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**DESIGN PERIOD COMPLETE - 2007 BYOAC Token BACK SIDE Design Thread**

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Santoro:
This thread is for the design discussions and proposals regarding the back(reverse) side of the 2007 BYOAC token.

We are designing  .984" (25mm) tokens.  Submissions should be in black and white only.  White should indicate the lowest point of the token, black the highest.  If you want to show half-height details use gray. Different levels of gray are OK.  Of interest as you design,  the 'lowest' or 'deepest' point on the token will usually be shiny because it doesn't require machining.

So that those of us who are not Photoshop Gurus are given a fair shot , no 'blinged' renderings should be posted. (Bling refers to color, photorealistic renderings.)


Guidelines/Rules
-No R-Rated material
-No trademarked or copyrighted images. (Pacman, etc...) MAME IS OK though, we have approval to use the logo if we like as long as we respect the spirit of MAME - i.e. no references to playing thousands of games, etc.
-No Bling - refer to the 2004 thread below to see how blinged line art turns out. Pixelhugger will bling all final entries for us.  Thanks!
-Should display "Build Your Own Arcade Controls" (or at least "BYOAC") and the www.arcadecontrols.com URL on the front because BYOAC is the whole point of the tokens.
-If at all possible you should have your art in vector format. (AI for example.)  Next best is very high-res raster (Hi-res meaning greater than or equal to 300DPI,) but I discourage it because we have always used vector with superb results.  Low-res artwork won't work, you will need to have someone fix it up for you.  Vector fonts need to be converted to curves.

Of interest as you design,  the 'lowest' or 'deepest' point on the token will usually be shiny because it doesn't require machining.

If you are submitting what you consider your final proposal, please say so in your post. Otherwise we will assume you are submitting it for group discussion and tweaking.

This is a sample from 2004:


Here are previous years' threads for reference.
2006 Front
2006 Back
2005 Front
2005 Back
2004 combined thread

Go for it!

RandyT:

How about a post with artwork for all of the past years designs, and maybe even the finished token photos next to them, for those who may not have been following along.

It might help to get the process going to see, in one place, the current designs and how they finally translated to the real deal.

RandyT

nostrebor:

--- Quote from: RandyT on May 14, 2007, 03:44:11 pm ---
How about a post with artwork for all of the past years designs, and maybe even the finished token photos next to them, for those who may not have been following along.

It might help to get the process going to see, in one place, the current designs and how they finally translated to the real deal.

RandyT

--- End quote ---

Also, Randy would like a pony.

Thanks!

 ;D

RandyT:

Ok, how about just the artwork proofs sent to the mint for manufacturing?  I'm assuming someone has these and can throw a few pictures up in a post, no?  Got to be easier than everyone going through old threads trying to figure out which designs finally made it.


BTW, I already have a "pony" and it has 1100cc's  ;)

RandyT

Pixelhugger:

--- Quote ---Also, Randy would like a pony.

Thanks!

 Grin
--- End quote ---

:laugh2:

Me too. Because hey. Free pony.

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