[Cyan]

I've been working back and forth with Sandy, and I still haven't been able to see a design that I'm a 100% happy with. I thought I'd turn to this forum here, if only to get some advice on what should be changed. But if someone wants to take a crack at creating something superior, then hey, I'm up for that.

My design idea is very simple. Just a simple, classic casino-type chip with "RoadRunner X" along the top, and "RRX.CA" along the bottom (with that exact capitalization style.) The denomination marker in the middle should be large and somewhat italic. Here are some mock-ups of what Sandy managed to complete:

http://rrx.ca/chips/Proof1.jpg
http://rrx.ca/chips/Proof2.jpg
http://rrx.ca/chips/Proof3.jpg
http://rrx.ca/chips/Proof4.jpg

Proof #4 is about as close to what I'd like, but the font used for the text along the top and bottom still doesn't look right. I'd like something nice and bold, but not quite as large.

Anyway, I just thought I'd get some opinions from you guys. A traditional casino look is what I'm going for.

[jdunford]

Originally Posted by Cyan

Proof #4 is about as close to what I'd like, but the font used for the text along the top and bottom still doesn't look right. I'd like something nice and bold, but not quite as large.

Welcome to ChipTalk. You should find two things: lots of advice, and lots of people with no money. "Check your wallet at the door."

If you are considering changing the font, I'd recommend a free font site like this one, where you can input the text you want and see examples of what it would look like.

[StevenH72]

Why not ask Sandy to do a slight gradient on the background on the inlay, it will keep the inlay classy and simple, but make it a bit more interesting at the same time.

[luckychick]

I think it's being typed as "RoadRunner X", correct? (I.e., no space between road and runner, and a space before the X). Regardless of the spacing, I think the wrap written that way will always look a bit off/unbalanced because the words aren't "balanced" - adding a space might help, but I'm wondering if you could do an off center text wrap, or put the X somewhere else. I think this might be (at least part of) the problem that you can't seem to figure out.

[Cyan]

Originally Posted by luckychick

I think it's being typed as "RoadRunner X", correct? (I.e., no space between road and runner, and a space before the X).

Yep, that's exactly right.

Originally Posted by luckychick

Regardless of the spacing, I think the wrap written that way will always look a bit off/unbalanced because the words aren't "balanced" [...] I think this might be (at least part of) the problem that you can't seem to figure out.

I've noticed this as well, that it does seem to be a little bit "unbalanced" looking. This is particularly noticeable in my "Proof4" image from Sandy. However, if you look at "Proof3", it seems to be a lot more balanced because there's not as much of a space between the last "r" and the "X"

So I'll go back to Sandy with these suggestions and see how it works out. Thanks again for all of your input so far, it's greatly appreciated.

[R-Ho]

I like Proof 3 the best of the four examples you posted. Proof1 I don't like, Proof 2's text seems too narrow, Proof 4's mix of upper and lower case seems unbalanced.

I'd try not intalicizing the denominations, for I think that's working against your design.

The denoms are placed awkwardly. Take a step back and position them so that they fill the space correctly in your mind's eye, so that the open spaces on either side 'feels right'.

R-Ho

[R-Ho]

Couple of ideas for you.

R-Ho