June 04, 2024, 08:07:17 pm
Home
Help
Search
Login
Register
News:
Support this site
Shop
Amazon
through our link. Thank you!
Forum notices to gmail.com addresses are working. Microsoft addresses are still not.
The NEW Build Your Own Arcade Controls
|
Main
|
Artwork
|
"Rules" regarding vertical sideart??
Main
Restorations
Software
Audio/Jukebox/MP3
Everything Else
Buy/Sell/Trade
Project Announcements
Monitor/Video
GroovyMAME
Merit/JVL Touchscreen
Meet Up
Retail Vendors
Driving & Racing
Woodworking
Software Support Forums
Consoles
Project Arcade
Reviews
Automated Projects
Artwork
Frontend Support Forums
Pinball
Forum Discussion
Old Boards
Raspberry Pi & Dev Board
controls.dat
Linux
Miscellaneous Arcade
Wiki Discussion
Old Archives
Lightguns
Arcade1Up
Try the site in https mode
Site News
Unread posts
|
New Replies
|
Recent posts
|
Rules
|
Chatroom
|
Wiki
|
File Repository
|
RSS
|
Submit news
« previous
next »
Send this topic
Print
Pages: [
1
]
Go Down
Author
Topic: "Rules" regarding vertical sideart?? (Read 2018 times)
0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.
aeroflott
Trade Count:
(
0
)
Full Member
Offline
Posts: 59
Last login:October 13, 2012, 04:50:01 pm
"Rules" regarding vertical sideart??
«
on:
January 30, 2005, 12:42:31 pm »
Hi all. I have my artwork printed and ready to apply to my MAME cab. It needs to be applied vertically (as there is no room for it to be horizontal). What are the rules regarding this?
Should the lettering read from top to bottom, or bottom up? Or should one be top to bottom and the other bottom to top, so that it can be read from the front of the cab? I've found this image which seems to provide the answer:
I think this is how I want it, but want it to be right. Can I assume this is correct? Thoughts anyone?
Thanks
Tony
Logged
RayB
I'm not wearing pants! HA!
Trade Count:
(
+4
)
Full Member
Offline
Posts: 11279
Last login:May 12, 2024, 11:26:01 pm
There's my post
Re: "Rules" regarding vertical sideart??
«
Reply #1 on:
January 30, 2005, 01:20:55 pm »
I don't know if there ARE rules.
If you want authenticity, then copy what Atari did. Look up "Road Runner" and "Road Blasters" on
www.KLOV.com
. You'll see each side.
Logged
NO MORE!!
aeroflott
Trade Count:
(
0
)
Full Member
Offline
Posts: 59
Last login:October 13, 2012, 04:50:01 pm
Re: "Rules" regarding vertical sideart??
«
Reply #2 on:
January 30, 2005, 02:11:25 pm »
Hmmm. If you look at the Roadblasters cab on Klov, you can see that the lettering "ATARI" goes from bottom to top on the right hand side. But the right hand side repro stuff I posted above goes from top to bottom.
I can't decide which looks best!
Any more thoughts anyone?
Logged
RayB
I'm not wearing pants! HA!
Trade Count:
(
+4
)
Full Member
Offline
Posts: 11279
Last login:May 12, 2024, 11:26:01 pm
There's my post
Re: "Rules" regarding vertical sideart??
«
Reply #3 on:
January 30, 2005, 03:06:07 pm »
My own rule would be this: If you approach the machine, which way would you tilt your head to read words? Me, I'd naturally tilt it left, since I read left to right and it seems to make more sense to me to have it go from bottom to top.
Logged
NO MORE!!
melidian
Trade Count:
(
0
)
Full Member
Offline
Posts: 250
Last login:August 01, 2009, 09:24:38 pm
Me So Happy...Me Want To Cry.
Re: "Rules" regarding vertical sideart??
«
Reply #4 on:
January 30, 2005, 10:38:13 pm »
bottom to top reads better for me...do it
Logged
i love the fishes cause their so delicious
Witchboard
Trade Count:
(
+3
)
Full Member
Offline
Posts: 2002
Last login:January 05, 2022, 09:09:24 pm
Re: "Rules" regarding vertical sideart??
«
Reply #5 on:
January 31, 2005, 12:48:46 am »
Look at how the movie labels are on the sides of a DVD/VHS case and maybe use that as a model. Seems to me that people would be used to that.
Logged
aeroflott
Trade Count:
(
0
)
Full Member
Offline
Posts: 59
Last login:October 13, 2012, 04:50:01 pm
Re: "Rules" regarding vertical sideart??
«
Reply #6 on:
January 31, 2005, 07:00:16 am »
OK - after much debate, I went with bottom up on both sides. If you're interested:
Cheers
TT
Logged
Witchboard
Trade Count:
(
+3
)
Full Member
Offline
Posts: 2002
Last login:January 05, 2022, 09:09:24 pm
Re: "Rules" regarding vertical sideart??
«
Reply #7 on:
January 31, 2005, 08:43:42 am »
Wow.. nice candy cab. Seeing those almost makes me want to just by a couple of those for projects. Of course, I'm not sure I can afford those. Looks good though.
Logged
Send this topic
Print
Pages: [
1
]
Go Up
« previous
next »
The NEW Build Your Own Arcade Controls
|
Main
|
Artwork
|
"Rules" regarding vertical sideart??