So here's my latest Forza 2 work-in-progress, a car themed after my favorite world affairs/design/culture magazine Monocle:

It's certainly not as flashy as the Domino's car though, honestly, it's been about twice as difficult to pull off. Creating the Monocole "font" took damn near forever, and I'm still not happy with the results. Much tweaking ahead, I think.

It brought to mind a conversation that Justin and I have had over the past few days regarding the pros and cons of the vinyl system in Forza 2. For me, one of the biggest problems has been the lack of fonts available. Instead of painstakingly creating each letter of the Monocole logo, for example, it would have been so much nicer to simply have used a serif font that was "pretty close" and moved on to designing other parts of the car. As it stands, I've spent a total of about three hours simply designing a seven-letter logo. I know Justin had similar gripes about his Snapfish car.

Of course, judging by the insanely detailed cars out there, people with way more skill than meare finding creative solutions to these problems. Still, wouldn't it be nice if one of the upcoming download packs included some new fonts and other vinyl goodies to work with?

As an aside, if you're looking for a place to share your designs, ask for logo advice, or simply put your masterpiece in a race, check out the new Forza 2 Paintshop Union, which Justin started yesterday. We've got some good stuff planned, so drop on by and share your work with us.