/meets with yall and being a offroad newb - feeling Ive not earned my stripes yet. (took me awhile to submit this post after Mos on keeping the 80s)
But- I agree with what was said. Id tried attending a mostly 40s group and I felt like I was at my wifes office party where I didnt know sheet. Well I dont really know alot of LC sheet anyways but Im learning.
But- I agree with what was said. Id tried attending a mostly 40s group and I felt like I was at my wifes office party where I didnt know sheet. Well I dont really know alot of LC sheet anyways but Im learning.
Slomo said:Holy
Ok, I agree with the font and like the switch. Also agree with the beige/orange as I am not a fan of pink
I think we should keep it SoCal 80s or at least SoCal Wagons. I totally agree with letting any Toyota owner join us and other vehicle owners for that matter but the whole idea behind our getting together with that first meeting and now our group is 80 owners in the southern California area getting together. I strongly believe we should stay SoCal 80s. There are plenty of cruiser groups, Southern California TLCA for example, most of which are geared toward the 40 series. SoCal Cruisers is pretty much the same thing. There are very few groups geared toward wagons. Not meant to exclude anyone, just to stay true to the whole reason we got together in the first place.
I'm not gonna comment on club issues or anything like that, as it's none of my biz...I will say this though: clubs evolve. They have a way of getting out of your control. If I had one piece of advice to impart, I'd say find what bonds you, then do everything you can to keep it light and simple.
As for the logo, the TEQ symbol is a little difficult, I tried to orange it up, but it lost its...how do I say this...it lost its TEQ-ness. I can orange up the sky a little, no problem. As for the Cruiser, I was thinking more along the lines of the original Endless Summer poster, shown here:
Okay, the fellow in the foreground is already included as is. The other two guys are Mike Hynson (middle guy), and Robert August (dude on the right). I was thinking that replacing the guy on the right, Robert, with a Cruiser, might be pretty cool. He's holding the board in the traditional "roof rack" position, with the tail block forward, and the skeg pointing to the sky, wax down, the way most people strap their boards on their roof. The entire board, from nose to tail, is visible. Replace him with an 80, board strapped to the roof in the same position. It might keep some of the "spirit" of the original artwork if I do it this way.
The Cruiser will most likely be mine, with an ARB front bumper, and if room permits, the rear tire jockey (actually, I can already see that room will not permit, so unless I shrink the Cruiser to make it look farther away, you may have to be happy with about the first 3/4.
Remember, this is a low-detail image, so what I'll be working with is a basic silhouette from 1/2 side profile. This is good, because the basic shape of the 80 is continuous from '90 to '97. This means that people who own those doggy '90-'92 wagons won't feel left out.
As for the words "So Cal 80's", the correct way to put it would be "So Cal 80s" (no apostrophe), but for some reason the configuration didn't look right to me...maybe tomorrow, I'll change it and see how it looks...better yet, I'll shrink the "s" in "80s" to better signify plurality.
The Cruiser will not block the TEQ entirely; it will sit mid-block in the lower right quadrant. If it were higher up it would look like it was sitting on the horizon. As I said before, I'll draw the roof rack, but use the existing surfboard from the original Endless Summer poster.
Now stop questioning my genius and get me an espresso. I'm about to get FAB-U-LOUS!
Actually, I won't be in theoffice most of the day tomorrow. I'll have to work on it later in the afternoon. Lemme know what you think.
Brentbba said:
In its full glorious red, it kinda looks like ass. Way too severe, looks out of place. I didn't actually change the color, just made it a little more transparent so it didn't take over the picture. Red stands out so much more to the eye, it needed toning down.
I'll see what I can do with the text.
Oh, and what do you want with "80s"? Apostrophe--"80's", or no apostrophe--"80s"?
I'm gonna be out of the office for most of the day, so I'll have to work on this in the evening or tomorrow.
Shahram said:
Glad you are having fun and have the talent. Leave the apostrophe - we'll be consistent with how Woody's got us set up, right or wrong. I hated englist classes almost as much as spanish. Not much use for the later in middle Illinios in the 70's.
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Shahram said:
I like the blue sky, tan ground colors in the image in #102. I also love the TEQ in the sun. Great idea. Would Mike Hynson be out of the image leaving just the guy in the foreground and Robert August's surfboard with an 80 image below it so the board is "on a roof rack"?
Shahram said:
Brentbba said:
I agree with Brent. Leave the apostrophe,
proper english. I never liked that class either. Thanks to Shahram for giving this a go. Bonus that you are an Endless Summer fan.
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That is looking good. I am a perfectionist though so I am wondering a few things. 
I know nothing about graphic arts so feel free to tell me if my ideas are lame.
With the new sky and ground colors the sun looks purple. I am guessing you went with a color that blends with the other two but I wonder if it might look better a soft orange that does not contrast too much with the other two. Same shade but more orange than purple. I would like to see the back of the cruiser as it looks like it wasn't framed right with the back end chopped off.
I originally thought it looked wierd with the colors showing through the cruiser but I now realize that a "color" on the cruiser would ruin the whole concept of the image.
Strong work.
I know nothing about graphic arts so feel free to tell me if my ideas are lame. With the new sky and ground colors the sun looks purple. I am guessing you went with a color that blends with the other two but I wonder if it might look better a soft orange that does not contrast too much with the other two. Same shade but more orange than purple. I would like to see the back of the cruiser as it looks like it wasn't framed right with the back end chopped off.
I originally thought it looked wierd with the colors showing through the cruiser but I now realize that a "color" on the cruiser would ruin the whole concept of the image.
Strong work.
Slomo said:
Yes, the color does lend a touch more purple feel now, but that is because (in the original design), red @ 50% transparent against beige = beigey-reddish...and consequently, red @ 50% transparency against sky blue = a little more purple. I can change the color mañana, en la mañana. I will see if the "TEQ" transparency, done a little more orange, might give a touch more contrast. Oh, and for me to move the entire Cruiser, after having drawn the roof rack, and placed the surfboard, and eliminated all but the most essential items, and all that stuff....yeah, why don't you just kick me in the nads while you're at it?
I'm kidding. I'll see what I can do.
My 8 month old kid's screaming like a stuck banshee right now, so I'll finish this up tomorrow, unless he can manage to erupt razor sharp bones out of his gums in a more quiet fashion in the next hour or so. What a whiner! "Waaaa! Waaaa! Bones are shooting out of my face! Waaaa!" Like, whatever!
IMHO - get rid of the surfer completely and concentrate on the 80 only. I don't care for the surfer there at all. SoCal roots and all, a surf board on top of the cruiser is plenty. The pic should be DOMINATED by the 80.