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I'll wait til I'm a tiny bit closer to final. Then we won't have to re-eviscerate too much.
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The Icon Set - Feedback Requested (1 Viewer)
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bernielomax
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What sort of feedback are you looking for? Specific to the theme or design? or both? Are you 100% set in the icons you have selected? Or are you looking for feedback in that area too?
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I'll take every type of feedback you have. Just can't promise to follow through with everything.
Not 100% set on the icons. I currently love the Batman and Mini chips. Could easily replace M&M and Spongebob if someone has an idea that fits. I have a half-done Pacman chip as a yellow option.
It might be hard for this forum to have icon ideas that fit because I do want them to pass my own personal "interesting/exciting" test. Happy to hear what you've got though.
Probably the #1 advice I *could* use right now is ideas for how to make the designs more consistent, so it's clear that they go together. Also basic stuff like dirty stacks, readable denoms, etc.
bernielomax
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Ok, ultimately this needs to be a product you love, not other PCF members. Always remember that.
I think your icon selections need to have a more common theme. It looks like most of your icons are fictional icons. M&M’s and bitcoin don’t fit here. Maybe consider the M&M characters? If your last chip, instead of Bitcoin, if your trying to stay with “money” consider Mr. Burns or Scrooge Mcduck or even a cartoon Benjamin Franklin.
To me your chips look too busy. If you’re going to do a different icon on each chip, have you researched any of the other custom sets that did this? One that comes to mind for me that pulled off a different figure on each chip while maintaining consistency was Rosie’s Bayou. Could you potentially go with a smaller version of the individual icons. Have the name of the set on each chip along with the denomination?
https://www.pokerchipforum.com/threads/rosies-bayou.22309/
I think your icon selections need to have a more common theme. It looks like most of your icons are fictional icons. M&M’s and bitcoin don’t fit here. Maybe consider the M&M characters? If your last chip, instead of Bitcoin, if your trying to stay with “money” consider Mr. Burns or Scrooge Mcduck or even a cartoon Benjamin Franklin.
To me your chips look too busy. If you’re going to do a different icon on each chip, have you researched any of the other custom sets that did this? One that comes to mind for me that pulled off a different figure on each chip while maintaining consistency was Rosie’s Bayou. Could you potentially go with a smaller version of the individual icons. Have the name of the set on each chip along with the denomination?
https://www.pokerchipforum.com/threads/rosies-bayou.22309/
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Thank you, these are incredibly helpful thoughts.
I toyed with using an M&M character but it was tough. I may revisit that to get most of the chips to be a character. I do think I have to keep Bitcoin though and there's no character for that, unfortunately.
Your idea to use smaller icons is definitely worth considering. I'll see what if I can whip up any interesting drafts. But I'll have to weigh that against the value I get from having the full chip used. For example, in my early versions of Spongebob, he basically IS the entire chip. And I kinda like that concept.
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I've not totally solved the "inconsistent theme" challenge and I'm not sure that will ever be 100% possible given what I'm really wanting. But I'm pretty sure the actual artwork has made some major progress.
We ended up with a cross between the original super clean chips and the inlaid but busy second draft.
Possible challenges/questions:
- Is the new 25 too busy for a 25? Obviously there's an important reason for all the colors and it became of on my favorite chips. Just not sure if the 25 has to be simpler.
- Speaking of the 25.... Would it be crazy to plan on reusing the Monopoly theme with a 25k plaque? It could be even cooler there since it could look a lot like the game board and of course... if you get a 25k.... you pretty much have a monopoly on all the chips. The only reason I may want BOTH is because I love the chip and I wouldn't want it to appear as rarely as a 25k would.
- Pink and orange too similar?
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Just edited that to sneak in the red Show 'Em chip too.
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More updates. Big ones are several Spongebob faces for fun, the dealer button, and the 25k plaque. Then tons of little color/spacing/placement tweaks.
I still plan to do some edge text on the rebuy and change the $ to the monopoly money symbol on the plaque. Still need the correct edges for the plaque too.
I still plan to do some edge text on the rebuy and change the $ to the monopoly money symbol on the plaque. Still need the correct edges for the plaque too.
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What if I said we'd only use one or the other in any given tourney? Would that change anything?
Dezmond
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When do we get to put our orders in for sample sets?
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Dezmond
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Ahhhhhhhhhh. I lost out.
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Ahhhhhhhhhh. I lost out.
Not to worry haha. I got at least an extra barrel of each and can sell off some samples after they arrive and I build my official/final breakdown set.
Should be in a month or two.
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Thanks a bunch. Please let me know. These will go in the showcase for sure!
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