need your opinion on this marquee

[clickhea]

my first attempt:




http://img370.imageshack.us/img370/4410/marqoo2.jpg

black border:



http://img252.imageshack.us/img252/8195/marq2wc8.jpg

dont worry about hurting my feelings i have strong skin, whats your opinions

when i resized the image way down it made the blue border around the letters quite a bit bigger, the blue border in the original image isnt quite as thick.

click the links to see the images better

[Encryptor]

I don't think they look too bad. The only thing is that the Fusion background looks kinda scrunched.

Encryptor

[clickhea]

yeah well the image was resized way down from what the final version will be that way i could link it here

[(+_+)]

dont worry about hurting my feelings i have strong skin, whats your opinions

They're both lousy, infantile and amateuresque looking. I've seen better from someone attempting to draw with their wrong foot. 

I like the second one better.

[TelcoLou]

Looks very generic, not very original. Too "Pac Man" oriented.

But yeah, the 2nd one looks better, since the blue outline is too distracting.

[coltchillin]

i would drop the pac font to start with and be careful with the gradients, shades and dropshadows.

[clickhea]

alright, do the gradients not print right or somthing?

and does anyone have a better font for me :|

[clickhea]

is this one a little better?




http://img292.imageshack.us/img292/9828/88452499ya6.jpg

[TelcoLou]

It looks nice. So did the 2nd one in your first post. You're the one that has to look at the darn thing every time you play games on your cab, so it should be a personal decision.

[SirPeale]

It looks somehow...familiar.

http://www.pealefamily.net/tech/newmame/index.php?cat=6

[clickhea]

i hear ya tele,

tele why did u say to avoi the shadows, do they not print well?

[TelcoLou]

I never said avoid the shadows .. only said the blue outline on the first version (1st post) looked too distracting. I actually like this last one best

[clickhea]

i dont have much expierence with photoshop so my stuff isnt so good

[RoninEditor]

Overall, I think there's too much negative space (emptiness)... and right now there's no 'weight' to the middle of it to kinda anchor one's eye, it's all just kinda floating.  Maybe you can just take an original marquee, import it to Photoshop, then doctor it to your verbage, like an original Donkey Kong or other classic. 

But don't sweat what's been done or not been done in other cabs, none of us are reinventing the wheel... at the end of the day, we're all trying to create some kind of feeling from our childhood so whatever gets that done for you, go with it, even if it might be similar to someone else's design.   

[Ginsu Victim]

Not a fan of the squished background, but otherwise, I like it.

[mountain]

Try cropping the fusion background to the marquee size instead of shrinking it. Other than that, I think it looks great!

[clickhea]

interesting input mountain, i dont know why i diddnt think of that

[SirPeale]

Why re-invent the wheel?

http://localarcade.com/arcade_art/details.php?image_id=338

[coltchillin]

i hear ya tele,

tele why did u say to avoi the shadows, do they not print well?

they should print well but you asked for opinions on your design so i just gave mine.

[clickhea]

is this a lil better? i cropped the background



http://img503.imageshack.us/img503/3392/marqueefinalwi4.jpg


with grid




http://img501.imageshack.us/img501/6551/gridvp1.jpg

[stan2323]

Personally I think the cropped background in the 2nd one from your original post would be best so far.  I like the yellow letters without the blue outline and I like the cropped background instead of the shrunk.  Just my 2 Cents. 

[rotheblog]

I think you had some good suggestions on cropping the fusion image.  This is a much better treatment then smashing the original image non-proportionately and showing through some of the inadequacy in skill.

I feel like when I look at the lettering that the only things that have been tried are the most simple layers styles - borders, outer drop shadows, inner drop shadows, etc.  Why not try some of the more advanced applications of some of those layer styles and incorporate some of the treatments from the era of this kind of artwork.  A lot of old arcade lettering had a thick border, if not two or three borders / outlines.  (Maximus Arcade logo is a perfect example of a modern day spin with a retro feel).  I feel like the inner shadow is silly when you will be printing out a 'flat' dimensioned marquee.  Why not use glow set with a hard edge as well as a border, give it some thickness, and mess with the blending modes to pull in some of the fusion background?  The original blue and black borders set at about 1-2 pt felt too timid and insecure about being a part of the artwork, and you definitely need some contrast in the middle where your lettering overlaps the fusion background.

[clickhea]

problem is iam really not an artist, nor do i have much expierence with photoshop, so although i agree it needs alot of work, iam realy not capable of it

[rotheblog]

Ok...that was kind of a cop out response and confusing.  You have done drop shadows and borders, and I have given you tips on things to try in the same tool area in the program.  This has nothing to do with being an artist.  You have us for the creative eyes on what does or doesn't work, and you obviously know how to edit drop shadows and similar effects.  Can't you try some of these things and post results here for feedback?  Do you know what a blending mode is, not every one does...