Note: I AM NOT ATTEMPTING TO CHANGE MY SQUADRON PATCH, I AM JUST INQUIRING. Since this was posted, is there a regulation on squadron patches as far as shape and other requirements?The patch much squadron has right now was created in 1991 by me and another cadet. It is in the shape of a shield, and if this isn't the correct style/shape, I wouldn't be opposed to altering it a bit. Maybe keep the same designs/colors/words, but change the shape.I'm thinking we may want to shift to this style:From this style:
Ya, im glad were getting cool patches.
http://www.doubledeuces.org/This patch, I think is the best out of all of them.
Quote from: Devil Doc on March 25, 2013, 02:44:48 AMhttp://www.doubledeuces.org/This patch, I think is the best out of all of them.I've heard of Cadet Squadrons, Composite Squadrons, heck even Senior Squadrons...What the heck is a "SAR Squadron"?
Rata-If you are at Westchester Airport, the patch should have been that of Westchester County, not the entire New York.You should also have used the suggested Heraldic standards: that shape is for Groups, not squadrons. Squadrons use circles.Read again the original post. This person was asking for well-designed patches that met USAF Heraldic standards. Along the way, responders forgot there were two conditions and are posting patches that do not meet USAF Heraldic standards.Flyer
Quote from: flyer333555 on March 26, 2013, 01:07:37 PMRata-If you are at Westchester Airport, the patch should have been that of Westchester County, not the entire New York.You should also have used the suggested Heraldic standards: that shape is for Groups, not squadrons. Squadrons use circles.Read again the original post. This person was asking for well-designed patches that met USAF Heraldic standards. Along the way, responders forgot there were two conditions and are posting patches that do not meet USAF Heraldic standards.FlyerThere's other issues as well - text in the field (though I have violated that myself), not properly shaping the letters in the scroll, and I'm not sure that the state inside theprop and triangle is proper, either. Considering some wings will get into heated arguments over "why the tires are black" on an airplane, it's surprising that NHQ still hasn't said anything officially on these matters.Granted, lower then uniforms on the Grande Scale, but easily fixed and low-hanging fruit should always be picked up when you can.
We are based in Westchester, but our missions are not limited to Westchester.
The text in the scroll does actually follow the curvature of the scroll. I did this in illustrator by cribbing an Air Force or CAP patch (I forgot) that was available directly from the AF as an Illustrator file, and the text path for that text matched the path of the scroll. I added extra spacing between the "N" and "Y" in "Anthony" because the end of the word fell right in the change in vector of the scroll and without the extra space the top of the Y intruded on the Y. This was something we debated within the Squadron and I obsessed with when designing this in Illustrator.
Quote from: G+10 on March 26, 2013, 03:51:49 PMQuote from: Devil Doc on March 25, 2013, 02:44:48 AMhttp://www.doubledeuces.org/This patch, I think is the best out of all of them.I've heard of Cadet Squadrons, Composite Squadrons, heck even Senior Squadrons...What the heck is a "SAR Squadron"?Exactly, which is why I want to change our unit's patch. Our patch is purely for a "SAR Squadron", not a cadet/composite, or even a CAP squadron. It says "XXX SEARCH AND RESCUE SQUADRON".
c. A proposed name for the unit. Unit names must include the following elements:1) Identifying prefix - a short identifier, preferably associated with location (example: Shamrock, Dayton, Hot Springs, Midville, etc.). DO NOT use names such as "Black Sheep," "Flying Tigers," etc., or terms descriptive of major functions such as "Communications," "Jeep," or "Rescue," etc.2) Type of unit (group, cadet squadron, senior squadron, composite squadron, or flight).
Quote from: Ratatouille on March 26, 2013, 08:11:17 PMWe are based in Westchester, but our missions are not limited to Westchester.You're confusing the role of a squadron with duties some of your members may participate in. If your AOR is outside Westchester, you should change the name of the unit.Following that logic, a map of Westchester would be inappropriate, since were we meet is in the Town-Village of Harrison. Of course, we don't actually have an AOR, so I guess it should really be an outline of the building we meet in. Quote from: Ratatouille on March 26, 2013, 08:11:17 PMThe text in the scroll does actually follow the curvature of the scroll. I did this in illustrator by cribbing an Air Force or CAP patch (I forgot) that was available directly from the AF as an Illustrator file, and the text path for that text matched the path of the scroll. I added extra spacing between the "N" and "Y" in "Anthony" because the end of the word fell right in the change in vector of the scroll and without the extra space the top of the Y intruded on the Y. This was something we debated within the Squadron and I obsessed with when designing this in Illustrator.The letters near the lower point look like they were just dropped onto the page from 5ft off the desk. They should have been shaped and skewed to match the shape of the scroll. However had you adhered to the proper base shape, it wouldn't have been an issue, since you'd just be filling a rocker.Citing a respective wing approved something doesn't mean it's proper.
Quote from: Ratatouille on March 26, 2013, 08:11:17 PMWe are based in Westchester, but our missions are not limited to Westchester.You're confusing the role of a squadron with duties some of your members may participate in. If your AOR is outside Westchester, you should change the name of the unit.Quote from: Ratatouille on March 26, 2013, 08:11:17 PMThe text in the scroll does actually follow the curvature of the scroll. I did this in illustrator by cribbing an Air Force or CAP patch (I forgot) that was available directly from the AF as an Illustrator file, and the text path for that text matched the path of the scroll. I added extra spacing between the "N" and "Y" in "Anthony" because the end of the word fell right in the change in vector of the scroll and without the extra space the top of the Y intruded on the Y. This was something we debated within the Squadron and I obsessed with when designing this in Illustrator.The letters near the lower point look like they were just dropped onto the page from 5ft off the desk. They should have been shaped and skewed to match the shape of the scroll. However had you adhered to the proper base shape, it wouldn't have been an issue, since you'd just be filling a rocker.Citing a respective wing approved something doesn't mean it's proper.
For the scroll lettering, split the path into three parts - LT. ANTHON, Y, L. WILLSEA. Manipulate each path separately.