Davidellias 235 Posted December 12, 2013 Thought this could work on here since this is one of the more brand oriented (literally) sports out there.First two 2014 cars to be revealed are Austin Dillon.Neither of which are impressiveThe Dow car is a bit plain, and has several empty gaps that could easily have been fit in if the put "Dow Chemical" on the car instead.The Cheerios seems to have heap upon heap of unneeded black on it, in a vain attempt to appeal to the Earnhardt crowd. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oddball 204 Posted December 12, 2013 Thought this could work on here since this is one of the more brand oriented (literally) sports out there.First two 2014 cars to be revealed are Austin Dillon.Neither of which are impressiveThe Dow car is a bit plain, and has several empty gaps that could easily have been fit in if the put "Dow Chemical" on the car instead.The Cheerios seems to have heap upon heap of unneeded black on it, in a vain attempt to appeal to the Earnhardt crowd. Unneeded black? Where have you been? Cheerios box has been yellow with black. It's not a vain attempt to appeal to the Earnhardt crowd, it's a design element. And to fill the empty gaps with Dow Chemicals, tells me you need to learn design. You don't always have to fill space with something. Less is more. Why fill the empty space and dilute a simple logo. Let the logo do the work. And if anyone wants to see more 2014 schemes go here: http://www.jayski.com/schemes/paintschemes.htm 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JackieMoon 334 Posted December 12, 2013 All I can say is Austin Dillon has one set of kahunas. Gonna be one stressful year for the guy. NASCAR fans are going to have a hard time respecting this guy. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Davidellias 235 Posted December 12, 2013 Unneeded black? Where have you been? Cheerios box has been yellow with black. It's not a vain attempt to appeal to the Earnhardt crowd, it's a design element. And to fill the empty gaps with Dow Chemicals, tells me you need to learn design. You don't always have to fill space with something. Less is more. Why fill the empty space and dilute a simple logo. Let the logo do the work. And if anyone wants to see more 2014 schemes go here: http://www.jayski.com/schemes/paintschemes.htmThe black has always been an accent color, not a secondary like here. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LAWeaver 953 Posted December 12, 2013 I like both cars. The red and white are good, but I think it would look a little too much like Harvick's #4 Budweiser car. Hence the black on Dillon's ride. With the cheerios car, light orange, yellow, and white aren't strong enough colors together and would blend with each other as well. The black replaces the light orange, and here we are. When you think about it, when Cheerios and General Mills were on the #43 car for a long time, it had the Petty Blue & Red. Would that be considered trying to appeal to the Petty fanbase? 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wonderbread 382 Posted December 12, 2013 I like both cars. The red and white are good, but I think it would look a little too much like Harvick's #4 Budweiser car. Hence the black on Dillon's ride. With the cheerios car, light orange, yellow, and white aren't strong enough colors together and would blend with each other as well. The black replaces the light orange, and here we are. When you think about it, when Cheerios and General Mills were on the #43 car for a long time, it had the Petty Blue & Red. Would that be considered trying to appeal to the Petty fanbase?100% correct petty blue is a color that has been on there car forever, and is a unique tradition 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Max@lcs 6 Posted December 12, 2013 I honestly think the #3 shouldn't even be used by any racer,especially a rookie. Earnhardt died in that #3car it should be honoured. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wonderbread 382 Posted December 12, 2013 I honestly think the #3 shouldn't even be used by any racer,especially a rookie. Earnhardt died in that #3car it should be honoured.I think they should have atleast changed the font, that #3 will always be Sr.' 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BrandMooreArt 3,766 Posted December 12, 2013 The Dow design is terrible. There are lines going in every direction. The white part does nothing to compliment the lines/shape of the car and is very akward. Especially at the point where it just misses lining up with the A pillar. The angle is slightly off tooThe Cheerios car is better using a traditional racing stripe ala the Camaro, but i cant quite tell whats going on on the door. Looks like a shape that screws up the rythem of the stripes on top and is just too much black. But thats the point isnt it? Lets not act like Childress dosent want to push a black 3 as much as possible. Petty has always used his blue because he has always put his brand above his sponsors. He started using red as a comprimise with STP. At that time STP cars were all red. He is a special case where the sponsors will have to comprimise some color to work with him. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Slammersman 19 Posted December 12, 2013 Well Austin Dillions Granddad owns the car and that is why he gets to drive 3 if he wants too. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LAWeaver 953 Posted December 12, 2013 The Dow design is terrible. There are lines going in every direction. The white part does nothing to compliment the lines/shape of the car and is very akward. Especially at the point where it just misses lining up with the A pillar. The angle is slightly off tooWelcome to the designing world of NASCAR. You'll see things that may not make a lot of sense but you'll just say "eh, whatever" and move on.Here are my Top 3 Favorite cars heading into next year:Harvick/Outback Steakhouse:Brad Keselowski/Miller Lite, supposedly a One-time only thing:Stenhouse Jr./Nationwide InsuranceSadly, all 3 of these cars will only run a few races. ACtually, slammersman, NASCAR owns the numbers. Childress also asked permission from the Earnhardts (Dale Jr., Teresa, etc.) to use the number (Info and Pics from Jayski) 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BrandMooreArt 3,766 Posted December 12, 2013 i LOVE that Miller Lite design. they should have used gold in the number instead of red though. actually, a gold number trimed in blue would have been awesomeon a related note, i have a vintage racing board on Pintrest if anyone wants to browse - http://www.pinterest.com/brandmooreart/vintage-racing/ 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Needschat 221 Posted December 12, 2013 Love the white Miller Lite "can"As for the #3, the number was Richard Childress' to begin with. He raced it BEFORE Dale Sr was in the car. People also forget that Dale Sr won a championship in the #2!Childress went to all four of Dale's children and asked their permission. From what's been shared on Twitter and with respected NASCAR media types, Kerry, Kelly, Dale Jr, and Taylor ALL were for it, as were those on Dale Sr's last pit crew. No one's upset with the number coming back that had direct association with it, just some "fans." 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Davidellias 235 Posted December 12, 2013 on a related note, i have a vintage racing board on Pintrest if anyone wants to browse - http://www.pinterest.com/brandmooreart/vintage-racing/You'd love my friend Jeff's site http://simracin40.proboards.com/ 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wonderbread 382 Posted December 12, 2013 6 current HoFers have driven the #3 in their careers so it's not that special of a number, but that particular style of #3 is Dale's they really should have changed the font show a disconnect between dale and austin. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Needschat 221 Posted December 12, 2013 I like both cars. The red and white are good, but I think it would look a little too much like Harvick's #4 Budweiser car. Hence the black on Dillon's ride. With the cheerios car, light orange, yellow, and white aren't strong enough colors together and would blend with each other as well. The black replaces the light orange, and here we are. When you think about it, when Cheerios and General Mills were on the #43 car for a long time, it had the Petty Blue & Red. Would that be considered trying to appeal to the Petty fanbase?100% correct petty blue is a color that has been on there car forever, and is a unique traditionPetty blue is an original creation of Lee, Richard, and Maurice Petty and Dale Inman. The legend and truth behind it is funny: they had some cans of blue and white paint, mixed them together, and painted a car with the mixture. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Needschat 221 Posted December 12, 2013 6 current HoFers have driven the #3 in their careers so it's not that special of a number, but that particular style of #3 is Dale's they really should have changed the font show a disconnect between dale and austin.Look at this picture from 1980. The driver: Richard Childress. Look at the number font. Look familiar? The number and font style ARE RCR's. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wonderbread 382 Posted December 12, 2013 i would have been much happier with this font which was also used by Childress, and was used more, Sr. also drive that style number too but he made the more rounded #3 famous 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ThorSkaagi 64 Posted December 12, 2013 Whatever Jeff Gordon's team goes with, it will never be as great as his 2007 look. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheFallenHaveRisen 263 Posted December 13, 2013 Whatever Jeff Gordon's team goes with, it will never be as great as his 2007 look. I don't know, I'm thinking the 1998 look is better IMO, but 2007 is a close second 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites