Comments

You must log in or register to comment.

Rickshmitt t1_iycj0hi wrote

Great. Gonna look like cop plates from afar

6

techsavior t1_iyco3l1 wrote

I don’t mind it, but the text needs to be white or light gray.

5

goodsocks t1_iycorf4 wrote

They should just have the students at RISD design something. This is low quality effort.

107

cofonseca t1_iycq6on wrote

Good lord these things are ugly af

15

BiddahProphet t1_iycrj66 wrote

This looks like a photoshop job done by a middle schooler

We have the best art school in the country in our state and this is the best we could come up with?

20

1720000 t1_iycsj2f wrote

Too much shark, not enough frickin’ laser beam.

75

degggendorf t1_iycsq01 wrote

Oh shit...the artist that drew the sharkscape - Paul McPhee - has some pre-existing RI connections.

He designed the album for the 1999 album Can't Get There From Here by.........Great White.

3

412gage t1_iyct5a2 wrote

Replying to goodsocks (#802,809)

If I had my computer, I'd open up Photoshop right now and add a white layer over top of the shark background, then increase the transparency to whatever works. That at least solves the issue of clashing text and backgrounds.

23

astrangeday13 t1_iycuico wrote

I'm sure they will pick the one that sucks the most like the "new" wave plate...

12

Emotional-Simple-478 t1_iycwgky wrote

Raise your hand if you didn't know RI was known for sharks 🙋‍♀️

8

easedownripley t1_iycyj0i wrote

The fact that its really ugly and low effort makes it so much better and makes me want one

22

Emotional-Simple-478 t1_iyczc4z wrote

Replying to MavDrake (#805,437)

Now I'm wondering why stop, drop and roll was drilled into our heads as kids like we were one day gonna spontaneously combust but nothing on shark safety when we all lived at the beach in the ocean in the summer time

4

MavDrake OP t1_iyd1yvz wrote

Replying to Emotional-Simple-478 (#806,198)

Sharks are not that dangerous...

You're more likely to be killed by all of the following before a shark:

Accidental poisoning.

An air or space accident.

A bike accident.

Boating.

Cancer.

A car accident.

A champagne cork.

Contracting an infection in a hospital.

5

darekta t1_iyd2gt6 wrote

I love these shitty clip art sharks

16

McGruffin t1_iyd2sp7 wrote

Good luck to anyone that needs to read that. Needs way more contrast between the letters and the background to be accessible.

5

RhodySeth t1_iyd3dj4 wrote

They are both too busy.

2

wickedtachy t1_iyd3xow wrote

I'm so sick of this dmv. Patronizing the citizens with a new plate but won't let us have vanity plates.

6

geffe71 t1_iyd5mw9 wrote

If this gets made then the DMV is fucked. I ordered the RI Home and Hospice plate and it never made it to the minimum so RIHH sent me an email with 2 options, full refund or the DMV fees go to charity

………But Elizabeth Biesel can get a custom Olympian plate and other can get limited run plates. GTFOH

3

JimmyHavok t1_iyd6xtx wrote

First one is unreadable at a distance, second one is only slight.y better. I'm guessing that gives the first one the push.

4

_wheresMySuperSuit t1_iydajr9 wrote

I just want to be able to make a custom plate again! It’s been years.

1

phill0406 t1_iydhv1b wrote

I just got the sailboat license plate a month ago. I was about to be real bummed I missed this... until I saw the "design".

1

heath730 t1_iydqvc4 wrote

FYI for the people in the thread commenting about the contrast / legibility - they “don’t know how dark the state will be allow it to be” yet. They are literally asking people to vote on close up shark vs full shark: https://www.facebook.com/atlanticsharkinstitute/posts/we-are-really-excited-to-share-that-the-state-of-ri-has-approved-the-atlantic-sh/1265619897313714/

And it does seem like the shark institute is handling the design, they had someone paint the shark, etc, 3M probably just handles production.

Edit: I also agree, not enough laser beam

3

AttackonRetail t1_iydt4h4 wrote

How is one of the options not jaws rising from the bottom of the plate? What a waste of an opportunity.

3

degggendorf t1_iydwtxt wrote

Replying to dishwashersafe (#816,879)

Yeah, that's who I was thinking of too. Obviously the colors are a bit more subdued with the shark, but it seems to have that same kind of cartoony 3d effect with the animal mugging for the "camera".

edit: here's an example Lisa Frank that the shark feels similar to...the animal just floating in space, mouth open, angled toward the viewer, with other ocean accoutrements just kinda strewn about with wonky perspective.

3

bryrb48 t1_iydxlg6 wrote

Both are awful they look fake and hard to read, way to busy and most likely won’t get approved when they test for visibility

3

wickedtachy t1_iydxxbw wrote

Replying to captain_carrot (#815,210)

A while back you can google why. It has to do with the state removing a guys registration because AFTER they issued the plate they said oh wait we can't accept what he has. ( FKGAS- On a tesla)

3

Visionaira t1_iye15uz wrote

I prefer the second but they shouldn’t make this a real plate

1

wickedtachy t1_iye1g6q wrote

Replying to cowperthwaite (#817,975)

Yeah I know, they still make new plates everyday, and I keep seeing people with what look like new vanity plates or just new issued plates and its upsetting after application after application for a preferred plate. To get around the whole vanity plate thing

1

crystalistwo t1_iye5zwv wrote

Blue on blue. Smart. How about a dumb, cheap plate with high contrast that does its job so we don't spend a ton of money on it, so maybe registration prices stop rising?

1

Styx_Renegade t1_iye7qn8 wrote

This looks bad. I want it. My car looks silly and having a silly plate will do wonders

1

FunLife64 t1_iye9v9w wrote

Replying to MavDrake (#807,089)

RI beaches in particular don’t have dangerous sharks around in general. Thresher sharks are the most common…they are super shy and literally use their tail to hunt. Not their jaws. Great whites come off block island but not really in beach season. RI water is too warm during summer.

3

Impossible-Heart-540 t1_iyebnl1 wrote

I don’t love it, but I like it a sight more than the new ones we’ll be getting (or any of the existing alternative designs I’m aware of).

Plus, as a bank robber I really need a plate that will make my number illegible.

Might have to order one up.

2

zakira89 t1_iyebxr3 wrote

Jesus, they should at least lower the opacity a little 😟

1

KennyWuKanYuen t1_iyehjyc wrote

Please tell me someone did a Baby Shark submission 🤞

1

xandrsreddit t1_iyekor2 wrote

These both super suck. Do they hire designers or just have some clerk throw something together on her phone?

1

saucyB52 t1_iyeug5j wrote

i can see this for like massachuzitts cape cod license plates but rhode island?

might az well be a t-rex, y not

2