Font and Design Experts... Nautique font?

Erik

Does anyone on here know what font Correct Craft uses or used for their graphics? Here is a picture of the main one that I am interested in finding... But any info would be very useful to me. Thank You.

salmon_tacos · Posted: Dec 12, 2003 9:40 am Post subject:

Sorry, I'm not a "fond expert" but I'd bet it's a custom font. Logos often are.

BIGMAC · Posted: Dec 12, 2003 10:07 am Post subject:

Erik, I dont know what your intensions are but I'm gussing new graphics for your boat..? I saw this boat the other day and it has me thinking of doing my own updating of the graphics on my boat. You know bringing it up to time. Thought you might be interested. But for the ski nautique graphics you can take to a graphics shop and they can custom cut them for you.

Erik · Posted: Dec 12, 2003 11:14 am Post subject:

You are right about my intentions. Thanks for responding guys.

Actually, I am designing a new web site for 2001 owners and wanted to design my logos toward the Nautique 80's era font.

But to your point BIGMAC, yes I am interested too in redoing my graphics. I need to reupholster the whole thing before too long and was going to go with an all black or all white dipped look. Another thought I had was to redo it like the swooping N design. But I posted on here not too long ago regarding that and it seemed like every nautique owner in the world came out of the woodwork to tell me how unbelievably difficult that was. But maybe we should talk about this again. My buddy Dan has the same boat as me, and you have yours, which is the exact same as his.... maybe between the three of us we can figure this out?

This what I'd like mine to look like:

Erik

Adam Greer · Posted: Dec 12, 2003 12:12 pm Post subject:

some of the graphics came off our 94 sport nautique and we went to our local vinyl decal/sign shop and they went through all the fonts trying to match it, apparently nautique has its own copywritten font, as far as i know the only way to get a hold of the graphics is through a dealer

ssrgeoff · Addict Joined: 13 Nov 2003 Posts: 582 City: So Cal

I know your going for a whole different look, but these people can do OEM.

http://www.cegraphics.com/

ssrgeoff · Addict Joined: 13 Nov 2003 Posts: 582 City: So Cal

I know your going for a whole different look, but these people can do OEM.

http://www.cegraphics.com/

Nor*Cal · Ladies Man Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 9479 City: Sac

The inner struggle continues. Sell the newer tige and buy an older Nauti or keep the tige and make payments till I can upgrade to a V-drive. Hmm?

You guys are not making it easy with these sweet projects.

Dave W · Posted: Dec 12, 2003 6:01 pm Post subject:

If you get a nice straight on digital shot of it (a little zoom from a distance will help minimize the distortion) you can create an outline file of the font and then run from there. I did it with the LF sticker I ordered. They didn't tell me they were going to send me a blue one, so I scanned it, created an illustrator outline eps file and then had a new one cut in yellow. Then, after all that I stuck it on my boat just a tad bit crooked. Confused

I can't seem to get over it. If I have the money next year I'll peel it off and have a new one cut.

Erik · Posted: Dec 12, 2003 7:20 pm Post subject:

Tyler*Moore · Guest

It's not a font. its a logo so they dont use a font, they made their own so no one could make one using cheap font...

Nor*Cal · Ladies Man Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 9479 City: Sac

Erik, It's a matter of selling the Tige in the middle of winter and having the time to fix up a nautique for summer. It's still a very strong possibility that I will choice that route. Then I'll have some good contributions for your site. Like how to do that gelcoat job on your boat.

Sound Illusions · Posted: Dec 13, 2003 12:47 pm Post subject:

Erick: That Newer graphic on the 2001 Is so awesome "I love it" I cant believe I havent seen any one with the or no one has done it, You should do it. My buddys at Astro-graphics have the Nautique font's
I hope you can get your Idea together and done, It looks great

Sound Illusions · Posted: Dec 13, 2003 12:53 pm Post subject:

Eric: I looked at you Post again, Were you thinking of Gell goating the Swooping N or trying to do it with a Graphic, Either way It can be done. I Think both would be some what difficult but if you know the right people It can be done with no problem's My friend at Astro do fleet graphics and they can wrap a City bus in graphic's. So putting a swopping N logo down the side would be a walk in the park.
Gell coating would also be easy for the right person.

Dont Listen to the Nay Sayers, do your research anything is possable

Sound Illusions · Posted: Dec 13, 2003 12:57 pm Post subject:

One last thing, Astro made the CF #'s On my AIR They made the Font. Yes there was no Nautique Font around but they had enough Info to Custom make there own font to look just like the stock Nautique font

Sound Illusions · Posted: Dec 13, 2003 12:59 pm Post subject:

Air Logo
http://svtsupercharged.com/gallery/astro

BIGMAC · Posted: Dec 13, 2003 5:42 pm Post subject:

I was thinking about putting a chrome air logo on my 86 and doing something for the rear end like the black boat above. I also thought it might be neat to put the the new side rear graphics from the SANs but instead it would say Air Nautique 2001 instead of 210. But I don't know my stock graphics are original and are in excellent shape.

seven20 · Posted: Dec 13, 2003 11:00 pm Post subject:

i feel the same way. i have the same boat as you, Erik(I think anyway...gray and burgundy?) except mine is an 87. The only noticible difference is the nose. I love the new graphics you did for your boat. That, with a sky blue tower is my favorite nautique graphics ever. Keep this post going, I would like to hear som ideas. I saw the boat BIGMAC posted over on planetnautique, but i am not as fond of those graphics on that boat. I would like to upgrade and was told today a buddy that works at the local dealership could hook me up with the air graphics but i don't know what I want to do with my boat Confused

seven20 · Posted: Dec 13, 2003 11:41 pm Post subject:

87 nautique 2001 w/monster tower

seven20 · Posted: Dec 13, 2003 11:48 pm Post subject:

hmm..how do i make the pictures bigger??

P hat in Cincy · Posted: Dec 15, 2003 11:04 am Post subject:

The "Neuropolitical" font will get you real close (but not exact). Do a search (on a search engine) for it. It's free download. Buddy used it for his SAN #'s.