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**DESIGN PERIOD COMPLETE - 2007 BYOAC Token BACK SIDE Design Thread**
langdoguk:
--- Quote from: bfauska on August 10, 2007, 07:54:17 pm ---An assortment option would be great, I can't imagine I will need more than 100 tokens though, so maybe 25 each of 2004, 2005, 2006, & 2007. I suppose if that option doesn't come up I may be able to find 3 other people interested in that and then we'd just split them amongst ourselves.
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:applaud: I agree , that would be ideal for myself too .
missioncontrol:
I wonder how good Mr. C's design would look without the stipple
mr.Curmudgeon:
I think on that latest rendering, the stipple looks more pronounced than it would be normally, since the lighting is a bit different (brighter) than the last image.
Look at the first 'blinged' image, and you'll see the difference.
The stipple, I think, would make the details stand out more on an actual token. Without it, the various design elements would probably blend together.
I've got a 'Retroblast' token, with stippling on it, an it looks *really* nice. It's very subtle.
EDIT: Here's an image comparing the two. The stipple on an actual coin, looks more like the rendering on the left.
Santoro:
--- Quote from: bfauska on August 10, 2007, 07:54:17 pm ---An assortment option would be great, I can't imagine I will need more than 100 tokens though, so maybe 25 each of 2004, 2005, 2006, & 2007. I suppose if that option doesn't come up I may be able to find 3 other people interested in that and then we'd just split them amongst ourselves.
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I need to structure the sales in a way that we get enough orders to justify making the tokens at all.. this due to factory minimums. I also need to be sure I don't get stuck with too many unsold tokens.
Because of this, I do the same thing every year.. We have minimum orders of 200 of each metal for the first round, then a a few months after the tokens are avaiiable I make 100-lots available. If I had 100 or 50-lots available up front, most people would go for those to save money. This is not a very big market, and it's likely we would either not have enough tokens to order at all, or I might not make any profit at all due to unsold ones.
This way everyone wins.. If you want a smaller lot, you will be able to get one, you just need a little patience.
Pixelhugger:
Not stippling is a huge mistake. Not only does it emphasize details, but the lowest areas of the coin if left unstippled tend to look tin like and flat. I realize the "blinging" has its drawbacks. The actual feel of the stipple is pretty hard to accurately convey.