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 Post subject: Re: VANTAGE stickers
PostPosted: Fri 11 Jan 2013 12:59 PM 
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Go get it!

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Alter-Aufkleb ... 4ac0268255

Then scan it!

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 Post subject: Re: VANTAGE stickers
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OMG, A NEW OLD STOCK VANTAGE STICKER :hyper: :hyper:

Hardcore Vantage Sticker Collectors would pay packs of $$$ for this! :eek2:

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EDIT: There's a first bid for this item!! :wink: :D

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Waiting for my "Born to rock" sticker............ :D

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Pretty sure I could re-create all these stickers, up to standards, fairly easily. :)

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cool stickers...lol

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Troubles with my scanner! :x Those who want to have scans of the stickers will have to wait some more days... :wink:

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I want it now, I want it now,I want it now,I want it now,I want it now, :hyper: :hyper: :hyper: :hyper: :hyper: :hyper:

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mozart wrote:
Troubles with my scanner! :x Those who want to have scans of the stickers will have to wait some more days... :wink:


Depending how shiny the decals are, you might have issues scanning them...natural ambient light & a camera might work better.

Thanks!

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I bought a Westone sticker from the very same nice German guy that is selling the vantage stickers and I scanned it at a printshop. They came out super at 300ppi in a lossless .png format (think kinko's). It is also hard to get a good straight angle by photographing. Furthermore the fonts used for Westones I never could find!!!
And since the sticker was pretty big the scanned image can now be used in order to be able to reproducing good quality headstock logos (scaled down).

Vantages on the other hand use a known (free) font called Vivaldi http://www.identifont.com/show?391
So I agree with Kees, :up: why go through all this trouble when you can design a convincing copy yourself anyway?

If anybody finds some of the Westone fonts that were used (several) back in the day however, give us a shout out, these fonts :sick: are rarer than hensteeth!
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jim sneglov wrote:
I bought a Westone sticker from the very same nice German guy that is selling the vantage stickers and I scanned it at a printshop. They came out super at 300ppi in a lossless .png format (think kinko's). It is also hard to get a good straight angle by photographing. Furthermore the fonts used for Westones I never could find!!!
And since the sticker was pretty big the scanned image can now be used in order to be able to reproducing good quality headstock logos (scaled down).

Vantages on the other hand use a known (free) font called Vivaldi http://www.identifont.com/show?391
So I agree with Kees, :up: why go through all this trouble when you can design a convincing copy yourself anyway?

If anybody finds some of the Westone fonts that were used (several) back in the day however, give us a shout out, these fonts :sick: are rarer than hensteeth!


Yep, we knew about the Vivaldi font, but not the "Born to rock" font...but now I'll be checking out that identifont site...

je

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