Dekelz Custom Design spring Sale and sample thread.

[Ks]

Not sure if it is just the Z1's that have this design, but do you already have a design drawn up to match this?

We don't but your pics are great and we can easily work with them.

Just let me know when you want to pull the trigger.

Thanks

Korgae

[Matt Garcia]

Depends on the size you choose, Mine are 2.25 and total length is about 2.5 feet long.

If you want to go with 3 inches it would make the overall length a bit longer then mine.

Also depends on how many #'s your state issues.

I like mine smaller as it blends in perfect with the boat but some people want to run 100% legit as well.

Tim wanted 3 inches for the WS boat as he already gets heat from the sheriff as the boat attracts attention. For the average boater, I don't think you will find anyone carrying a tape to measure them so that is why the 2.5 is very popular.

Great thanks. I am gonna do a quick measure on my boat bow to get a good ideal length. I finished my design today so I will send that over to you next week.

[DekelzMan]

Hi RagBoy,

This is Mick, the Dekelz designer

Here is a sample of what your boat name would look like using a font very similar to the Tigé font:



and a mockup for sizing purposes:



I look forwrad to your reply,

Mick

[ragboy]

I don't know if you want to make this private...

It doesn't look enough like the tige logo to me. the font is off, and so is the style. I am not as picky as the style. It is def better than the last quote I got. If I have the art done myself, with another artist, can you print from that?

[DekelzMan]

No worries on the private thing. I've never pretended to be perfect
There is something about the Tige font I can't quite get right. I have in excess of 2700 fonts and none of them are quite the same which leads me to believe they haven't used a font at all, they've just based it on one. If you have another artist that wants to take a crack at it, by all means

Mick

[ragboy]

you can't use a font, you have to take something close, bring it in something like illustrator, convert to outlines, and then tweak to perfection.

[Tanner]

Korgae,

Did you get the close up of the Z1 graphics I sent you in PM?

[buffman]

Korgae,

Did you get the close up of the Z1 graphics I sent you in PM?

Its also on the previous page of this thread....

[Ks]

Korgae,

Did you get the close up of the Z1 graphics I sent you in PM?

Yes.... Thanks.

Mick is going to get with you in email soon to explore the design time and such.

Korgae

[buffman]

Korgae,

Did you get the close up of the Z1 graphics I sent you in PM?

Z1 graphic for the 24V....cool

[Ks]

I don't know if you want to make this private...

It doesn't look enough like the tige logo to me. the font is off, and so is the style. I am not as picky as the style. It is def better than the last quote I got. If I have the art done myself, with another artist, can you print from that?

Yup... No problem..

I think one thing to keep in mind is that when we do these #'s and small projects we fit them in between large projects that keep dekelz busy through the year. We have many large contracts with many national brands. This is really a side business we are into because I like boating and I have a Tige.

Ragboy, I understand your point and as a business owner yourself I hope you understand ours.. When you tackle a small project like this, it is always a balancing act of pleasing the customer and of course profit. To our clients we bill out at $150 a hour for design time, and with that the customer gets exactly what they want. the problem with this is... In order for the customer to get exactly what they want you have to be willing to pay the design time.. Either ours or someone else's. The result of this is sometimes a person swallows his tongue when his simple decal he wanted to be a exact match ends up costing $300 + dollars.

Now I know you have lots of money... and lots of toys... so I am sure it is not a problem for you to pay to have exactly what you want. But Mick did not know that and does not know your history and he is again trying to do that balancing act to get a customer something that is custom and trick for a decent buck.

For this deal we are charging $90.00 a hour for custom stuff for any Tige Owner that wants custom art work.

[Tanner]

Z1 graphic for the 24V....cool

well... 22Ve

[buffman]

Ks sent you a PM....
Need Z1 numbers

[rushin]

There is something about the Tige font I can't quite get right. I have in excess of 2700 fonts and none of them are quite the same which leads me to believe they haven't used a font at all, they've just based it on one. If you have another artist that wants to take a crack at it, by all means

This is true, it is their own font. I asked Tigé about it a few years ago when we bought our boat.