Racing with Gardiner Motorsports

/ Think Graphic Communication/

Racingsigns.com.au were proud to be part sponsorship with Gardiner Motorsports

Etablished in 2008, Gardiner Motorsport is a Wingless Sprint team based in Newcastle, NSW.
Running the V6-powered NSW # 12 Cool machine, previously owned by Kerry Madsen, they compete on a regular basis at their closest track, Sydney’s Valvoline Raceway, and throughout the state of NSW at tracks including Lismore Speedway, Grafton Speedway, Nowra Speedway, Gilgandra Speedway, Dubbo’s Morris Park Speedway and Goulburn Speedway. 

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racer before

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truck before

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The Think Team design was a bit different to what you would normally see on a traditional racing vehicle.

Instead of using a script font combined with a bold letter they created a modern look to suit the young driver Brock Gardiner.

Sharp, dynamic lines, bold colours contrasting against the stark black and white background with highlights of clear blue popping at different moments.

Meanwhile the truck holding the Racer was kept to a minimal design.

Very clean and easy to read from a distance keeping the sponsors happy.

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Brock 

Gardiner Driver

Having first stepped into speedway in  the 2013-14 season, joining the Junior Sedans class where he raced a Ford Laser, Brock Gardiner spent 2 seasons honing his skills in the class, with his time being high lighted by a third place finish in the NSW Title at Grafton Speedway, I what was only his fourth ever race meeting.

After making the move into wingless sprints in 2015-16, the 19 year old racer from Heddon Greta has gained significant experience, along with building on his confidence and consistency, which he hopes to continue doing as he prepares to launch his third season.

What do you get when you cross a cat and a lemon? A sour puss

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Racingsigns.com.au were racing the clock this week as they had to wrap a car ready for the Lemons 24hr racing rally.

 

24 Hours of Lemons presents Australian endurance racing for $999 cars.

It’s a breeding ground for inflated egos and God like status… in their own minds. It's where Mercedes and Mazda, Toyota and Hyundai do battle for the glory of gloating rights.

All are winners if they make it to the end, which is the very point of LEMONS... To FINISH!!

 
 

With the rules the car is not a pretty sight to start with so we didn't have a great deal to work with from the beginning.

But we managed to turn a lemon into lemonade.

LOL Racing team- Nana, Snowy, Cletus, Rowdy, Shiny and Loopy bubbled with excitement when they finally got to see the finished result

 
 

How good are the gold rims!

A mixture of vinyls were used on the job, but mostly Hexis car wrapping film for it's flexibility and ease of use.

Splash of colour here and there, simple layout as requested, and there you have it a race car!

                              There are some crazy and funny designs entered 

 
 

A layout was provided to us but we tweaked it a little it to make the Hunter Galvanizing logo pop that bit more. 

The other sponsors include:

HB SALES

A1 EXHAUSTS

MAITLAND CLUTCH AND BRAKE

JAX TYRES

WL & IG RELTON EARTHMOVING

BOND ROLL BARS

CENTRAL HOTEL STROUD

PRO WASH POULTRY

ATLANTIC PERFORMANCE OILS

THE CREPE MYRTLE TEA AND COFFEE ROOMS

 

 

 
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Royce working hard

Or hardly working?

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Paw Poser

Our furry helpers

 

24 Hours of Lemons Australia - The biggest & cheapest Motorsport Event on the planet! Buy a stock standard 'Lemon' (= no performance mods!) and bung some safety gear into it! Theme and dress up your car & drivers then drive it around a professional racetrack for up to 24 hours! Prizes for teams that last the distance - penalties for those with 'misplaced talent' - fun for everyone!

Big shout out to the wonderful team we really hope you guys get lots of fines but eventually win the race!

Diamonds are forever

/ Diamond Group/

It is rare to find such gems to work with, but we were lucky enough to help Diamond rebrand their office space and vehicle graphics.

Jodie and Sam were great to collaborate with on this project. They knew what they wanted which really helps with the decision process. You can see the ladies seated in front of our privacy screen we installed for them

 

It was a bit exciting as the ladies were wanting to surprise their staff so we had to do a secret squirrel, which I found out meant we were undercover. This meant we had to attack this under the protection of darkness so no-one would see us.

Now I'm not sure if you know it but it is pretty hard to get water to evaporate in the freezing cold temperature, so this posed a little problem for us, but under the commandment of Jodie our mission was accomplished before the sun rose

 
 

Entering the building we installed a wall mount perspex sign with their logo-clean, simple

Diamond design team created some great posters which we mounted for them on PVC so they could place them around the office walls.

 

 
 

You cannot rebrand your company without changing your vehicles!

So that is exactly what we did. Once again we worked with Jodie and Sam to fine tune their vehicle layout again keeping the design clean and simple.

 
 

Diamond strive to provide you with the best possible ICT solutions.

“As an award winning ICT Company, we recognise the importance of understanding and anticipating our customer’s needs so that we can deliver an exceptional customer experience that consistently exceeds expectations”

Since 1996 they have built a solid reputation as an industry leader by focusing on and providing the following key benefits:

  • A single point of contact to a diverse ICT range
  • Quality products backed by great service
  • Expert advice you can trust
  • Friendly professional team with over 50 talented people that speak your language
  • Reliable solutions that meet your business needs

Not only do they pride themselves on their ability to deliver reliable and safe solutions, they also conduct themselves in a professional manner with a high level of integrity that allows them to contribute positively to their customer’s businesses and the wider community.

Thinking Yoga with Sarge

/ The Ohana Room/

This week we were a bit flexible and spent some time with Sarge at the Ohana Room in Cardiff

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Ohana Signs

 

New face for the family Yoga room

 

Clean and simple was Sarge's request for these signs.

To get the message across quickly and easily from the carpark, decals were applied to the internal of the window panels. We used a medium weight  fontstyle keeping the sentences short and sweet, and kept the heart of the sign for the glorious Ohana logo.

 
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The Ohana Room means, 'family room' in Hawaiian

Of course we couldn't go there without actually striking some yoga poses for our pics. Even at 32 weeks pregnant Sarge is way more flexible than the 2 of us, and funnier too

 
 

I think that was Tree pose then it was time for Ballerina pose

 
 

If you are looking for a place to practice yoga you can't go past here. Sarge is a bundle of energy and always good for a laugh. They have members ranging in age from 6 weeks old to 81 years of age! 

A variety of Yoga Classes are on offer catering for Mums and Dads, Over 55's and serious Yogis intent on getting a sweat up in Hot Power classes. There is something for everyone at The Ohana Room. 

Mats and equipment supplied

 All you need to bring is a towel and a smile

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Big Red Nose - New Signs

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Think Graphic Communication were proud to collaborate with Red Nose to donate new signs for their premises at Hamilton South

 

for 40 years they were known as sids and kids. today their new name is red nose.

Red Nose's target is to reduce nine deaths a day to zero. that's their pledge to you.

 
 

As you can see the building was in need of some TLC. It didn't appear very welcoming

 
 

The new signage was kept minimal as traffic moves at a steady pace along Stewart Avenue, and high on the building for better exposure.

A splash of red made everything look so much brighter

Routed Aluminium Composite panels and Hexis vinyl were used for the manufacturing of the signs

Red Nose Mission is very empowering

Our Mission
Saving the lives of babies and children  during pregnancy, infancy and childhood and supporting bereaved families.

If you would like to know more about Red Nose or how you too can support them please follow this link

 

Thank you !

— Kate Middleton
“We are so thankful to Think Graphic for our fantastic new building signage! We are now more visible for our clients to find us, and we love that the round signage matches our big red nose. As a not-for-profit organisation, we are very thankful to local businesses who are able to donate their time and materials, which enable us to use our income to support families who have experienced the death of their baby or young child. This support includes free counselling, 24hr telephone support, parent support groups and more. Red Nose receives very limited government funding, so we are very reliant on donations and fundraising to keep our drop-in centre open.
Thank you Royce and Chanelle”
— Kate Middleton

The Concept brought to life

/ The Concept/
 

Think Graphic Communication helped make Newcastle's Newest Sporting and Fitness hub's dreams a reality!
 

The Concept Gym we shopfitted in Newcastle, is now located 16 George St Highfields right near the Azzurri Club and next door to our mates at Sports Clique

The Gym has loads of Hammerstrength Equipment, Group Classes, Crossfit and recovery facilities.

 
 

Similar theme to the old gym

1000s of Hand painted affirmations on the walls driving you to keep going!

Bright fluorescent colours highlight certain words for greater impact a theme carried out throughout all the rooms.

Higher up on the shed the walls are filled with sports memorabilia from all different codes - it looks amazing

 
 

Logo design

Josh Vincent tweeked the old logo and created a great brand for the new gym.

We branded the gym by clever placement of routed logos throughout the different spaces, adding more colour and life

Energetic sports images and the gym's slogans were combined for the front entrance on the automatic doors, designed creatively for an impressive lasting impact.

 
 

Every angle holds a message

Looking up we even applied decals to the support beams and metal framework

Custom canvases were designed and manufactured along with large posters and small framed posters and decals for mirrors

 
 

Custom signs made for every surface

For impact and colour one way vision was cleverly designed and applied to the front main doorway and back entrance to the cafe.

Support for local sporting teams were featured here along with more affirmations based around sporting teams. So when the teams are practicing in the nets, or just passing by they can be inspired to strive for greatness.

 
 

Privacy was established by using printed etching and printed images for doors and windows

Once again strong, powerful, uplifting images appropriate for the different rooms were applied throughout the gym such as the spa room below.

Every message used holds something personal for each individual.

 
 
 

The Concept Gym Newcastle packs a punch

/ the Concept Gym/

The Think Team were at their best with this fitout at The Concept Gym.

There were so many interesting signs and displays that were custom made for the gym. From the moment you step out of your car you are met with the stunning figures and bright colours that just make you want to go inside and workout.

Here we achieved this great impact with the combination of one way vision, which allows light into the shop but you can see outside from the inside, fresh yellow and routed ACM sign for the main sign.

Step inside and it is just amazing!

Everywhere you look there are inspirational quotes and messages urging you to strive for your best and to keep going, never give up.

 
 

Walls, doors, windows even the equipment was used as a blank canvas.

 
 

Hand painted messages, posters, decals and canvases adorn the walls

Custom made canvases were made for the gym and hung, posters designed, decals laminating timber, punching bags or the lockers or even the toilet doors were applied. Each message was hand painted adding a personal touch, as if one of the members had drawn it themself.

 
 

In the Spin Room the Sydney Harbour Bridge and more inspirational quotes on the walls illuminate once the lights go out and the music starts pumping

 
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watch this glow

This is amazing to see

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We are so proud of this job and it was such a lot of hard work but soo much fun especially because of the great crew that work at the gym and helped us in any way that they could.

 

Newcourt Construction foundations laid

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Newcourt is a design, building and construction company headquartered in Newcastle NSW, that invests and cares about their clients projects.

'We endorse "One Team, One Focus", by working collaboratively with our clients, consultants and subcontractors, ensuring that the project deliverables are achieved.'

Newcourt's primary asset is its experienced and dedicated team, that turn up each day with passion, energy and enthusiasm, to make our clients projects happen.

 
 
 
 
 
 

The logo design was kept clean and minimal, using colour and the bevelled constructions as the visual point

Creating another dimension gives the logo a greater depth and more substance

This style was carried through the whole marketing design

 
 

The use of a mobile billboard was not over cluttered as we kept the vehicle graphics in the same minimal manner

Both the website and business cards carried this feel of clean space and strength

 

 

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Achieving this brand image would not have been possible without first getting to know our client of course.

Without Fred's imput and vision for his future of his company we cannot create a memorable brand that is right just for him.

Our sole aim is to provide a service that will showcase the best of what you have to offer and expand your brand over all platforms.

 
 

Pacific Holden has Courtesy wrapped up

/ PACIFIC HOLDEN/

Recently we applied new signage to Pacific Holden Gateshead's Customer Courtesy Vehicle. This not provides a great service to us the customers, but acts as a mobile advertising billboard as their happy customer drive around in this Astra.

 
 

The vehicle wrap was kept in same design as Pacific Holden's other vehicles 

This makes it easy to recognise and a memorable advertisment

 
 

Bold lettering, easy to read, a slight angle for a dramatic effect, and simple colour scheme with a band of red to grab your attention, is all that was needed for this sign to work.

 

As one of the newest Holden dealers in the Hunter Region, the friendly staff at Pacific Holden are there to assist you with any service, new and used vehicles or parts enquiry that you may have. 

They are located in Gateshead, near Newcastle and Cardiff and service the surrounding regions of NSW.

They boast a modern showroom and large display areas which allow customers to casually browse the great range of Holden Vehicles. Friendly staff are specialists who are proud of their association with General Motors Holden, are very helpful. They were easy to talk to and were happy to help out in any way even if it was just moving cars or cleaning the car for us before we applied the signs, and giving it an extra chamois so it was definitely dry for us.

“Whether you are looking for new or demo car, or a certified pre-owned vehicle, Pacific Holden is the right place to visit. We’re sure that you’ll find what you’re looking for on our lot. However, if you don’t, let us know what you are looking for, and we’ll find the perfect vehicle suiting your needs. You can also browse our large inventory of new, used and certified preowned vehicles online; we’re sure you won’t be disappointed!”
 

The Crepe Myrtle Tea & Coffee Rooms Stroud

/ The Crepe Myrtle Tea & Coffee Rooms/

A splash of colour, easy listening music, great coffee and food that's exactly the experience you get at the Crepe Myrtle in Stroud. Situated at  63 Cowper Street (The Bucketts Way) Stroud between the historic Court House- Museum and picturesque Post Office, this quaint coffee shop is a must stop on your travels.

The Think Team went on the journey with the owners Judy and Kerry in the building of this spectacular shop.

 
 
 

Collaborating with the Myrtle team, this stunning brand concept came to life.

Judy loves colour so pinks, purple, greens were combined against pure white to create a fresh vibrant feel.

Once we had the logo we were able to design business cards, booklets, pamphlets, email signatures, signs, menus anything and everything they required.

 
 
 

Custom signage

Of course you cannot have a premises without signage! Each sign was custom designed just for the Crepe Myrtle from the billboards to the toilet doors even the welcome mat

 
 

Custom artwork

Out team were delighted to be working with such stunning artworks and manipulating them into masterpieces decorating walls inside and out in various techniques

 
 
 

All around the shop there are beautiful images and artworks. At the back entrance of the building we created this stunning effect by installing a fake wall, continuing the image over the doors and windows made the image flow into the shop. 3D canvases were placed on top of the stunning pink horizon to create depth and contrast

 

Custom made canvases

Inside the walls are adorned with canvases we printed and custom manufactured in house

 
 

Custom Branding

The Crepe Myrtle produce their own jams, spreads, biscuits, sweets and dressing, so of course these had to be labelled as well. Along with stationary, menus and signage.

So we had to design and adapt the logo for more creative branding badges.

 

Photography 

Photography shoots were organised to capture the Crepe Myrtle Kitchen's unique flavours and authenticity. Each room were shot along with retail therapy room, the inside and outside of the premises, food, produce, and individual 

 
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Website design

Another service we had to offer the Crepe Myrtle was to build a website and set up all their social media platforms

 
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NO standing, only dancing @ RYDC

/ Robyn Yvette Dance Centre/

Robyn Yvette Dance Centre has a brand new home

at 180 Salamander Way Salamander Bay.

Their purpose built facilities are fantastic. The Think Team helped Lance and Robyn design the interior and exterior signage of the building.

 
 

Firstly though their old logo needed a bit of a refresh. Nothing major but a change of colour, fresher vibrant purple, and a more energetic dance position, and we were ready to go.

 
 

Next came the signs. We had such a big canvas on the front exterior of the building to work with, it was great. Routed letters combined with the vibrant purple band were used as a beacon to show where they were from the street view.

 
 
 

Designing the concept for the front entrance, which we believe had the most impact we created this beautiful imagery.

We wanted the experience to be memorable and believed the dancers would be able to relate and relive their own experiences as they stood backstage waiting to go on, just by looking at the image.

 
 
 

Stepping onto the stage through the doors, elegance and simplicity was the focus point. Clean imagery once again telling a story that was relatable to the students was important.

Custom stars decals were applied to the doors for a bit of class and personality.

"Just Dance" change room was beautified with wallpaper, this gorgeous shot of the ballerinas getting ready, against the rich timber flooring compliments the relaxed vibe of the dance centre.

 
 

For a more tactile feel we used 3D lettering on the counter sign, subtle but this just creates a bit more depth to the sign

 
 

Just dance

Royce showing his elegant dancing skills, such poise and style.

 

If you would like to talk to us about designing your own custom signage just click on the button

Colorado Wrap

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That a wrap for another promotion for Kelly Holden Cardiff

Keep your eyes on the road for the new Holden Colorados we did this week!

Our think team designed the layout keeping in theme with the advertising campaign Kolden are currently running, then it was time for application of the vinyl.

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win me!

 

Capability of a truck with car-like handling

  • Electric Power Steering
  • Revised Suspension Tune
  • 500Nm of torque (auto models only)
  • Maximum 1 tonne payload across the range
  • 3.5 tonne towing capacity
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Cardiff drivers with the Holden Colorado are very impressed with its performance and have dubbed it as the best-in-class truck.
 

Stop by Kelly Holden if you are looking to score some great deals on the 2017 Holden Colorado in Cardiff. They have a huge inventory lined up for you to choose from. This pickup is the perfect combination of a sturdy exterior, comfortable interior, innovative technology and state-of-the-art safety features.
 

Check it out for yourself.

 

Head down to the Cardiff dealership and take the new Holden Colorado for a test drive today!

Contact our think team for more information on how we can help your own promotional campaign.

Sportsclique signed and contained ready to kick off

/ sportsclique/

Sports Clique opened their doors to the public outside the Azzurri Club and The Concept Gym at Highfields.

We were lucky enough to team up with Joel and design some bright and fun signage for them creating quite an impact on arrival. Magic was made using historical images of soccer legends such as Maradona,Zinedine Zidane , and clever posterised designs, turning the once boring shipping container into a work of art.

 

Obviously Joel is a mad soccer fan, so as you walk inside the container you are surrounded by more legends

• Johan Cruyff (puma legend) 

• Pele (puma legend) 

• Eusebio (puma legend) 

• Neymar jnr (current player) 

• Roy Keane (Manchester united legend) 

• Ray Baartz (Joel's uncle and ex Socceroo) 

• Ronaldo (old Brazilian Ronaldo not current Portuguese player Ronaldo) 

• Zinedine Zidane 

• Antoine Griezmann (current puma player) 

Baggio makes a striking entrance but not before he takes a quick selfie with Royce

 

Transforming the dull change room into a work of art was achieved by layering more legends,with bright colours and hand drawn sketches. The walls were prepared and covered with our printable wallpaper. As you can see this material can turn nothing to something it only takes a bit of imagination and the balls(excuse the pun) to be different.

 
 

We can't forget the outside. Kept these signs near the practice grounds at Azzurri simple and easy to read, but watch this space as there are more designs on the horizon for this canvas.

 
“The team at think graphic were amazing to work with from start to finish, they provided me with a premium product at a very affordable price, and did it all with a smile on their faces and a good sense of humour. I’d highly recommend them to anyone”
— Joel Grenell Owner | General manager Sportsclique Australia

Slam Engineering new home

/ Slam Engineering/

New shopfront for Slam Engineering

Recently Slam Engineering moved location to Unit 5, 22 Bradmill Avenue Rutherford NSW.

 

For us this involved firstly designing the concept for the new premises keeping in with the branding we already had in place and implementing this practically onto the building itself.

 
 

Signage consisted of exterior building signs, car park allocation signs, front entrance signs, internal wall sign and a promotional pullup banner.

 

 
New shopfront for Slam Engineering

New shopfront for Slam Engineering

 

 

For more impact we laminated the front entrance with frosted etch and placed their logo dramatically to complete the structured impression.

 

 
Frosted entry to Slam Engineering

Frosted entry to Slam Engineering

 

They don't really get many walk ins so the interior office space was kept to a minimum in regards to signage with a few sneaky logos selectively placed.

 

Perspex sign mounted off the wall

Perspex sign mounted off the wall

Mounted off the wall we installed a perspex sign, clean and simple but looks great.

Essential to any business car park signs

Essential to any business car park signs

“Think Graphic have been an awesome business partner to Slam Engineering. Our graphic designers Chanelle and Royce have understood exactly what we wanted from designing our logo, setting up our web-page and social media functions to signage around new office space. Being an engineering consultancy firm we think numbers and logical outcomes, whereas Think Graphic add the creativity and style that we just don’t get.
They are a pleasure to deal with and always there to help.”
— Adele Timpson

Promotional signs

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cost-effective, creative, eye-catching promotional signs, ensuring your company, product or special gets the attention it deserves

Think Graphic Communication design and supply short-term promotional items like banners and mesh fence signs, to longer-term options such as A-frames and floor signage  

If you are looking for something a bit more traditional that packs a punch hand painted window splashes are another option for you to consider

Perhaps you are after customised items such as t-shirts, eskies , fishing mats then send us a line today 

St Joseph's Bounce back for kids

/ St Josephs Primary School/
 

The children at St Josephs were delighted at their new Value's signage that we designed for their playground area.

We were contacted by Jennifer Edstein to make use of their blank brick wall that they had near the children's playground. A few ideas were thrown around then the Bounce Back values were decided upon.

Bright and colourful, friendly and lots of movement were the characteristics we were trying to achieve for this design, which I believe we achieved.

The signs definitely brightened up a once dull and uninspiring space.

“Just wanted to thank you both for your efforts with our signage. The visitors were very taken with both lots and several asked who did them, especially the Values signage. I really appreciate that you worked in with our timeline. Great job as usual.”
— Regards Jennifer

 

 

 

Coffee anyone?

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We have bean madly working with Celeste Wells from The Coffee Well trying to get them signaged up for their first big carnival. We managed to wrap their van, design and manufacture menus & banners in time for their event. Keep an eye out for them, Celeste makes a mean latte.

The images are some that Celeste was thoughtful enough to snap and send to us. Thanks Celeste.