RE: decals

[Tom Haapanen <tomh@metrics.com>]

Lee,

This sounds pretty good to me.  Silver would be highly impressive, and I
would happily pay a few extra dollars for it.  I would only suggest that
instead of an uppercase "Q", you use a lowercase "q" instead, in the
standard quattro script (pretty simple to reproduce, I think, for
someone with basic graphic arts skills -- ie not me) -- see below for a
crude ASCII-art approximation.

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Tom Haapanen -- Software Metrics Inc. -- Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
A Microsoft Solution Provider Partner -- http://www.metrics.com/


>-----Original Message-----
>Date: Mon, 28 Apr 1997 14:55:20 -0400
>From: Lee Levitt <wheelman@shore.net>
>Subject: decals
>
>Creating a decal *is* rather straightforward. Getting a group to decide on
>a design, OTOH, is not. :) I've been through this before with another
>group, and am willing to do it here...so here goes.
>
>I was thinking about this over the weekend...what would be unobtrusive on a
>car, yet clearly identify us as a group of like-minded nutcases, er,
>enthusiasts.
>
>What I've got in mind is a 3x5 decal, inside application, 1 color, clear
>background. Simple, elegant "Q" in either bright white or silver. Nobody
>else will know what this is about, yet, it will be immediately obvious to
>anyone on the list...
>
>I'll look into the cost of multi color to provide some shading for a 3D
>effect, but it does drive the price up...
>
>Cost per decal will be around $4 per, you send check and SASE, I'll send a
>decal back. For the multiple color decal, I'd expect it to run $6 or $7 per.
>
>For now, I'm just gauging interest...so if you are interested in purchasing
>one or more of a decal in this style, please send a message to
>"decals@magicpub.com" with the word "decal" in the subject and the
>following in the body:
>
>quantity = X (tell me how many you want)
>color = silver/white/multi (choose one)
>
>I'll count up the interest between now and May 7th...if there's sufficient
>interest, I'll order a bunch of decals and post ordering information to the
>list. Will take about 3 weeks after ordering.
>
>Personally, I'd prefer the silver with some shading, but don't know yet
>what it will do to the pricing... Also, btw, the choice of a simple "Q"
>will avoid any legal problems with copyright issues...
>
>In the meantime, I'll put up a sample or two on a webpage in the next day
>or so.
>
>I've done a similar one for the swedishbricks group at:
>
>http://www.magicpub.com/swedishbricks
>
>Let's get those votes in...
>
>Thanks,
>
>Lee
>
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