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[PRIME] 2012 Challenge Coins - Sold Out
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I know that's why it was suggested, just didn't feel like the end result was as nice as I expecting it to be. Running all the text together sounds good, but again might not turn out as expected. Don't know, I think it's one of those things where I just can't quite place a finger on what makes it look strange to me. But it might look perfectly fine in actual coin form.
What if we go about this a different way. What if we go back to more like the Prime 2010 coin? There is a lot of open space on that coin, but it still looks good. I think the difference there is that the text goes almost all they way around, making a border.
What if we remove the inner ring on the current design, and spell out as much text as possible to completely fill up the outer ring of the coin? So make the outer ring read one of the following, depending on space.
1. "PAX PRIME 2012 <space> SEATTLE * WASHINGTON <space> AUGUST 31 - SEPTEMBER 2"
OR
2. "PAX PRIME 2012 <space> SEATTLE, WA <space> AUGUST 31 - SEPTEMBER 2"
So here are 3 ideas:
1. The current coin with inner ring and 3 smaller text items in triangle arrangement
2. The current coin, but remove the inner ring. Leave all else as is.
3. Remove the inner ring, but change the text to what i have listed above and make the text fill up almost the entire border.
Ideas?
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So I think we are ready to make a final decision on the Location layout. Here are the four options I see:
Location Option 1
Location Option 2
Location Option 3
Location Option 4
Please reply with which one you prefer.
My vote is for Option 4.
I prefer 2 because it is less cluttered, but 4 is my runner up.
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I agree when the border is there, it feels a bit too much. Personally, without the border, I like some of that extra space being taken up by the words.
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Have the monitors facing out to the edges of the coin and replace the dotted lines with thin straight lines to represent the networking.
Why facing out? Have you ever been in the BYOC? There's row on row of back-to-back systems with the LAN spaghetti down the centre of the tables rows. The monitors are back to back. That's what I think of when thinking of the BYOC.
I would also like to throw a couple other ideas out there, either for this year's coins or for future designs:
- Instead of the WASD + mouse, how about WASD almost lined-up under a targeting reticule?
- How about a classic midi-connected PC joystick?
I like options 2 and 4 above for the location face.
Nice work everyone - this is coming together beautifully and surprisingly quickly!
Good advice karmacappa, I will make sure I do that when I turn the design in.
Thanks.
Looks like Location Option #2 is the front runner so far.
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Although, I like the serif font that used on the reverse side, and think both sides should match. I'm not a big fan of the sans serif font.
For the font we are trying to stay with what has been used on the previous coins. Upon closer inspection the Location side font looks like its not exactly the same as the previous year's coins. I will bring it up with Eric.
Yeah, I noticed it was different than the coin on the PAX East '11 coin at the head of the page, which was why I brought it up. The serif fonts used there give it a more classic feel, and match the bronzed/antiqued feel. I wasn't sure if it was intentional.
You are absolutely correct, and I thank you for catching that. I don't have the font on my computer so I won't be able to update the mock-up unless I can find one similar, but I will let Eric at PCC know to change it and we will see it on the revised design.
1= 0 votes
2= 15 votes
3=5
4=4 (of course 4 is equal to 4, that's basic math!)
So I am thinking that number 15 is the one that people will pick. Maybe give everyone else a day or two more to vote, and then do the final tally?
I didn't look at that enough to render an opinion (sorry) so I'm going to vote #1 just so it doesn't feel left out! (Although I see why #2 is so popular. it's likelt the best.
I will send #2 to Eric and have him change the Font to the same as the previous coins.
For the PC gaming side, unless a bunch a people want it changed, we are going with how it is.