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Q*Bert_OP:
Mods: please sticky this topic. This will be the official token design thread for this year's tokens.

Folks, I've decided to take on this year's token project, since it doesn't look like Santoro will be doing it this year.

In this thread, please post your 2012 BYOAC token designs, both front and back in this thread. Please note what side you're submitting designs for.

At a later time, we may consider doing tokens that aren't specific to BYOAC, but rather to the arcade and pinball community as a whole, and without a year.

Timeline:
Feb. 29: Design entries close/voting
Mar: Pre-ordering(More paid pre-orders=lower pricing)
Apr.: Die making/minting (orders should ship within 2-3 weeks of die completion)


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We are designing  .984" (25mm) tokens.  So that all entries are judged equally, submissions should be in grayscale only, without bling. (Bling refers to color, photorealistic renderings. If we get a volunteer to bling all entries at the end equally, we can do that.)  White should indicate the lowest point of the token, black the highest.  If you want to show partial-height details use shades of gray, Different levels of gray are OK.  Of interest as you design,  the 'lowest' or 'deepest' point on the token will usually be shiny because it doesn't require machining.

So that those of us who are not Photoshop Gurus are given a fair shot , no 'blinged' renderings should be posted.

Guidelines/Rules
-No R-Rated material
-No trademarked or copyrighted images. (Pacman, etc...)
-MAME references are OK though, we have approval to use the logo if we like as long as we respect the spirit of MAME - i.e. no references to playing thousands of games, etc.
-No Bling - refer to the 2004 thread below to see how blinged line art turns out.
-Should display "Build Your Own Arcade Controls" (or at least "BYOAC") and the www.arcadecontrols.com URL   because BYOAC is the whole point of the tokens.
-If at all possible you should have your art in vector format. (Adobe Illustrator AI for example.)  Next best is very high-res raster (Hi-res meaning greater than or equal to 300DPI,) but I discourage it because we have always used vector with superb results.  Low-res artwork won't work, you will need to have someone fix it up for you.
-Vector fonts need to be converted to curves.
- .002" is the absolute minimum line width.  While lines can be reproduced at this scale, text may not be readable for being too small.
-The 'lowest' or 'deepest' point on the token will usually be shiny because it doesn't require machining.
-Keep in mind that almost 30% of my customers are outside the USA, so specific references to US currency, flags, etc may hurt your chances of winning.
-If you are submitting what you consider your final proposal, please say so in your post. Otherwise we will assume you are submitting it for group discussion and tweaking.

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Mac Green:
sweet can t wait to see what they look like  :laugh: Mac
tho:
I have no designs but I'm looking forward to buying some tokens.

TD
Q*Bert_OP:
No designs yet?

For this to work, and to have this year's tokens this year, we need some designs (and orders  :D) from the community.
vorghagen:
I still think jfunks '1up army' design is one of the best of any year and would love to see it on a token.
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