Logo Transparencies

[MordEth]

Rather than throw this in another thread into which it really doesn’t fit, I figured that I would start a new thread of logo transparencies, as I have at least 2 more logos that I want to cut out to post here.

The first image was photographed by antiquekid3, and I cut it out for use as his avatar.

Here is that Columbia Grafonola logo (before):

And after:

Hopefully seeing the grain demonstrates how fun that was to cut out.

I plan on doing a couple more of these, so stay tuned...

— MordEth

[saxymojo]

Hi David
You clearly have to much time on your hands
Regards Marcel

[gramophoneshane]

Excellent work David!
With your skills, you should think about going into the repro decal business.
It must have taken quite some time to do that one.

[Valecnik]

Very cool David. I hope you will do a Victrola and and and Amberola 1 sometime. If nobody provides you a good shot of an Amberola 1, I'll try to get one when I go back to the US in June. The trick is getting a clear shot straight on at the decal. probably I'll try removing the lid support and setting up some special lamps. I don't think one could do it with a flash and you can't really put it on a scanner.

[MordEth]

Bill was generous enough to provide a photograph his Amberola 1-A lid decal and so I’m working on that now.

I cut most of it out last night, although getting a good edge on it may take some effort, albeit probably not quite as much as the Grafonola decal.

Valecnik: It’s really too bad you can’t place them on a scanner, isn’t it?

I may try my hand at decals, although I imagine that I would have to build up a rather large library of images for it, if I were going to make them for owners who are in need of a replacement.

— MordEth

[Andersun]

Here is one I did for my website. If someone wants the cut logo only PSD file, let me know.

[MordEth]

Andersun,

Very nice work. According to the limited Google results I found for ‘The Aretino Machine’, they were made by Columbia for a client; is this correct?

— MordEth

[Andersun]

they were made by Columbia for a client; is this correct?

— MordEth

Arthur O'Neill formed the company in 1907 and partnered with Hawthorne & Sheble who made the phonographs for him. Victor and Columbia then sued for patent infringements and by 1909, O'Neill was forced into an agreement with Columbia.

[Andersun]

The logo's color is more vivid but for some reason when I post here they get faded out a little.

[MordEth]

The logo's color is more vivid but for some reason when I post here they get faded out a little.

Andersun,

If you want to send the .psd to me, I can see if I can correct that (and save it as a transparent PNG) for you.

Here’s another logo that I finally finished working on, from a horn logo that Marcel phonotographed (while we were still at ProBoards, I believe):

If anyone wants to use it as an avatar, it’s in the stock avatar gallery under ‘logos’.

— MordEth