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[PRIME] 2012 Challenge Coins - Sold Out
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Yea I think so too. The two colors also add to the business of the look. I think it might look a bit less busy in one color.
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I'm in agreement with this. We probably don't need so much detail inside the buildings. Maybe if we can find another reference picture from a different angle that more emphasizes the main sign? Or just remove a bunch of interior detail.
I'm also not sure how I feel about the center being a different finish/color than the rest. I won't bitch about it because I think I'd have to see it to know for sure how I feel.
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I thought that third one might work for you though, the iconic sign but pretty clean without a lot of extra buildings (the night one is the same, I think just having the rest dark minimizes the background buildings even more, and the lit sign makes it stand out).
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Here is picture 3 used in the coin, keep in mind this is a VERY quick MS Paint edit just to see what it might look like.
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Edit:
I did do a VERY quick down and dirty pull of shadows only on the hotel to have a better idea what it might/could look like on the coin.
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Indeed, based on what little I know about the minting process I'm surprised they can achieve that level of detail without some severe problems.
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This coin might just end up being a record setter for fastest PAX coin design ever cooked up. Lol.
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Pike Place with Silver center:
Pike Place with Antique Bronze
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The picture above is just a representation of what it might look like, not the exact colors.
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Attendee: ♥ Prime '12, '13 ..♥ East '12
FRONT: I think that instead of the dots in between the computer monitors, maybe it could be a wire connecting the monitors or the curved WI-Fi signal bars.
BACK: Personally, I think that the ring around the photo (where it says Seattle Washington, PAX Prime 2012,and August 31- September 2) could have the Seattle, Washington part moved up and to the left just a little bit. It just sort of bothers me.
It'd look neat but wireless routers are the bane of gaming civilization! A proper LAN party should end up looking like a complete snake pit.
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Maybe they could keep the bronze, but add the dark bronze (green...) ring around the middle circle.
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That's generally what's been done on the last few coins for that side of the coin.
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As zerzhul said, every coin in the past (Both Prime & East) has used this method on the location side. If we go with having the same color throughout on the location side we should continue the tradition of using this design method.
The wording can be adjusted a bit though.
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As zerzhul said, every coin in the past (Both Prime & East) has used this method on the location side. If we go with having the same color throughout on the location side we should continue the tradition of using this design method.
The wording can be adjusted a bit though.
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Righto! The mockup didn't have it so I just wanted to be sure.
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No, I (and he) meant that they /haven't/ had that extra ring you're talking about on the "location" side. The other threads are linked in the OP, you can take a look. The way it is in the full bronze version in v4 is exactly the same method as the other 4 coins.
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I think we should stick with the precedence of going straight to text.
Here is the back side with the text moved a bit:
The front side with the dots representing the link between computers is the cleanest look I can think of. I don't think the curved wifi symbols would fit very well in this context and a wire would look like a border there. If others feels they want something else besides the dots then I will work something up.
Overall, I do like the antique bronze look better though. Just may need a little bit more reworking.
I bet if we spaced out the wording it will look better without an inner ring. After looking at the image for awhile, i'm not as concerned about the extra blank space.
For spacing i would say:
1. Keep PAX PRIME 2012 centered at the top
2. Change to SEATTLE, WA (shorten from Washington to WA) and have it lower left
3. Have AUG 31 - Sept 2 on the lower right
Use the 3 text items like a triangle to keep the theme of the monitors on the other side.
Maybe make the Text line up with the monitors. Or to make it different, make it so that they are aligned sort of like a Hexagram, except that one of the equilateral triangle's points would be the monitors on the front, and the words on the back would make up the points of the other equilateral triangle.
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This is coming along beautifully.
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Kemikal, the only reason i suggested shortening to 'WA' was to make it so we could line up all the text better. Without having an image that goes out to the edge of the coin, it looks awkward IMO to not have the text organized as it is in the last image. I think if we went back to spelling out Washington, then we should run the text all together. So "Seattle, Washington Aug 31 - Sept 2" and then center that at the bottom.
I'm still not 100% convinced we need the inner ring, as i know some people are against that. I think it looks really nice as it is, but i'm not opposed to dropping the inner ring.