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| Santoro:
Looking for opinions on the 2011 BYOAC tokens and associated process. 1) Do you think it's too early to start a new design contest? 2) Are there any changes you would make to the design contest and its rules? 3) What works well with the current process? 4) What bugs you about the current process? My thoughts in no particular order: *I am thinking it would be nice to have the 2011 tokens available on Jan 1 2011. Experience tells us 4-5 months is the right lead time. *I have always been mildly uneasy about the way we sometimes wind up with a superb front candidates and superb back candidates, but the best fronts/backs clash stylistically. To date the voting has wound up picking compatible designs, but I am worried that one day we will have a 'retro' front with a modern/abstract back or something. Technically the designs might both be awesome, but paired together might make a 'weird' token that no one would want to buy. Might we require that each entrant submits design pairs that we subsequently vote on? Or do we just deal with it adhoc later if it happens? The process certainly doesn't need that much changing as we have consistently turned out the best tokens on earth IMHO, but there is always room for honing a bit. |
| MameMaster!:
So far I've loved 'em all. I don't have issue with front/back clashing. This is a hobby, so it's fun to see what these talented guys come up with year after year. I would say my biggest problem is that I now have thousands of tokens-- something to consider when doing your next orders. Personally I will only be ordering....wait for it.....here it comes......TOKEN AMOUNTS!!! :lol :laugh2: :cheers: I would love to see some "reproduction" tokens from arcades past....just a thought. :applaud: http://neatocoolville.blogspot.com/2007/07/1980s-arcade-tokens.html This is a site with a bunch featured. Here's my favorite...I dig the retro Star Wars vibe. |
| mr.Curmudgeon:
--- Quote from: Santoro on July 15, 2010, 12:06:07 pm ---Looking for opinions on the 2011 BYOAC tokens and associated process. --- End quote --- --- Quote ---1) Do you think it's too early to start a new design contest? --- End quote --- It's never too early. --- Quote ---2) Are there any changes you would make to the design contest and its rules? --- End quote --- If there are any slogans, or themes suggested, then I would like to see a pre-design deadline for the text. Otherwise, it should be open-season with designs. --- Quote ---3) What works well with the current process? --- End quote --- User comments and suggestions help designers refine their designs for wider appeal. I like the ongoing dialog during the design phase. --- Quote ---4) What bugs you about the current process? --- End quote --- I like your suggestion that each token submission should require a BACK and FRONT design. I'm big on unified themes, and I see a two-sided design as a function of having a two-sided object. Maybe there can be an option to 'vote' for combining two separate designs if the community really, really feels differently? Or maybe the entrants can stipulate whether or not their design can be 'separated' or not? Or maybe it should really just be all or nothing? |
| Dr Zero:
--- Quote from: MameMaster! on July 15, 2010, 12:25:21 pm ---So far I've loved 'em all. I don't have issue with front/back clashing. This is a hobby, so it's fun to see what these talented guys come up with year after year. I would say my biggest problem is that I now have thousands of tokens-- something to consider when doing your next orders. Personally I will only be ordering....wait for it.....here it comes......TOKEN AMOUNTS!!! :lol :laugh2: :cheers: I would love to see some "reproduction" tokens from arcades past....just a thought. :applaud: http://neatocoolville.blogspot.com/2007/07/1980s-arcade-tokens.html This is a site with a bunch featured. Here's my favorite...I dig the retro Star Wars vibe. --- End quote --- A +1 to this I like the idea of the retro look and mixed design is fine as long as they are not the same pic everyone will know there is a front and back |
| leapinlew:
Some suggestions for 2011 tokens. It's a big anniversary year. 30 year anniversary for some huge titles: Donkey Kong Ms. Pacman Galaga Frogger |
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