*FRONT* Side Design Thread - 2005 BYOAC Tokens

[Flinkly]

ok, mint it.

[RayB]

My eye still partially sees that as a circle on the upper half and a start button sitting on a joystick shaft.

The reason it looks like a button is because of the highlight. That highlight is kind of a "rim" or "edge" type of highlighting, whereas a ball would have a round highlight.

[pointdablame]

My eye still partially sees that as a circle on the upper half and a start button sitting on a joystick shaft.

The reason it looks like a button is because of the highlight. That highlight is kind of a "rim" or "edge" type of highlighting, whereas a ball would have a round highlight.

I think you are talking aobut the joystick ball looking like a button.. which isn't what I mean.

To me, it looks like the player start button is ON the joystick shaft... and the joystick ball looks more like a standalone circle at the top of the coin.

[Pixelhugger]

To me, it looks like the player start button is ON the joystick shaft... and the joystick ball looks more like a standalone circle at the top of the coin.

It's probably because the button is on the same plane as the joystick (bezel). Personally I really like the logo being on the same plane as the "control panel" but I can see how it may bother some people.

If there is significant interest in this design I'll tweak it accordingly (and remove the rim light if that bothers people).

[Pixelhugger]

Didn't have much time at all to work on the other designs today. But in tinkering a bit I'm beginning to think that the balll top in the background is a bit busy (if also a bit confusing).

Here's an alternate that combines some of the elements I was using in another design. This is rough so things probably don't align properly. I'm still working on the joystick and button layout to find something that feels balanced. I'm trying to get more buttons in without it getting cluttered. It feels a bit 2x2x2 right now. 

[Shua]

I have to say the single joystick is better.. It is a bit too noisy with two joysticks.

[Timoe]

I LOVE the dual joystick design.  YES!!


Thats a definite canidate.  Lets see more. 

[monkeybomb]

For me, buttons go on the right of the joystick - even within artistic interpretation.

[pointdablame]

I really LOVE the height of that joystick, but I'd be curious what one joystick and a button layout would look like.  The 2 is on the verge of being "busy" in my mind.

Great work again though.

[Pixelhugger]

For me, buttons go on the right of the joystick - even within artistic interpretation.

I feel your pain. I'd like to find a way to balance it out without reversing the controls or making it feel like a mirror image.

Still tweaking.

[xar256]

Just chiming in for a minute...I definately like the single balltop over the two bat handle joys.

Xar256 

[Flinkly]

yeah, that "new" version looks like there should be a rainbow above BYOAC...

i'm just not feeling it.  it's too busy on bottom and not busy enough on top.  keep up the good work though, pixel.

[quarterback]

i'm just not feeling it.

[Cyber Axe]

i love version 2 of Pixelhugger's single joystick design though the only thing i dislike is the 2005 not the best place and the font seems a bit off imo but other than that perfect (though doesnt really need the year if it appears on the back side which it probably will)

[pointdablame]

I hope I didn't bastardize your work too much Pixel , but I was curious what your dual joy side would look like with one joy and a different button layout.  I figured I'd post it just to show you guys.

And yeah... my photoshop skills are severly lacking

[darktemp]

I would do the same thing as pdb except maybe change the stick to a balltop and make 2 buttons that are slightly bigger instead of a bunch.

[missioncontrol]

I think you should try out the BYOAC logo on the cocktail design.......

[pointdablame]

threw in the balltop also just for comparison.  I think a few buttons as opposed to the pseudo-6 button layout I have could look good too.

[pointdablame]

Another quick idea, although I think this is a bit too busy personally.  I wanted to see somethign besides the lines up top, so threw this together.


I think its a bit much going on, but figured I'd post it anyway.

And if you wanna stab me for what I'm doing to your art Pixel... I don't blame you 

[Kremmit]

Warning:  I'm about to cross the threads.

I'd like to see the Coctail design submitted in the "Back" thread.  I really like it as "Tails".

[MrTroy]

Oooh I like upright next to the cocktail.

[GGKoul]

Tweak.

I like this one over the latest one you created.

[Timstuff]

I was trying to come up with ideas and whipped this up a few minutes ago.

[DrewKaree]

OH MY GOD!  YOU JAMMED A SCISSORS IN KENNY'S EYE!



It may just be the lack of sleep/excess of work, but I saw Kenny in the shapes and couldn't stop laughing at it!

[RayB]

Is that a duck?

[missioncontrol]

I think it's a penguin

[Chris]

I think it's a dragon from Adventure.

[monkeybomb]

The dragon doesn't work for me, but I the overall feel of the token is dead on IMO.  Not cluttered.  No extra boarders and it is clearly the heads side.  I'd love to see a second version.

[Timstuff]

I think that the heads side should have some kind of face on it. Finding something that's recognizable as being video-game related without being at risk of copyright violations is the tricky part. Hence, the duck/penguin/adventure dragon thing.

Try to think along those lines though. Some kind of face on the heads side would be ideal IMO.

[Chris]

The dragon doesn't work for me, but I the overall feel of the token is dead on IMO.

[monkeybomb]

How about with the Player 1 guy instead of the dragon?

Sweet!!

[Flinkly]

eh, they might as well be bathroom tokens.  and just to back that comment up, i was in france couple years back and actually had to pay like 2 euros to use a public restroom.

i kinda like the head/face idea, but i don't think we can make it recognizable enuogh without stepping over the trademark line.

[Timstuff]

Maybe a frog's head would work? I don't think you could get in trouble for violating the Frogger copyright, because if you could then Konami would have sued the town I used to live in a long time ago, because they have frog themed stuff everywhere.

[DrewKaree]

i kinda like the head/face idea, but i don't think we can make it recognizable enuogh without stepping over the trademark line.

The Player 1 figure is trademarked?  

[Kremmit]

Warning:  I'm about to cross the threads.

I'd like to see the Coctail design submitted in the "Back" thread.  I really like it as "Tails".

Hey, I wasn't kidding!  Please?

[Flinkly]

i kinda like the head/face idea, but i don't think we can make it recognizable enuogh without stepping over the trademark line.

The Player 1 figure is trademarked?

[Flinkly]

on a seperate note, what about making one side of the coin with a player one man on it, right in the center, and on the back, the two player men, again, right in the center.  we could put all our appropriate information around the outside, and it would look kinda like a button.

that would be a boring token though, maybe just put the player one guy on the front, but put the whole picture, not just a crop.  that way it looks like a start button (sweet...a token that looks like a start button, since you have to start with a token anyways.)

[Timstuff]

Here's an interesting idea I just stumbled onto. Just figured I'd put it out there. I see potential.

[Timstuff]

Here's a refinement of that concept.

[Timstuff]

And a mascot is born! Behold, the BYOAC VR-Man!