Looking for design ideas

shadow520 · #1 (**permalink**) 01-17-2007, 09:44 AM

I have lurked here for a little while and am looking into the possibility of getting custom ceramics made. I had originally planned on labelling NexGens, but when I got my hands on a Nexgen, I didn't care for it (felt plasticy to me). Below are the labels that were done. Obviously, they won't work for ceramics.

Anyone willing to take a stab at something similar for ceramics? Original ideas are welcome too, if you think of something I might like (I'm pretty open and don't have much in the way of design ideas myself). The skyline idea was generated by a user on another poker forum I frequent, not something I thought of. I was thinking of possibly putting "MDPS" or "Metro Detroit Poker Series" on the edge as well.

TIA

kmalsom · #2 (**permalink**) 01-17-2007, 09:47 AM

Who did the labels? Pretty good job on them. You could just put those as a faux inlay into edgestripes on ceramics. Or onto PalmImports new Hybrid ceramics.

WolfPack · #3 (**permalink**) 01-17-2007, 09:49 AM

maybe something to go with your username, like a shadow on a white background and shadow poker tour.

just throwing out ideas.

shadow520 · #4 (**permalink**) 01-17-2007, 10:11 AM

The labels were designed by a user from another forum, and I've already contacted him as well. But I've seen some of the great work done here and thought I'd give a shout out and see what happens!

As far as my username or something like that, not a fan of that idea. I've been using Shadow/Shadow520 for years, but it was just something I used that stuck. Although integrating something like "Terry's Poker Room" could work as well.

I am open to other ideas. Metro Detroit Poker Series is what we call our monthly poker tournament league. But there is no law saying we have to use that!

I'm still investigating, but I'm leaning towards ceramics from Palm Imports. I haven't seen their Hybrid ceramics. Might have to look at those. I am very price aware, tho, as with great as a price Palm has, they are still over what I had originally planned to spend (labels and nexgens). Better to do it once tho, and not have to do again in a couple years!

And I definitely plan on getting samples/prototypes!

kmalsom · #5 (**permalink**) 01-17-2007, 10:19 AM

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Originally Posted by shadow520

The labels were designed by a user from another forum, and I've already contacted him as well. But I've seen some of the great work done here and thought I'd give a shout out and see what happens!

As far as my username or something like that, not a fan of that idea. I've been using Shadow/Shadow520 for years, but it was just something I used that stuck. Although integrating something like "Terry's Poker Room" could work as well.

I am open to other ideas. Metro Detroit Poker Series is what we call our monthly poker tournament league. But there is no law saying we have to use that!

I'm still investigating, but I'm leaning towards ceramics from Palm Imports. I haven't seen their Hybrid ceramics. Might have to look at those. I am very price aware, tho, as with great as a price Palm has, they are still over what I had originally planned to spend (labels and nexgens). Better to do it once tho, and not have to do again in a couple years!

And I definitely plan on getting samples/prototypes!

Their Hybrid ceramics are ceramics with a recessed center to take inlays and preprinted edge spots. You'll have to call or email Joe about them, they're quite a bit cheaper than regular ceramics.

We'd be glad to try and help you out with some designs.

shadow520 · #6 (**permalink**) 01-22-2007, 07:10 AM

Bump and update.

I have samples coming of the ceramics and the hybrids. I will know for sure which ones I want to go with once I see them and get final pricing info from Joe.

But here's more design information:

If I go with custom ceramics, I'm thinking of taking the Detroit skyline (as seen in the sample label in the OP) and turning it into an edge stacker design instead (using 4 chips). Perhaps opposite that on the edge put "Metro Detroit Poker Series" (one word per chip, from top down), with denomination between 2 edge spots in between them. As for the top/bottom, my wife suggested using various casino games, a different one for each denom (craps, roulette, 21, slots, poker, etc). We used "Royal Prince Casino" on labels for a casino chipset I have, but I'm thinking just "Prince Card Room and Casino" or something like that for a name. I want to use standard colors for the chips ($5: Red, $25: Green, $100: Black), for $500 we use Purple, and $1000 is white, currently. The $1000 chip can be changed (Blue?) to something that will stand out from the others.

Hope this helps. Comments, concerns, sample designs anyone?

Thanks!

links_slayer · #7 (**permalink**) 01-22-2007, 09:26 AM

What about yellow for 1000? Just a thought. I don't really like blue chips, except when I play 5 card draw with my grandpa using the old bicycle chips he has.

But like I always say, they're your chips; you gotta like 'em first and foremost.

shadow520 · #8 (**permalink**) 01-22-2007, 10:03 AM

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Originally Posted by links_slayer

What about yellow for 1000? Just a thought. I don't really like blue chips, except when I play 5 card draw with my grandpa using the old bicycle chips he has.

But like I always say, they're your chips; you gotta like 'em first and foremost.

Yellow could work. It would definitly stand out from the others, which is a good thing. I would have to see the artwork to be sure, but I'm not too picky, I just want something that looks nice - something that precludes me from trying it!

Most casinos use white or blue for $1, and my casino set has blue as $1, so blue might not be such a good idea (even tho the chips could never be confused for each other!). Beyond black, tho, there doesn't seem to be "standard" colors for higher denoms (not that I have been fortunate enough to ever get my hands on them!).

hachkc · #9 (**permalink**) 01-22-2007, 10:59 AM

Welcome fellow michigander and nice to see you move over there from keen's.

As for the design, I really like the style but they seem really dark. Part of it might be the font in the denom. I like the currency style but the black in the font makes them look really dark. If you treat it like an inlay/label with a colored border (traditional clay style) and not a full face mockup for ceramics, that should brighten it up IMO.

Other than that, I really like the skyline look though I'd be curious to see the border text a tad bit smalll as it looks a bit crowded.

Good luck with them.

shadow520 · #10 (**permalink**) 01-22-2007, 11:24 AM

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Originally Posted by hachkc

Welcome fellow michigander and nice to see you move over there from keen's.

As for the design, I really like the style but they seem really dark. Part of it might be the font in the denom. I like the currency style but the black in the font makes them look really dark. If you treat it like an inlay/label with a colored border (traditional clay style) and not a full face mockup for ceramics, that should brighten it up IMO.

Other than that, I really like the skyline look though I'd be curious to see the border text a tad bit smalll as it looks a bit crowded.

Good luck with them.

Thanks for the welcome.

The original design shown above was made as a label (for nexgens). However, I scrapped that idea and they are certainly not acceptible for ceramics, which is currently how I'm leaning. Hence, why I finally actually signed up and posted here (after "just looking" for quite a while). I have seen some of the work here and hoped I could get someone's creative juices flowing. My creative juices stopped flowing years ago!