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Title: Is black alright?
Post by: sphetr2 on April 10, 2007, 06:13:34 pm: Hey guys, I'm designing my artwork right now (or at least trying to) and I'm afraid that black will not show up well as the background for a marquee/cp overlay.

Take a look at the image I attached (and stole from Arcade Art Library). Would this show up okay on an already black cab? Will the marquee light work badly with the black? Should I paint the cab a different color, then will the black look okay?

Thanks.
Title: Re: Is black alright?
Post by: somunny on April 10, 2007, 08:58:27 pm: I think the black backgound will look fine and make the text/block graphics stand out that much more.
Title: Re: Is black alright?
Post by: Donkey_Kong on April 10, 2007, 09:21:33 pm: Quote from: somunny on April 10, 2007, 08:58:27 pm
I think the black backgound will look fine and make the text/block graphics stand out that much more.
Exactly!!

Looks great sphetr2. Do you have a project page for this?
Title: Re: Is black alright?
Post by: bfauska on April 10, 2007, 09:27:05 pm: Just make sure the black is totally opaque, if there is bleed from the light it will look pretty cheap. I think that as long as the black stays black that marquee will look great.
Title: Re: Is black alright?
Post by: Timoe on April 10, 2007, 11:58:53 pm: Scott from Mamemarquees.com will know how to print it for you.
Title: Re: Is black alright?
Post by: Organic Jerk on April 11, 2007, 01:19:35 am: Quote from: somunny on April 10, 2007, 08:58:27 pm
I think the black backgound will look fine and make the text/block graphics stand out that much more.

Thirded! Cool, Simple, and good font choice... Nice work!
Title: Re: Is black alright?
Post by: sphetr2 on April 11, 2007, 05:08:32 pm: Quote from: Donkey_Kong on April 10, 2007, 09:21:33 pm
Looks great sphetr2. Do you have a project page for this?

Quote from: OrganicJerk on April 11, 2007, 01:19:35 am

Thirded! Cool, Simple, and good font choice... Nice work!

Heh. As much as I would like to take credit for this marquee, I got it from the Arcade Art Library. You can find it here (http://www.localarcade.com/arcade_art/details.php?image_id=1078&sessionid=pu4g9s05t3o612hhuum240tl41).

Apparently Atari Age was some Atari magazine back in the day. I didn't know that, but I like the way this one looks, so I decided to use it. The text looks really retro to me, and I think the simplicity of the colors (only 5) really reminds me of the arcades.

I have attached a 'proposed' CP layout that I (once again) stole. RayB sent me his layout and I changed the colors to match the marquee. Once again, this is not the final version, so feel free to leave any comments.

I'm not sure that a CP Layout would show up nice black, but do you think the same rules apply?
Title: Re: Is black alright?
Post by: somunny on April 11, 2007, 08:43:49 pm: I really ike the cp design overall, although I'm not sure about the purple "burst" on the right hand side. Again, I think the black background with the bright colors will look great. Matching buttons?
Title: Re: Is black alright?
Post by: bfauska on April 12, 2007, 12:18:35 am: I agree about the purple burst. It looks out of place. I am sure it was originally put there because it looked empty w/o something, but I think there must be some other solution.
Title: Re: Is black alright?
Post by: blueznl on April 12, 2007, 07:19:30 am: Why not reuse the coloured stripes from the marquee?
Title: Re: Is black alright?
Post by: bfauska on April 12, 2007, 01:32:49 pm: Quote from: blueznl on April 12, 2007, 07:19:30 am
Why not reuse the coloured stripes from the marquee?

Actually that is a good question, after reading this I looked at both images together and I think that the CP is too curvy for the marquee. An adaptation of the marquee might be a better look.