[Roadsters] Vintage Datsun grill badge

[Paul Courson]

OK, I was thinking (scary thought).
This 50th Anniversary grill badge is supposed to be displayed on the GRILL.
It won't / shouldn't be so big that you could even see an outline of the car.
SO get rid of the car outline.  A spectator can SEE the car, right ?
Bigger graphic artwork on a suitably small badge will have more impact
than cluttering it up with a car design.

On a roadster website someone has an idea that I like, without the
deadhead underpinnings (extraneous).

See this link, and what do you think:

http://www.311s.org/phpBB3/download/file.php?id=7081

Initially I was even more attracted to some derivation of an
authentic, original badge, again pulling in some strong visual
elements that somebody could actually see from 10 feet away or
whatever.

Like this one, also on the 311s website.
It would be easy to rework with a "50th" or "50 YEARS" in there
somewhere, perhaps with silver on black background in the lower right.

http://www.311s.org/phpBB3/download/file.php?id=5996&mode=view

And in case you missed this one, it's got good curb appeal too:

http://www.311s.org/phpBB3/download/file.php?id=5982&t=1

Submitted as food for thought ...

Paul -/- Annapolis



On Thu, Apr 19, 2012 at 9:39 PM, Richard Bush <rabush2000 at hotmail.com> wrote:
> How about losing the blue and changing the color of the car - the red
circle
> in the background suggests the Japanese flag. I like it.
>
> Richard Bush
> 512 574 8081
>
> On Apr 19, 2012, at 7:40 PM, dave n wrote:
>
>> my preference would be to keep the circle and have the car stick out on
both
> sides
>>
>> -----Original Message----- From: Mark Sedlack
>> Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2012 3:06 PM
>> To: Paul Kort ; Roadster Stuff
>> Subject: Re: [Roadsters] Vintage Datsun grill badge
>>
>> Is anyone on the list edz280zx? B Or does anyone know who he or she is?
>>
>> http://edz280zx.deviantart.com/art/Datsun-Roadster-138099814
>>
>> This graphic would lend itself nicely to being modified into a badge.
> Would
>> be nice to get permission to use it for a badge.
>>
>> I did a quicky version of modifying it B (all credit on the original art
to
>> the artist edz280zx - only publishing the url to this list.)
>>
>> www.mildevco.net/chevypowereddatsuns/badge1.jpg
>>
>> Comment? B Suggestions for changes? B Hopefully can contact the artist
>>
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