Norton Commando at the Pasty Kitchen
For about 2 years during the mid-1980's I was the editor/publisher of the Norton Rag monthly newsletter for the San Diego (California) Norton Club, now defunct. Except for material submitted by club members, I found myself working on every aspect of producing the periodical including the creation of the line art for the covers and for some features. (I also edited, typed out and proofread the text, created the camera-ready paste-ups, arranged for printing and finally mailed them out to the club members.) This was years before desktop publishing with computers was available.
The pinstripe outlined Norton Rag heading at the top was my work as well.
By then I was already a regular customer of the Pasty Kitchen in Los Alamitos, California. Because the pasty originated from the Cornish Peninsula of England, and because the Norton was a prominent motorcycle brand from England, I created this illustration of a Norton Commando Fastback juxtaposed over the front of the business for the October, 1986 issue.
Note that the bike is parked as if it approached from the left which would be the norm in Britain.
The Norton Rag was the second periodical on which I worked. The first one was the student-produced 49er Engineer magazine at Long Beach State University.
Norton Commando at the Pasty Kitchen
For about 2 years during the mid-1980's I was the editor/publisher of the Norton Rag monthly newsletter for the San Diego (California) Norton Club, now defunct. Except for material submitted by club members, I found myself working on every aspect of producing the periodical including the creation of the line art for the covers and for some features. (I also edited, typed out and proofread the text, created the camera-ready paste-ups, arranged for printing and finally mailed them out to the club members.) This was years before desktop publishing with computers was available.
The pinstripe outlined Norton Rag heading at the top was my work as well.
By then I was already a regular customer of the Pasty Kitchen in Los Alamitos, California. Because the pasty originated from the Cornish Peninsula of England, and because the Norton was a prominent motorcycle brand from England, I created this illustration of a Norton Commando Fastback juxtaposed over the front of the business for the October, 1986 issue.
Note that the bike is parked as if it approached from the left which would be the norm in Britain.
The Norton Rag was the second periodical on which I worked. The first one was the student-produced 49er Engineer magazine at Long Beach State University.