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bityard ◴[] No.41874258[source]
Inkscape has its UI quirks but is really quite a fantastic tool for people who make things. It's my go-to tool for anything that looks like a 2D vector image or plot. I even use it to design vinyl motorcycle emblems: https://blog.bityard.net/articles/2022/June/diy-vinyl-cut-mo...
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prmoustache ◴[] No.41877574[source]
I am always surprised to see people recreating the faded/worn out branding of stuff they own when restoring them.

I mean as a consumer I see it as a mark of disrespect from the manufacturer to plaster its logo everywhere. I am paying for the product, not to be an advertising billboard ffs! If you want me to advertise your product, let me negociate the terms and my retribution. This was particularly annoying on road bicycles in the early 2000's where most bike manufacturers would put as many are 7 or 8 logos on the frame and every single component maker would also do the same with loud bright on black logos for every single other part.

see this example of a cannodale supersix of that era: https://files.bikeindex.org/uploads/Pu/582923/large_BRD28952...

Bottom line: when I am restoring a bicycle, motorbike, whatever, the first thing to go are usually the branding and logos.

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1. criddell ◴[] No.41878955[source]
If you were restoring a classic Lamborghini, you wouldn't keep the bull logo?

Most things are ugly though. The stuff people restore (like classic motorcycles) often have pretty great aesthetics and that's part of why they want to restore the object.

https://classictwowheels.com.au/1973-norton-850-commando/

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2. prmoustache ◴[] No.41879729[source]
I guess it would depend if I have it as an investment or to drive it myself. I would certainly keep the original logos in storage for future sale anyway.