Nice Logo

[NQ6U]

Who's the brilliant artiste who designed it?

[W4GPL]

I forget.. some bozo. ;)

Just playing around. I need to put it on a nice non-transparent background.. just was doing a color test against the default theme.

Thanks Carl.

[NA4BH]

It's nice, but it needs a pig on a zip line going through the middle.

[VE7DCW]

It's nice, but it needs a pig on a zip line going through the middle.


The little Weeeeee has it for sure! :mrgreen:

[W4GPL]

Ahhhh yeah. That'll work.

[K7SGJ]

It's nice, but it needs a pig on a zip line going through the middle.


Yeah, you would you Cretan.

I also like the logo. I had just switched to the Kindle and thought the video section went Maxwell on me.

ETA Is it still being changed, or am I just having a stroke?

[NA4BH]

Ahhhh yeah. That'll work.

You'd do it for Randolph Scott..................

[W4GPL]

Amended. :wiggle:

[NA4BH]

LOL. The logo looks great.

[K7SGJ]

Hmmmmm, he wondered, can we be busted for false adverting on the new logo?

[W4GPL]

Hmmmmm, he wondered, can we be busted for false adverting on the new logo?Screw you! Put down that drink and shaddup!

[K7SGJ]

Sry my bad

[NA4BH]

Sry my bad


Pig hater

[K7SGJ]

Wow, tough crowd tonight. Since you think I'm a boar, I'll just hoof it outa here and get pickled. or maybe I'll just go one of the smokers they have at the Elks Club. Wwweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

[VE7DCW]

Wow, tough crowd tonight. Since you think I'm a boar, I'll just hoof it outa here and get pickled. or maybe I'll just go one of the smokers they have at the Elks Club. Wwweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

See !!!!..... the little Weeeeeee can grow on you!!! :agree:

[K7SGJ]

See !!!!..... the little Weeeeeee can grow on you!!! :agree:


So can warts, and they aren't a bagful of joy, either.

[NA4BH]

Wow, tough crowd tonight. Since you think I'm a boar, I'll just hoof it outa here and get pickled. or maybe I'll just go one of the smokers they have at the Elks Club. Wwweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

I would be shoate minded to think you were a boar. But there are signs that might be indicative of such, two signs, three signs, maybe porcines could lead us to the place where they keep the pig pens that could write such an accusation that would result in a court judgement of a silk purse. But as for me, I am bacon on the beach with a Mia Tia listening to the band, they Duroc don't they?

[KG4CGC]

So, I was all like, WTF are they talking about(?) ... 45 minutes ago. I got all analytical and stuff too.

[N2CHX]

New logo? Everything looks the same to me.

[VE7DCW]

New logo? Everything looks the same to me.

New Island logo .....top of every page ^^^^^^ :agree:

[NA4BH]

So, I was all like, WTF are they talking about(?) ... 45 minutes ago. I got all analytical and stuff too.

FAJITA!!!!!

Scroll all the way to the top. And don't used that tone of voice, we are inside.

[W4GPL]

Shift-Refresh

[W4GPL]

If it wasn't clear, it's mostly Carl's handy work. I just added the text.. Thanks again Carl. :)

[NA4BH]

Shift-Refresh

Nissan commercial?

[KG4CGC]

It is a walsome logo.

[NA4BH]

It is a walsome logo.

Walsome like the taste of a freshly ground cup of Arabica coffee? Or walsome like the love and enjoyment of a new puppy?

[W4GPL]

Nissan commercial?Shift-Refresh bypasses the cache and reloads the page.

[N2CHX]

Shift-Refresh

Ah yeah. I'm tired, didn't even think of it. Nice. Even has a knob. What more could an Islander ask for?

[VE7DCW]

FAJITA!!!!!

Scroll all the way to the top. And don't used that tone of voice, we are inside.

Damn funny way to sell Taco Bell! :mrgreen:

[W4GPL]

http://i.imgur.com/1Dub0.jpg

:whistle: Coming soon.. to a ham fest near you?

[NA4BH]

Shift-Refresh bypasses the cache and reloads the page.

I guess you didn't get the joke, much like I have no idea where a refresh button is on my keyboard.

[VE7DCW]

http://i.imgur.com/1Dub0.jpg

:whistle: Coming soon.. to a ham fest near you?

How much??? :mrgreen:

[W4GPL]

I guess you didn't get the joke, much like I have no idea where a refresh button is on my keyboard.Shift-R -- I got the joke. I chose to ignore it. ;P

[W4GPL]

How much??? :mrgreen:Well, if there's enough interest.. it would generate some money for the site, so I don't have price point yet.

If you don't want to wait and 100% of the profit goes to someone else.. $23 to $26 pending on size + S&H.

[KG4CGC]

I guess you didn't get the joke, much like I have no idea where a refresh button is on my keyboard.

Refresh with F5.

[NA4BH]

http://i.imgur.com/1Dub0.jpg

:whistle: Coming soon.. to a ham fest near you?

I'd buy one or two.

[NA4BH]

Well, if there's enough interest.. it would generate some money for the site, so I don't have price point yet.

If you don't want to wait and 100% of the profit goes to someone else.. $23 to $26 pending on size + S&H.

I can wait until the Island gets their cut.

[NA4BH]

Refresh with F5.

Those keys actually do stuff? Fajita me........

[VE7DCW]

I can wait until the Island gets their cut.

I thought Island tourism would just take off ..... :dance:

[NA4BH]

Do beer mugs too.

[W4GPL]

Those keys actually do stuff? Fajita me........There's keys for everything! :)

[K7SGJ]

Do beer mugs too.

Don't make it too attractive or we'll start getting all those Carnival cruise ships coming by with all the tourists.


Our cornfield is still pretty small.

[KG4CGC]

Do beer mugs too.

Thongs, banana hammocks, beer slings.

[KG4CGC]

Don't make it too attractive or we'll start getting all those Carnival cruise ships coming by with all the tourists.


Our cornfield is still pretty small.

Disney Cruise Lines will want their own special dock.

[KJ3N]

Ah yeah. I'm tired, didn't even think of it. Nice. Even has a knob. What more could an Islander ask for?

Moar Knobs. ;)

[W4GPL]

I should change the text to.. One Knob To Rule Them All!

[KB3LAZ]

Those keys actually do stuff? Fajita me........

Yep. Hit F11, it will fuck up your world. (To fix your world, press it again.) I have to use Fn+F keys a lot. Also Alt Gr + number bar. For one, because my keyboard on the desktop is a Spanish keyboard and for two I had to set up functions to make my keyboard function as a Spanish keyboard so my wife can use it. :P

PS: I hate the damn Spanish keyboard. Why? Well, because the punctuation is in strange spots. I can live with everything else. Also the font of the punctuation looks strange.

[KB3LAZ]

I dont like short sleeves! That design on a thin thermal without buttons would be nice. xD I wear mostly graphic thermals or button down shirts.

[NQ6U]

I should change the text to.. One Knob To Rule Them All!

This had to be done:

[KA9MOT]

I like it! Yes, sell the shirts on the site! And don't forget the fat boyz sizes......... 6XL for me. Have to allow for a little shrinkage.

[NQ6U]

Oops, wrong logo. Here's the right one:

7392

[W4GPL]

Send that to me in high res and I'll see how it looks.. that's really funny.

[AE1PT]

All this knob fascination. You would think everyone was 14 or something...

Logo and the new header look great!

[W4GPL]

All this knob fascination. You would think everyone was 14 or something...And your point is... ? :)

[W4GPL]

I just changed the font, that one seems more suited to us. :)

[KG4CGC]

"Bartenders are standing by" LOL!

[KJ3N]

"Bartenders are standing by" LOL!

Better than UTs any day.

[KG4CGC]

Better than UTs any day.




http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c79/bebop5/drinks/49e24f0f.jpg

[WØTKX]

It's evolving nicely.

If I may, put the "HAMISLAND.NET" in a curve across the top of the dial window. It's kind of hard to read.

You know, where the "One Knob to Rule Them All" was placed for a bit.

Let that knob hang free... tho it would be cool if it was animated, and it made the palm trees sway. :snicker:

[PA5COR]

Yep, we do love knobs...

[N2NH]

Great looking logo. It's neat and gets to the point. After nearly 5 years, it's nice to see something new.

[VE7DCW]

....... and we do love trees swaying..... :mrgreen:

[kf0rt]

Who's the other bartender? :lol:

[NA4BH]

Who's the other bartender? :lol:

His leetle friend Jose.

[KJ3N]

His leetle friend Jose.

... on a steeck!

http://images.tvrage.com/cguide/118/6869.jpg

[KG4CGC]

Who's the other bartender? :lol:

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c79/bebop5/IsaacStamp.jpg

[kf0rt]

I'm diggin' it. Penache' mayhaps. Has the right "mix."

Good job, Jeff (and Carl).

[kb2vxa]

But which knob rules?

[NA4BH]

In the words of the Prophet Bob Marley, One love, One knob. It's an Island thing.

[N2CHX]

I just changed the font, that one seems more suited to us. :)

Looks great! :agree:

[W3WN]

Ah yeah. I'm tired, didn't even think of it. Nice. Even has a knob. What more could an Islander ask for?Gretchen. But she doesn't work for everyone...

[NQ6U]

Gretchen. But she doesn't work for everyone...

Not for free, anyhow.

[W3WN]

Oops, wrong logo. Here's the right one:

7392I've dropped a note to Randy N3ZK to see what would be involved in getting this embroidered. Might need it in a different format, but he'll let me know.

That's presuming, of course, that such sales would be permitted by the powers that be...

[ki4itv]

Oops, wrong logo. Here's the right one:

7392

I like it.
very knobular.
Also like the patch embroidery idea, Ron.

[KA9MOT]

I've dropped a note to Randy N3ZK to see what would be involved in getting this embroidered. Might need it in a different format, but he'll let me know.

That's presuming, of course, that such sales would be permitted by the powers that be...

Randy does my vinyl graphics. Great price and very good work. I was not aware he did embroidery. Hmmm..... I bet this would look great in Vinyl on the rear window of my truck..... I don't s'pose you guys would be willing to make that graphic available to those of us who might want to use it for the purpose mentioned.

[NQ6U]

I've dropped a note to Randy N3ZK to see what would be involved in getting this embroidered. Might need it in a different format, but he'll let me know.

That's presuming, of course, that such sales would be permitted by the powers that be...

I can supply versions that would be suitable for embroidering. I did work for a local company that contracted with Walt Disney Studios to convert pix of classic Disney characters into files to be used by embroidering machines.

[kf0rt]

A lot of the punching (vernacular for creating embroidery files) is outsourced to India these days. I work with a guy who is one of the world's experts at that. He's out of the punching business now -- too hard to make money with all the outsourcing these days. There are sites where you can submit a graphic and they'll turn the design around fast and cheap (but not necessarily good). You need to know what machine (brand/model) it will be sewn on. Not all file types (and there are MANY) are compatible with all machines.

[NQ6U]

Generally speaking, an Adobe Illustrator file is the gold standard—it can be converted into whatever specialized file an embroidery machine needs. I created the logo in Illustrator and Jeff has copies of the original .ai files so there should be no problem.

[W4GPL]

Please coordinate with me, as I already have a couple of things in the works.. but all ideas, suggestions, and other avenues are welcome. :)

[W3WN]

Randy does my vinyl graphics. Great price and very good work. I was not aware he did embroidery. Hmmm..... I bet this would look great in Vinyl on the rear window of my truck..... I don't s'pose you guys would be willing to make that graphic available to those of us who might want to use it for the purpose mentioned.He does some silk-screening (you should see what he did for our club Field Day T-Shirts a few years back), but I think he sub-contracts the embroidery. But that may have changed as well.

When I hear back from him, I'll ask him about the vinyl work. Randy's a good guy, and he does great work. He's just gotten so busy with the woodworking & vinyl business that we don't see too much of him at club functions anymore, which is a real shame.

Just to keep things legal, I would presume, Jeff, that you are the copyright holder for the new logo? And if so, do we have your blessing to proceed?

[N2NH]

Who's the other bartender? :lol:

Lil' Pepe. (...and yes there was a user here with that name.)

[W4GPL]

As long as it's not cheesy. I've seen some of these ham radio embroidery stuff, it's like from the 18th century. :) And yes, Carl gave me the logo.

Carl, if you send Ron any logos, just send them to me too please.

Also, the idea was to generate some revenue for the site.. so I'm not entirely sure how this will do that, but that's OK.

[W3WN]

As long as it's not cheesy. I've seen some of these ham radio embroidery stuff, it's like from the 18th century. :) And yes, Carl gave me the logo.

Carl, if you send Ron any logos, just send them to me too please.

Also, the idea was to generate some revenue for the site.. so I'm not entirely sure how this will do that, but that's OK.So far, I'm just seeing if it can be done. Once I know that, we can figure the rest out.

One thought would be to have a form on the forum to do the ordering, which can be sent to Randy (or whomever) automatically. That could include a small, ah, donation for the site built-in.

[W4GPL]

And really, that's only a bonus -- I'd rather people have HamIsland apparel at the ham fests more than anything else, that's my first goal. Any revenue for the site would be a secondary concern. CafePress.com offers some nice stuff for reasonable prices.. that's who I've been looking at.. and they do orders on demand for screen printing.

[NQ6U]

Jeff, I'll send the art only to you. If Ron wants a file, he will need to get it from you unless you tell me otherwise.

And, Ron, as I mentioned once before the logo is 100% original art created by me. I have assigned all rights to Jeff so there will be no copyright issues.

[WØTKX]

And really, that's only a bonus -- I'd rather people have HamIsland apparel at the ham fests more than anything else, that's my first goal. Any revenue for the site would be a secondary concern. CafePress.com offers some nice stuff for reasonable prices.. that's who I've been looking at.. and they do orders on demand for screen printing.

Sure. CafePress.com is well known, and they do a good job.

As this evolves, a slightly different one with a call sign and maybe a mention of the word "subscriber" for those who donate regularly.
Letter Jackets, or fleece even? I used to pay for cool ski school versions when I was an instructor. Oh, hats would be cool too.

HamIsland Berets! Matching shirts with Velcro epaulets to hold your HT's! :lol:

[K7SGJ]

And really, that's only a bonus -- I'd rather people have HamIsland apparel at the ham fests more than anything else, that's my first goal. Any revenue for the site would be a secondary concern. CafePress.com offers some nice stuff for reasonable prices.. that's who I've been looking at.. and they do orders on demand for screen printing.

Although it is a little more costly, a few years ago I had some shirts embroidered with my company logo. It was neat. They just fed the art work into a computer, and the sewing machine took off like hells afire, and voila, neato tee. And they last forever if it's put on a quality shirt. For me, I'd pay the extra because it has styyyyyyyyyyyyyyyle and claaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaasssssssssssssssssss.

[WØTKX]

Work issued stuff is embroidered with logos... they do a good job and are here in Denver.

I shall inquire further.

[KB3LAZ]

And really, that's only a bonus -- I'd rather people have HamIsland apparel at the ham fests more than anything else, that's my first goal. Any revenue for the site would be a secondary concern. CafePress.com offers some nice stuff for reasonable prices.. that's who I've been looking at.. and they do orders on demand for screen printing.


The advertisement alone has potential of creating revenue for the site. More members, more people to donate to keep things running.

[W4GPL]

In theory. Donations have been way off lately.. people gave too much up front and I was able to spent it on us pretty fast. :) Few months of server payments and the well went dry. The donation drives are great, because a good amount of money comes in all at once -- but it'd be nice if people just randomly and periodically donated. It'd spread things out nicely. :dunno: No biggie.. we're alright. I normally supplement the payments out of my own pocket, but I've been broke lately. :)

[W3WN]

Jeff, I'll send the art only to you. If Ron wants a file, he will need to get it from you unless you tell me otherwise.

And, Ron, as I mentioned once before the logo is 100% original art created by me. I have assigned all rights to Jeff so there will be no copyright issues.Yeah, I saw that, I think our posts crossed, or something. No worries. I just prefer to avoid issues before they blow up in my face!

[W4GPL]

I think we need to license the logo as Creative Commons.. then anyone can do whatever they want with it.

[NQ6U]

I think we need to license the logo as Creative Commons.. then anyone can do whatever they want with it.


Are you sure? I'm not, mainly because I created it solely for the benefit of the Island and would rather not have anyone else using it to make money for other reasons. Besides, you don't want to dilute the Island brand.

[VE7DCW]

Are you sure? I'm not, mainly because I created it solely for the benefit of the Island and would rather not have anyone else using it to make money for other reasons. Besides, you don't want to dilute the Island brand.

Agreed !! ....... and besides .....it's still cool to have "bartenders standing by...." then it is to have "UT's standing by......" I'm glad KWW's "OL" shtick did'nt get worked into the slogan !!! :spin:

[W4RLR]

Nice logo...just the right amount of knob.

[N8YX]

Nice logo...just the right amount of knob.
'DSG might take exception. She's more along the lines of an Orion II than a single-VFO setup. :snicker:

Looks good. Count us in for a few. In black.

[K7SGJ]

'DSG might take exception. She's more along the lines of an Orion II than a single-VFO setup. :snicker:

Looks good. Count us in for a few. In black.

Doin the Gothic thingy? :stickpoke:

[KG4CGC]

Where's the Obama head?

[N8YX]

Doin the Gothic thingy? :stickpoke:
White T-shirts went out in the 50's. At least on guys. Guys other than hams, that is...

[kf0rt]

Embroidery? Gotta be a polo shirt. :mrgreen:

[KG4CGC]

White T-shirts went out in the 50's. At least on guys. Guys other than hams, that is...
What?


http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c79/bebop5/Key%20West%202012/8d9dcf3e.jpg

[NY3V]

What?


http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c79/bebop5/Key%20West%202012/8d9dcf3e.jpg


7435

[W3WN]

Just spoke with Randy. He tells me he needs the graphic in a "standard vectored format" (such as .eps or .ai). He also needs one without the "shading", which looks real good online but doesn't translate very well to embroidery.

His direct email is randy@rgcustomsigns.com . Just use my name, or tell him you know the pariah.

[W3WN]

'DSG might take exception. She's more along the lines of an Orion II than a single-VFO setup. :snicker:

Looks good. Count us in for a few. In black.You guys better behave on Saturday. I'm going to have to ride home with Bill, I don't want to have to explain comments like that to him...

...yes, I know that you're buying her a rifle...