Iguanadon Posted September 15, 2017 Report Share Posted September 15, 2017 (edited) Alright, I'd love everyone's thoughts and feedback. Looking into doing names... my artist for this is... Mrs. Iggy. Orangeman and I were discussing a couple of days ago and I had happened to see a video online recently showing the design being done in Inkscape and Mrs. Iggy is a computer graphic artist so I challenged her to learn how to do it. She watched some tutorial videos and she was off and running. I'm imagining coming up with maybe 6 different style/fonts and offering as a solid piece or as a puzzle. I actually prefer the solid piece option, but since I sell puzzles I figured I'd offer it as an option. I cut these 4 this morning and I plan on displaying them at my 2 day event this weekend and see if there's any interest. Iggy Edited September 15, 2017 by Iguanadon jollyred, Phantom Scroller, Roberta Moreton and 3 others 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trackman Posted September 15, 2017 Report Share Posted September 15, 2017 That is a very good idea. I like the puzzle ones the best just because they are different Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denny Knappen Posted September 15, 2017 Report Share Posted September 15, 2017 You should do well with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrolling Steve Posted September 15, 2017 Report Share Posted September 15, 2017 Those shold be very popular Scott !......Would you and mrs. Iggy offer the pattern upon request !?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lawson56 Posted September 15, 2017 Report Share Posted September 15, 2017 I myself like the solid.But I do think the puzzles would sell best.Best of Luck his wknd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iguanadon Posted September 15, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 15, 2017 1 hour ago, Scrolling Steve said: Those shold be very popular Scott !......Would you and mrs. Iggy offer the pattern upon request !?! Hi Steve, yes, as a matter of fact, that's kind of the next step in the plan is to offer her services to make custom name patterns for $5 each. I really like the JAVIER example with the randomness of the letters. She has a great eye for stuff like that and I think people will be very happy with how she lays out the lettering in each name if they choose that style. Scrolling Steve 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjweb Posted September 15, 2017 Report Share Posted September 15, 2017 (edited) You never seem to stop to amaze me, they look great, but watch out you may be opening a another whole can of letters (worms). You may have to tell your boss that you can only give him a half day because people requesting special names, more cutting, RJ what program does she use for pattern making? Thx RJ Edited September 15, 2017 by rjweb Iguanadon 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdatelle Posted September 15, 2017 Report Share Posted September 15, 2017 I like the puzzle idea best, especially the curved style. I would think they would sell pretty good. I would think you would have to take custom orders though or keep a lot of different names on hand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iguanadon Posted September 15, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 15, 2017 (edited) 5 minutes ago, rdatelle said: I like the puzzle idea best, especially the curved style. I would think they would sell pretty good. I would think you would have to take custom orders though or keep a lot of different names on hand. It will be all custom orders. I'll display samples and let customers choose their style. If anyone is interested in any, Mrs. Ig can use some practice :-) $5 per name. Edited September 15, 2017 by Iguanadon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blaughn Posted September 15, 2017 Report Share Posted September 15, 2017 Nicely done, Iggie! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iguanadon Posted September 15, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 15, 2017 1 hour ago, rjweb said: You never seem to stop to amaze me, they look great, but watch out you may be opening a another whole can of letters (worms). You may have to tell your boss that you can only give him a half day because people requesting special names, more cutting, RJ what program does she use for pattern making? Thx RJ She's using Inkscape. She found some You Tube tutorials, watched a few of them the night before last and whipped out these two patterns for me as a test. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Monk Posted September 15, 2017 Report Share Posted September 15, 2017 Stepping out of the box a bit aren't you? You might have to quit your real job and do this full time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iguanadon Posted September 15, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 15, 2017 12 minutes ago, Dave Monk said: Stepping out of the box a bit aren't you? You might have to quit your real job and do this full time. I keep dreaming of that... but my company is foolish enough to pay me way too much so I can't walk away from it. If they get rid of me though... I'll consider it. Phantom Scroller and ekud1946 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DWSUDEKUM Posted September 15, 2017 Report Share Posted September 15, 2017 Very nicely done. Thanks for sharing these with us. DW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombatie Posted September 16, 2017 Report Share Posted September 16, 2017 I like both the plain and the puzzle, either way I think people will like them. Marg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Scroller Posted September 16, 2017 Report Share Posted September 16, 2017 Yes Iggy reminds me of some I did a while back similar style. Oh and found this on facebook very interesting stands. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrolling Steve Posted September 16, 2017 Report Share Posted September 16, 2017 14 hours ago, Iguanadon said: Hi Steve, yes, as a matter of fact, that's kind of the next step in the plan is to offer her services to make custom name patterns for $5 each. I really like the JAVIER example with the randomness of the letters. She has a great eye for stuff like that and I think people will be very happy with how she lays out the lettering in each name if they choose that style. Scott, I just ordered one to try from your facebook page....I might be your first customer...looking forward to cutting it and will post finished project in the Village....Steve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
don in brooklin on Posted September 16, 2017 Report Share Posted September 16, 2017 I really like both. I would think a price per name plus per letter. I do keychains and my daughter is a principal at a school which had a very multi national teaching staff. The longest was 9 and the normal was 7. Don Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted September 16, 2017 Report Share Posted September 16, 2017 On 9/15/2017 at 11:32 AM, Iguanadon said: Alright, I'd love everyone's thoughts and feedback. Looking into doing names... my artist for this is... Mrs. Iggy. Orangeman and I were discussing a couple of days ago and I had happened to see a video online recently showing the design being done in Inkscape and Mrs. Iggy is a computer graphic artist so I challenged her to learn how to do it. She watched some tutorial videos and she was off and running. I'm imagining coming up with maybe 6 different style/fonts and offering as a solid piece or as a puzzle. I actually prefer the solid piece option, but since I sell puzzles I figured I'd offer it as an option. I cut these 4 this morning and I plan on displaying them at my 2 day event this weekend and see if there's any interest. Iggy Thank God for the wife, Your sales will surpass animal puzzle post haste! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iguanadon Posted September 16, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2017 6 hours ago, don in brooklin on said: I really like both. I would think a price per name plus per letter. I do keychains and my daughter is a principal at a school which had a very multi national teaching staff. The longest was 9 and the normal was 7. Don Thanks Don, I figure I'll see how much interest there is and adjust pricing as needed. First test, today's event... no interest. :-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPscroller Posted September 17, 2017 Report Share Posted September 17, 2017 Another great idea Scott! Jeff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newfie Posted September 20, 2017 Report Share Posted September 20, 2017 Nice work thanks for sharing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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