Quote Originally Posted by Wompet View Post
I like the looks of it, but if I may make three points:

  1. The colors are an almost perfect match to the Buffalo tartan. You might consider different shadings so the two tartans are more dissimilar.
  2. I personally would go with a slate gray instead of the morning grey - to me it better evokes the architecture of New York's cities - solidity with style.
  3. Just wanted to reiterate this. You may want to make further revisions using a different tartan designer - Matt Newsome recommended this one in his blog, and there have been a couple of others mentioned around the forum.
Thanks for your input, Wompet, I do appreciate it.

I took a look at the Buffalo tartan and I don't really see much similarity. Perhaps the color range is similar in some respects, but that could be said of a lot of traditional tartans. Look at how many are based on the Government Sett.

As regards your concern about Scotweb's weaving rights, please see my reply to Ryan above.

I don't know if you've ever used an online tartan designer, or any tartan design software, but I have not found a designer that is as user friendly as Scotweb's. I have tried several others and they're generally wonky and clumsy to use. Scotweb also has a greater variety of colors available to work with. The Croft Weaver you provided a link for is nearly as nice, but even its advanced color selection pales in comparison to Scotweb's. Maybe it's just me, but I am not really comfortable with any other designer.