1950's Havana theme on the Diamond Square

[SteveA]

My LAST set of custom chips (please ban me from this site after this order) is going to be a tribute to one of my favorite places - Havana.

In Havana, my favorite place to kick back with a stogie and rum is the terrace of the Hotel Nacional de Cuba. I was last there in February and I already want to go back! The hotel was built in the 30's and I love its classy old-school look and feel. The grounds around the hotel are awesome - lots of palms and other trees, kick ass view of Havana's malecon, and my favorite terrace.

Here are some pics of the Nacional:














Here are some Havana chips from the 50's:

http://www.caribbeanchipguide.com/ch...UBWC&sort=type
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Now that you have a better idea of the research I've done, please give me some input on my chip design and color choices.

My favorite chip is the Casino de Capri $100, so I'll be using black and retro lavender for my $100 chip. The other denoms will be $5 and $25 but I'm having a tough time deciding on the colors - do I want to go with traditional colors, or something new? If I go with traditional colors, for the $25 I don't want a grey base and I don't want a light green base with orange spots (I'm open to light green with other suggestions though). All spots will be 314.

Here are the non-traditional colors I was thinking of:



Here's the latest mockup:



Questions:

1. Do you like the top or bottom inlay design better?
2. Should the hotel image be black and grey, or should it be yellow/beige to represent the color of the hotel?
3. What colors should I use for the $5 and $25 chips?
4. Any other suggestions?

Thx

[Buzzerbeater]

I like the top right one the best personally. It still looks classic, but the hint of color makes it pop while still being subtle.

[pltrgyst]

Good luck with it, could be cool.

But if it doesn't show a clapped-out '57 Chevy, it doesn't make me think of Havana.

[JJ83]

I like the layout of the bottom row much more.

And if the pictured $100 chip is your favorite, why not use pink spots? It seems to me that it would better match the Capri $100

[jbutler16]

think i posted in the other thread, but i dig the top left the most. i wouldn't change the $25 you have going - i love the light blue with retro red spots. awesome looking design!

[courage]

Very nice! I like the current mockup for chips/spots. For inlay I like the top and prefer the left (gray) over the brown.

[Buzzerbeater]

I'm curious how the top left would look, if the background was the same tan as the top right.

[jldecarlo]

Bottom. Grey. I would consider Habana with a "b" as that is how it is often spelled by native Spanish speakers (and was spelled that way on one of your example chips).

Nice idea and execution.

L

[jbutler16]

Originally Posted by jldecarlo

I would consider Habana with a "b" as that is how it is often spelled by native Spanish speakers (and was spelled that way on one of your example chips).

good call, L. i'd second that.

[SteveA]

Thanks all.

I was considering HABANA but I'm still undecided.

For some reason I really want to work color into the Hotel but I'm also leaning towards black and grey.

First pic below has adjusted colors, and I also put the taller and skinnier image of the hotel in the top left in the bottom left because i think it looks more detailed than the bigger image of the hotel:



Here's the pic of the mockups in the original thread so you can see color differences:



If you chose black and grey before, do these colors make you reconsider?

Overall I think the top design works best with my theme as it looks older-school than the bottom. But I really like the bottom too...what to do??
Thx