Marquee Help???

[IncrdblHulk7]

Here is my cabinet project thread ...
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=26945.0

I have some more updated pics that I still need to post.  I have completed everything ... except the marquee!!!

The visible area of the marquee slot is 5.25" x 23" - so it is a little smaller than most normal marquees.

I was hoping to name my cab "Absolut Arcade" and have the marquee sort of like one of those cool Absolut Vodka Ads. 

Example: Have an Absolut Vodka bottle - with Absolut Arcade on the label and the silhouette of an arcade machine etched on the bottle.  The trouble with this is that I dont have much height to my marquee. 

Any other ideas or help?  My attempts at making this have resulted in very frustrating results - since I am not that good with Illustrator.

Thanks

[mahuti]

I would recommend something that is actually clever, like the real absolut ads. Some of the absolut ads can be rather dull, but many are toungue in cheek & thoughtful. Rather than trying to recapture the look of the photographed vodka bottle, approach it a little more in the style of the original arcade marquees... more of a graphic look for starters would help you display the bottle in a way that is clear enough for people to get the joke. You could

1. Incorporate the bottle as a letter in one of the original marquees (with the tag "absolut arcade" underneath.

2. You could use the bottle as a joystick... the marquee could look like a big CPO with the bottle stick in the middle, with the tag underneath (and smallish) It could either be right-side-up or upside-down.

3. You could use the bottle as a replacement for the hero depicted on many

[IncrdblHulk7]

OK - here is my first attempt at my marquee.  Open to comments and suggestions.  The yellow border denotes the visible area.

I tried to make the Power Pellets be Absolut Vodka bottles - but I don't know how well you will be able to see the small bottle.  ?

[mahuti]

I'll help you out on one thing. I've attached the absolut logo as a PDF. I have some other suggestions too, but I don't have time to comment in detail right now... maybe tonight.

[mahuti]

actually, I've created the "absolut arcade" words in the correct font.

For those of you playing at home the Absolut font is a subtle variation on Futura Extra Bold Condensed, with some negative letterspacing. I used the Absolut logo, plus the word arcade in the correct font. The only difference between the font version and the actual logo was a very small difference in the "s" and some kerning here and there. Rather than match it, I just used the first part of the logo.

[IncrdblHulk7]

Where can I get that Font?  It is not built-in the Adobe tools?

[PoDunkMoFo]

How bout this.

[quarterback]

How bout this.

I like

[IncrdblHulk7]

That is pretty darn good.  Nice job incorporating the bottle!

Can you send me the AI file.

[PoDunkMoFo]

Thanks.

PM your e-mail adress & I will send it to you on Monday.  I did it at work and won't be able to send it till then.

[PoDunkMoFo]

Hey Hulk,

Sorry I didn't get to send the artwork to you Monday.  Just e-mailed it to you a few minutes ago.  Hope it works for ya.