"The Doghouse Card Club" Mockup Feedback (1 Viewer)

[Phoe9x]

Hi everyone! This is my first time drafting up a custom poker chip set.

I am getting married next year, and I thought that I might create a custom poker chip set to celebrate and give myself a gift. My initial thought for this set was to match the color scheme of our wedding, dusty blue and sage green. I started with designing the $1 and $25 chips since I love the Nevada color scheme. I then shifted my focus to the $5 chip, and I chose to have more of a pink hue rather than red since I thought red might be a little too harsh of a color for the feel I am trying to go for. For the $100 chip, I was struggling to find a color combo, but I think the one I chose is pretty simple and nice. The one I'm having trouble with is my $0.25 chip. I am between two options: the dark blue chip w/ grey spots or the purple 1/4 pie. I started designing the dark blue version first, and I wasn't sure how to really implement it into the set. I was searching around this site and I saw a lot of comments about liking solid or 1/4 pie fracs, and I ended up creating a second option with the 1/4 pie purple chip. I am liking the purple chip a bit more, but am curious if others also thought so, or had any ideas to improve anything. I tried to keep in mind the edge spot progression, even if it's not a real thing.

I am for sure going to have to get color samples to make sure i know what they look like in real life. I also want to play around with the mold, so I might want to get samples of that too.

For the inlay, I'm currently working on it in the background, I was planning on having a cartoon style side profile of both of my dogs as the logo and have "The Doghouse Card Club" in circle text. I just need to work on my photoshop skills, and have free time.

Feedback requested:
Which frac option do you prefer: dark blue w/ small edge spots, or purple 1/4 pie?
Any suggestions on $100 edge spot colors?
Thoughts on the overall set, or some things you suggest I could tweak to make it better?

Clarification:
$0.25 - either purple 1/4 pie, or dark blue chip
$1 - light blue
$5 - pink
$25 - dark green
$100 - black

 

[BPTDirector]

In dim light you will have problems distinguishing between the dark blue, purple, and black chips. Overall the set is very dark.

 

[Phoe9x]

In dim light you will have problems distinguishing between the dark blue, purple, and black chips. Overall the set is very dark.

I edited my post to clarify the denominations. I'm still struggling with the $0.25 chip. That is one of the biggest feedbacks I am asking for. If people had suggestions on how to design it. Maybe a different color would suit this set completely.

I will definitely have to check out how the purple and black chips clash in the lighting in my house. But since they are $0.25 and $100, does that effect how similar those chips can be? Would a different edge color be better for the $100 chip?

 

[Machine]

a lot of dark chips, I think the arc yellow clashes with the pink.

I think you need to lighten up the green chips and I would make the frac arc yellow

 

[Phoe9x]

Thanks for the feedback! I ended up getting some CPC color samples, so I am seeing what they look like in person and will make some new designs based on that.

I have a question about the inlay design I'm working on.

How can I make the denomination pop out from the background design?

 

[kaimat]

Maybe try a border or shadow around the font.

Can the image of the dogs be a bit softer? Maybe more of a watercolor style to make the black font more of a contrast?

 

[Machine]

Thanks for the feedback! I ended up getting some CPC color samples, so I am seeing what they look like in person and will make some new designs based on that.

I have a question about the inlay design I'm working on.

How can I make the denomination pop out from the background design?

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I would make the font smaller, it looks clustered, you might ask for some help, and I would make the denom color matched with the base chip color, and move it above the heads, also make the dogs smaller.

ask for help aka get a designer to help you with it, they don't cost much

 

[Chipandchair]

White frac?

 

[allforcharity]

Definitely either shrink the font size or the graphics a bit so it doesn't overlap.

Lots of ways to have text pop out, either with outlines, shadows, or other 3D effects.

 

[RagingAZN]

ask for help aka get a designer to help you with it, they don't cost much

I strongly recommend this as well. There are plenty of professional designers here that can help you and relative to the cost of your total set, the design fees are minimal.

The designer will know what works best in terms of colours, etc. What looks good on screen can look very different on the real thing.

 

[Phoe9x]

Thanks for the feedback, I have made both the text and the pictures smaller to avoid any overlap between the two to reduce the total noise of the entire design.

This is going to be a very long process, so I'm not in a rush to get it done right away. I understand a designed can definitely help, but I think it's fun to do some trial and error myself!

 

[Antrooper]

Thanks for the feedback, I have made both the text and the pictures smaller to avoid any overlap between the two to reduce the total noise of the entire design.

This is going to be a very long process, so I'm not in a rush to get it done right away. I understand a designed can definitely help, but I think it's fun to do some trial and error myself!

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You could also play with the colors of the $100, since it's like white on white. Try yellow or gold or something, might be easier to read.

 

[UncleSalty]

My old hot dog shack here on Maui. Feel free to play with the logo if you want.

 

[Littleluck55]

Big fan of The Doghouse. I have a big set of these.