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Car, Bus and Airplane Wraps - continued
As you might know, I got strange hobby. I design full-cover advertisements to put on cars, buses and even planes. Most of it never makes it out of the computer, but occasionally my designs becomes real.
Last month I made a somewhat simple design for two buses that was used in special promotion.
I have also been playing with designs for airplanes. This has proved to be much harder than creating graphics for cars. An airplane has so many different angles and it extremely wide.
See also:
- Full Cover Car Advertisements (Baekdal.com, August 2005)
- How to make Car Advertisement Mock-ups (Baekdal.com, December 2005)
- Car Design Video Tutorial (Baekdal.com, May 2007)
Comments
Bill Brown - Sep. 15, 2006
I think seeing flames on the FDNY plane was very disconcerting. It seems like one of those things you never want associated with planes.
Thomas Baekdal - Sep. 15, 2006
Bill, I am sorry you feel that way, but it has no relation to 9/11.
It is essentially "just" a flame-job, a very common thing in the custom car business. I have made several flame designs and it was only natural for me to try the same on the plane. I am fan of Mike Lavallee's very cool flame jobs (and work in general).
I think it looks cool - and it was fun to make. That is all there is too it.
Tor - Oct. 13, 2006
Like the designs - interested in some real wrap design work?
In our business we call this a vehicle wrap. That's what we do all day long....are you interested designing some for real life? if so email me or follow one of the Get Wraps link in the post below.
Seriously - like your work.
Tor
To learn how to wrap vehicle go to the
Wrap Academy
all our installers watch the videos and go to the live hands-on training. And now we do vehicle wraps for a living!
vehicle wraps installed!
if you have any questions feel free to ask!
Tor
Wrap Master Installer
Thomas, I am looking for some design help - Nov. 21, 2006
Hi. I just started a business http://www.WholesaleModulars.com and want to get a new Dodge Sprinter wrapped. The problem I am running into is that I have not seen many designers that have what I am looking for. I stmbled across your site and WOW I loved almost every one. You have a knack for designing more than most of the so called graphic artists. I am afraid to hire a designer that may not achieve what I am looking for. Let me know if you do any freelance work or if there is any reccomendations you may have. Thanks - Mark
wholesalemodulars@yahoo.com
Seth Adam Fifield - May. 10, 2007
Your wraps are AMAZING. I would love to see the 2009 Pontiac Trans Am concept car wrapped with a F-22 Raptor wrap. I think the 2 newest, bad-ass looking machines together complement each other like no other. I don't know if it can be done or not but let me know PLEASE
Thomas Baekdal - May. 12, 2007
BTW: Yes, I know it is not Trans Am, but I couldn't find a good quality image to work with - hence the Camaro took its place.
Hamada - Jun. 14, 2007
I loved your designs. Currently I am out of work and trying to do something that I really loved doing since childhood but never got a chance. Getting into Advertising that is.
Just curious, how much does it cost to wrap a car? I know it will depend on size and area coverage, but there must be a rough idea as to how much it would be per squared foot for instance. right?
I am glad i stumbled on your website!
bijukc - Aug. 13, 2007
Your wraps are AMAZING good flow & like FDNY plane offcource it is not applicable for a plane!
Ali Haider Aftab - Aug. 16, 2007
Hey !
eXCELENT WORK!
WILL YOU BE INTERESTED IN DOING SOME DESIGNS FOR US!
EMAIL ME!
Alex Piovezahn - Feb. 26, 2008
Hi, I'm trying to creat a wrap for a astro van with our food rive campain for the homeless people in the USA, do I ahve to use a picture or shouuld I use vector based images?
If I decide to use a picture, what would be the ideal resolution? 300DPI? and the size of the file, should it be real size or just a scale?
If you could help us would be great.
have a great night.
Thomas Baekdal - Feb. 27, 2008
Alex, Vectors is easier, since they are scalable - but picture will do fine too as long as they are big enough.
What you want to aim for is 100dpi or more at 1x1 scale.
Chris - Mar. 14, 2008
As a designer, I could not disagree more that flames on a plane is not a big deal. It's a huge deal and would create a very unpleasant user experience. Thus bad design.
Paul - Apr. 22, 2008
As a designer...I think the flames are great. Besides it is just a concept. Think about this...Do you know how many people die each year in car crashes, which in lots of cases involve flames. However, how many people have flames on their car or truck??? Thousands. So why make such a big deal. It is cool!
Jose Chavez - Apr. 27, 2008
I play in a band and was interested in wrapping my box truck i used to transport my equipment. I want to promote my band. Please send me an estimate
Thomas Baekdal - Apr. 27, 2008
Jose, thank you for you interest, but I do not have time to take on another wrap job at the moment.
ray - May. 9, 2008
Absolute fantastic awsome work stumbled on your web was looking for some graphics for our new car just wondering if you ever done a Holden Commodore ss v if you have could you let us know, if you havent or have heard of that brand i could send you a pic
Thanks ray & Nicky
WRAP TEMPLATE FOR HONDA ODYSSEY - Jun. 9, 2008
Does anybody know if there is a wrap template for Honda Odyssey... either in Corel or Photoshop?
Thanks.
Rey Gaspar
info@glyph-signs.com
Published: Sep. 14, 2006 in Branding
Thomas Baekdal is a Writer, Interaction Designer, Change Advocate and Project Manager.
Aleksandersen - Sep. 14, 2006
I liked the Age of Empires plane. Like the idea of an Age of Empires plane too! ^^