Economical re-label, "Ballad of Buster Scruggs" theme (2 Viewers)

[eightyWon]

I've been kicking around ideas for doing a low-cost custom re-label set while I save for and design CPC's.

One idea is based around re-labeling a set of Outlaw's, themed after the first short story from the movie The Ballad of Buster Scruggs. In the story, our hero plays poker in the "Frenchman's Gulch Saloon". These chips would be styled from signs on the exterior of the saloon itself (as the chips used in the movie are nondescript).

Inspiration stills:

...and my first mockups for the inlays:


Front:

Back, option 1:

Back, option 2:

I'll very likely get help from one of the resident graphic artists to polish and finish the design as I'm far from good at this stuff.

So, a couple of questions:

1. Thoughts on the idea and designs?
2. Who around here is recommended for design work and where can I find out more about their services (I scrolled through the vendors area but it wasn't immediately clear which were graphic artists)?

Thanks!

 

[ekricket]

I don’t think that font in the front is going to work well unless you have more room to space out the letters more. It’s almost unreadable when you shrink it down.

 

[eightyWon]

I don’t think that font in the front is going to work well unless you have more room to space out the letters more. It’s almost unreadable when you shrink it down.

Ewww, great point. The goal was to mimic fonts from the movie but I hadn't given legibility at 7/8" much of a thought.

I'll print at size and see how it looks but I'm sure you're right.

 

[OfficerLovejoy]

I really really like the idea and inspiration! Great story in a cool movie.
In terms of designers I can highly recommend @timinater .

 

[ekricket]

Instead of the “FG” can you put the silhouette of the dead guy laying there or a smoking gun or the picture of the storefront or something beside those letters?

 

[jr8719]

I've been kicking around ideas for doing a low-cost custom re-label set while I save for and design CPC's.

One idea is based around re-labeling a set of Outlaw's, themed after the first short story from the movie The Ballad of Buster Scruggs. In the story, our hero plays poker in the "Frenchman's Gulch Saloon". These chips would be styled from signs on the exterior of the saloon itself (as the chips used in the movie are nondescript).

Inspiration stills:

...and my first mockups for the inlays:


Front:

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Back, option 1:

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Back, option 2:
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I'll very likely get help from one of the resident graphic artists to polish and finish the design as I'm far from good at this stuff.

So, a couple of questions:

1. Thoughts on the idea and designs?
2. Who around here is recommended for design work and where can I find out more about their services (I scrolled through the vendors area but it wasn't immediately clear which were graphic artists)?

Thanks!

Love the idea and you've definitely got the makings of a great inlay. However, I'd say that the back options are a little too busy with all those stars, and that maroon colour you've chosen probably isn't going to work that well with the black background when it comes to printing. And, as @ekricket rightly pointed out, I think a change of font is in order.

 

[ekricket]

“You seen em, you play em” - can you put that on the rolling edge instead? Or around the edge instead of the stars?

 

[jr8719]

Couldn't help myself! The bottom font, Bernier, is actually very similar to the one used on the saloon sign itself:

 

[eightyWon]

Yeah, printed, these look pretty poor. Back to the drawing board.

Couldn't help myself! The bottom font, Bernier, is actually very similar to the one used on the saloon sign itself:

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Thanks. These are all less busy than what I was using but still capture the feel.