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Title: Gamenstein Marquee -- new addition.
Post by: dvdapex on February 13, 2004, 12:05:16 pm: Which of these two marquees do you like better for my Gamenstein project (see here (http://www.arcadecontrols.org/yabbse/index.php?board=10;action=display;threadid=16062) for the project)?

If you have any suggestions let me know. BTW, I am very, very inexperienced in graphics manipulation, so keep that in mind when making suggestions.
Title: Re:Gamenstein Marquee -- which is better?
Post by: dvdapex on February 13, 2004, 12:07:18 pm: Sorry, I didn't know how to upload two pictures in one post.
Title: Re:Gamenstein Marquee -- which is better?
Post by: BobbyG66 on February 13, 2004, 12:19:00 pm: That's easy, go with the second one!
Any designs on the CP yet?

You're artwork is great, don't be so hard on yourself... :D

Can't wait to see some pics.
Title: Re:Gamenstein Marquee -- which is better?
Post by: dvdapex on February 13, 2004, 12:34:44 pm: Quote from: BobbyG66 on February 13, 2004, 12:19:00 pm
Any designs on the CP yet?

You're artwork is great, don't be so hard on yourself... :D

No CP designs yet. Since it's going to be 4-player, I'm not sure if I'm going to try to angle the 3rd and 4th players or not. I'd like to not do that, but I also don't want a really long panel.

My "artwork" consists of a frankenstein picture I found on Google, a lightning picture I found on Google and a "Frankenstein" font I found on Google. I just happen to know how to move a layer to the back in PSP and do drop shadows. "Cut and paste" is my best friend. :)
Title: Re:Gamenstein Marquee -- which is better?
Post by: Goz on February 13, 2004, 12:39:03 pm: #2 is a clear choice... The lightning really adds to it. Of course it is all personal preferrence.
Title: Re:Gamenstein Marquee -- which is better?
Post by: Stingray on February 13, 2004, 01:51:59 pm: Keep the lightning.

-S
Title: Re:Gamenstein Marquee -- which is better?
Post by: greywolf22 on February 13, 2004, 05:04:54 pm: I am going to agree with what everyone else is saying...the lightning adds an awesome effect.
Title: Re:Gamenstein Marquee -- which is better?
Post by: mozzer on February 13, 2004, 05:58:56 pm: No doubt........ #2

Sweet work. Your talent shows!
Title: Re:Gamenstein Marquee -- which is better?
Post by: Harakiri on February 15, 2004, 10:24:01 pm: I like also the #2!

Are you sure that one of the goals is to attrract people with that marquee? :)

In spite of that it's great! Congrats :)
Title: Re:Gamenstein Marquee -- which is better?
Post by: RetroBorg on February 16, 2004, 05:46:55 am: Second one is much better, that's a nice looking marquee but I don't like your choice of fonts though. Perhaps you should play around with different fonts unless you really like that one of course. I guess it's probably a similar or same font to the one used in the movie Frankenstein so I guess you got to go with that sort of font, I just can't work out how they get a G out of that font.
Title: Re:Gamenstein Marquee -- which is better?
Post by: GGKoul on February 16, 2004, 11:52:24 am: Just a suggestion.. but replace the man with a of picture a glowing arcade machine.

So it looks like the lighting in powering up your Gamenstien machine.
Title: Re:Gamenstein Marquee -- which is better?
Post by: dvdapex on February 16, 2004, 07:04:11 pm: Quote from: GGKoul on February 16, 2004, 11:52:24 am
Just a suggestion.. but replace the man with a of picture a glowing arcade machine.

I used your suggestion (sort of) and made this. I didn't like it at first, but it's growing on me. What do you think?
Title: Re:Gamenstein Marquee -- new addition.
Post by: crashwg on February 16, 2004, 08:19:45 pm: I'd go with either the guy or the machine myself... probably just the guy

another idea would be to maybe have some kind of box or something with arcade parts coming together/to life, something like that, eh, I dunno?
Title: Re:Gamenstein Marquee -- new addition.
Post by: GGKoul on February 18, 2004, 02:17:10 am: I think it would look better if you tilted the machine to so the angle is equal too the lightening post.
Title: Re:Gamenstein Marquee -- new addition.
Post by: Stingray on February 18, 2004, 12:30:28 pm: I liked it better without the cab. I also have to disagree with retroborg about the font. That's perfect for your Frankenstein theme.

-S