Good Day Bikes

Rainbow Bicycle Mandala Array

2011-09-06T21:28:00.000-07:00

In anticipation of BICAS' 2011 charity auction, I have created this bicycle mandala array with a rainbow of colors. It is set on a gray background with a faded blue bicycle frame pattern.
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I have posted this on the Good Day Bike section of my Zazzle store.
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Next year, I will animate this.

Good Day Bikes Bumper Sticker

2010-11-12T18:11:00.000-08:00

Good Day Bumper Sticker with Mandala 2 by robert_coyne
More Mandalas Bumper Stickers

I created a new bumper sticker with the good day slogan using the mandala 2 designs. It is posted on Zazzle.

Bicycle Mandala 2 on T Shirt

2010-10-12T06:09:00.000-07:00

Bicycle Mandala 2 with Ring of Good Day Phrase by robert_coyne
View other Mandala T-Shirts

Bicycle Mandala 2 on a Mug

2010-10-12T05:30:00.000-07:00

Bicycle Mandala 2 with Good Day Phrase. by robert_coyne
Design personalized photo mugs at Zazzle

Bicycle Mandala 2

2010-10-09T08:29:00.001-07:00

I have redone the bicycle mandala I made a year ago. This one is actually simpler, but is an improvement. It includes a ring of whole bikes. I use a mountain bike here, but if you prefer a road bike or BMX, I can do that too.

License Plates

2010-06-10T22:19:00.000-07:00

I created a license plate for the front of my car with a mandala design on it and my cactus hugger theme. It has the website address, so it acts as an advertising tool. I was able to have it made at an online sign site that does custom license plates. It is a great service. If you want details, I have tried two sites and will pass on what I have learned. If you want a license plate with the good day theme, I can do it for you.
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I have also created my own little license plate for the back of my bicycle. I printed the design on my home printer and laminated it. I then attached it to a wood back and connected it to the seat post. It promotes my Good Day Bike website.

Good Day Bicycle T Shirt

2010-02-02T04:56:00.001-08:00

Here is a new t shirt design. I could easily make it "Great Day."

Mandala with Chain Ring

2010-02-02T04:34:00.001-08:00

I have added a white ring to the outside of the mandala made of bicycle chain. I have done the same for the black & white version. I think it is a nice touch. There are a couple of other improvements to the design that probably only I would spot. This is part of the beauty of digital technology; one can keep playing with a design without having to start from scratch.

BICAS T SHIRT 3

2010-01-07T20:18:00.000-08:00

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I have been working on new line of Cactus Hugger T Shirts and realized that I could add this alternate version of the Bicas t shirts. The same could be done with the black & white shirts. Other texts could be done in the same way.
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This type of wrap around text can be done with stickers as well.

FACEPLATE FOR CARD BOX SET

2009-11-22T12:05:00.000-08:00

This is the faceplate to go on top of a box set of note cards. It also represents another experiment in the use of space on the page.

FURTHER DESIGNS

2009-11-22T07:23:00.000-08:00

I have taken the black & white sticker design and inverted it to be black on white, so that it can be used for other purposes. This could be used on a business card. If you would like me to design a business card, brochure or other product; let me know. I am at your service. I am still learning and developing, so any time spent on this is good experience for me.

STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

2009-11-21T22:16:00.000-08:00

I have a mountain bike which I use for exercise, but it is also cheap transportation. While I also have a car, I see my bicycle as an important alternative. In our time of rising gas prices, alternatives to automobiles are increasingly necessary. The bike is a great one as it is very clean. As a society, we also don't get enough exercise; so the bicycle serves the dual purpose of giving us green transportation and improves our health at the same time.
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I see BICAS and other bicycle coops and clubs as serving an important function and am happy to help further the cause. If these designs are helpful to you in any way, I will feel good about the contribution. Anything we can do to promote a healthier, cleaner lifestyle is a plus.
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BICAS POSTER BACKGROUND LAYERED

2009-11-21T22:02:00.000-08:00

For the poster. I took the bike frame pattern and overlaid translucent rays and a radial gradient to give the whole design more depth. This is just one way to work with digital layering to enhance the designs. What I am offering is just the start of what is possible with this media. Use your imagination, and let me help you turn it into reality.

As I have mentioned, I have 2 blogs which act as tutorials for creating the digital mandalas. I always like to share what I have learned and am happy to show anyone how to work with this medium.
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Children as early as fourth grade if not sooner could be shown how to create these digital mandalas.

BICAS POSTER BACKGROUND

2009-11-21T21:47:00.001-08:00

On many of the designs I have shown, the background is plain black becasue it shows up both the black & white and color designs best. On the poster, however, I wanted to use a more interesting background; so I created this one with a pattern made of interlaced bicycle frames. Other variations on this are possible.

There is an online site that turns digital images like this into interior murals. Perhaps, you might want that for a wall in your shop. It could be put on sheet rock panels to make it portable. In that case, I could expand the design to include more rings and more complexity as needed. The design I have created is intended to look best as a poster, but as you can see; it is adaptable to smaller sizes.
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The site I mentioned is:Murals Your Way at
www.muralsyourway.com

BICAS ROUND STICKERS

2009-11-21T21:34:00.000-08:00

Some people may want to put a sticker on their bike. Zazzle offers two sizes of round stickers: 3" and 1.5".

Again, I have designed them in black & white as well as color versions and give you uploads for Zazzle for both sizes.

Altough I don't show it here, these can be done with text of your choice.

BICAS BUMPER STICKERS

2009-11-21T21:26:00.001-08:00

Again, I offer black & white and color versions of the bumper stickers. You can use these to promote yourselves. I am doing this to help promote my website. I can order them one at a time through Zazzle and I will order one for anyone willing to display one on their bumper. It is a relatively cheap form of advertising. In my book, cheap is good.

If you go to Zazzle, you will see that I have several Good Day Bikes bumper stickers. These could be customized to promote your shop or club.

BICAS T SHIRTS

2009-11-21T20:47:00.001-08:00

I have designed balck & white and full color t shirts. You can order them through Zazzle one at a time for your members to wear. These could be great for bicycle shop owners. The advantage is that you don't have to keep an inventory. Zazzle does offer volume discounts on all of its products.

The text on this and all designs can be changed. It is also easy to change content, fonts, size, placement, text color and so on.

BICAS BLACK & WHITE CARD

2009-11-21T05:01:00.000-08:00

BICAS YELLOW CARD

2009-11-21T05:00:00.001-08:00

BICAS ORANGE CARD

2009-11-21T04:58:00.001-08:00

BICAS BLUE CARD

2009-11-21T04:52:00.000-08:00

This blue card is a birthday card with a bicycle theme. It would be easy enough to allow people to choose their favorite color for their birhtday card. More choices are possible. I could show you how to do it or am willing to add to the variety myself.

BICAS GREEN CARD

2009-11-21T04:43:00.000-08:00

This is a green version of the card with an original Irish Blessing for bicyclists.

All the sayings are subject to revision and other occassion cards are possible. Perhaps you could have a workshop in which participants come up with other sayings. I woould be happy to see this become a group project. I think I have given you a good start, but there is alwasys room for improvemnet and expansion.

BICAS RAINBOW NOTE CARD

2009-11-20T21:51:00.000-08:00

I have designed a series of 6 notecards which can be sold individually or as a box set. A box of 12 cards would include 2 of each design, but other combos are possible. With the notecards, one can fit 2 cards on an 8.5"x11" sheet. This image shows the front and the back of two cards arranged for printing. I can change the info shown for BICAS. I can also eliminate the reference to me and my URL if you object to its incluison.

Larger greeting cards are also a possibility, but they would be more costly to produce and sell.

This is the inside of the card done as a congratulations card for a new baby. The inside messages can be changed and inside and outside designs can be mixed and matched in various combinations if you wish.

BICYCLE MANDALA 1 IN BLACK & WHITE WITH TEXT

2009-11-20T21:41:00.001-08:00

Here is another version of the bicycle mandala with text. I made up this little slogan to go with it.

Thsi gives you an idea of how many variations of the basic design are possible. This is the big advantage of the digital media; one can generate many versions of a design and customize it as needed.

BICYCLE MANDALA 1 IN BLACK & WHITE

2009-11-20T21:03:00.000-08:00

This is the same mandala in black & white. From here, it can be colorized in different ways as you will see.

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I also use an online site called Zazzle. They make on demand, customizable products that can be orderd one at a time which eliminates the need to keep a large inventory. They can turn digital images into t shirts, mugs, bumper stickers, calendars, posters and more. It is a great service and it is free. The URL to my Zazzle gallery is on the siebar of this blog.