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New thread... Post "finished" designs here....
Cue-Ball:
--- Quote from: Pixelhugger on April 24, 2003, 02:53:06 pm ---Thanks for the cue, Cue ;D - I think I know what your talking about, and I agree. The original joystick artwork I created was solid (not "pixelated" or icon-like) and had an exagerated perspective, especially along the front lower edge. In translating this to the block art and cropping the lower front corner, I think I missed a couple of pixels blocks which made the exagerated perspective go a bit wonky. Does either of these help? The one on the left adds the missing pixels, the one on the right adds the pixels and removes some of the exagerated perspective.
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It still doesn't quite look right. The perspective is just too exaggerated. The fact that the "rear" of the stick and the "front" of the stick don't match up just looks odd to my eyes. I think my brain expects something to be there. I think this much of a perspective shift would look okay on a building or something, but for something as small as a joystick my mind expects it to be proportionate.
Here's a copy of your pic that i quickly (and sloppily) touched up to illustrate what i mean:
Or you could go the other way and make it more horizontal, but either way i think the front and back edges need to be a sort of mirror image of each other in order to make it look right. This is just my $0.02 cents though, and in no way is meant to berate your work.
Pixelhugger:
No beratement taken ;) Actually your touch up illustrates your point very well. I do think a bit more horizontal perspective would look good, but given this scale and the number of blocks to work with there's something really nice about the eveness of what you did, and you're right-seeing your example, the horizontal and vertical dimensions should clearly be mirror images. Guess I was holding too close to the stylized original to see how off kilter it was becoming. Thanks for the input! If there's more interest in the design I'll make those changes accordingly.
Cue-Ball:
I also think a more horizontal look would be better. It's just that it was easier to show what i was talking about to do it the way i did. Since you have source material to work with, and since you can seem to whip out these designs really quickly, i'm guessing it wouldn't be a problem for you to fix the perspective but still keep the original "style" of the design.
I guess since i'm already making a post i might as well add this:
I think the "Build your own or go broke tryin" slogan that was submitted (sorry, can't remember who it was and can't see their post as i type this) is pure genius. I, for one, can definitely relate.
Pixelhugger:
Me too, I think my CP cost me close to $400. :-[
And worth every dime!
Cue-Ball:
Okay, i have a question about the whole T-shirt deal....
Are we trying to come up with a single image that is going to represent ArcadeControls.com or are we just trying to come up with an image that looks good on a T-shirt and who's proceeds will help fund the site? I think that these are two very different goals and require very different approaches.
If this is going to be a "logo" of sorts for the site, then it really needs to focus on the controls and/or cabinet themselves and not necessarily the games.
If the goal is to produce a T-shirt which will sell well and which BYOACers will be proud to wear, then the criteria could be quite different. For instance, Pixelhuggers "pixelated alien" design (on a thread in the "Everything Else" forum, i think) has nothing to do with arcade controls but has garnered a lot of interest and uses an image directly associated with arcade gaming.
I guess what i'm getting at is this: If we're trying to make a logo for the site then people will be more restricted to what they can design and we'll have to settle for ONE design. If we're trying to make some T-shirts, bumper stickers, etc then there's no real reason not to offer 2, 3 or even more designs. Some people will want the white "Player one" design on blue. Some will want Frostillcus' design on black. Some may want the blue "pixelated invader" on a coffee mug, whatever. If we're just interested in merchandise then we can easily offer up several different designs for people to choose from (which i think would be the best thing to do).
Perhaps we should be trying to make one "official" logo and then come up with other ideas for additional t-shirts and such. What do you guys think?
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