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BYOAC Hats v2.0 - now with real polling action!

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Stingray:
I'd be willing to pay extra to have Stingray embroidered on mine if that does become an option.  As it is, I'm still in for a plain vanilla version.

-S

nighthawk2099:
If we can't order them with our handle on them, you can take it to one of those small shops in the malls which does the embroidering on hats (or atleast they have a couple at my local mall) and they will be able to do it for a few dollars.

GGKoul:
I'm in for a fitted hat.  Any colour... and yes, I two have a "big" head

When are you expecting to run the batch?

Pixelhugger:
I'll be posting a news item any day to officially open the ordering process. I'll leave it open for a week or so then send the order in to the embroiderer. Turn around time after that is up to them.

Pixelhugger:

--- Quote ---my first impression was that it's a picture of a fishin' hat with an asterisk on top. It's funny how arcade cabinets are such strong pop culture icons but when you take a detail out of context it's really hard to distiguish.
--- End quote ---

I've been thinking a lot about how to avoid this. I showed the button logo to a coworker and a neighbor. Coworker is a bit young to remember arcades, neighbor is not a gamer but the right age to remember.

Results:  Co-worker's first impression... hat. Neighbors first impressions... "cake on a plate... or maybe a button of some sort."

So I've been trying to add detail to the design to make it more immediately recognizable, but I've found it remains too abstract out of context no matter how much detail is added. And the detail detracts from the iconic look. So.... my thought is to bring it into context in a way that keeps it feeling like a logo.

BYOAC on the front won't help. But the URL absolutely does. So unless there is a widespread revolt, this will be added to the design. If this is a deal breaker for anyone, I really apologize. :'( No orders have been taken so there's no need to retract anything... (you won't be billed  ;) for having posted interest )

Initially I wanted to avoid putting anything other than the logo up front. But I think this layout keeps the clean look and really helps the button function as a logo. I am absolutely determined to avoid any confusion on what the hat represents this time around.  ;D

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