[GabeManis]

So, I finally figured out a great idea for my custom chips. I have always wanted to have something meaningful, but I didn't want to just smear my initials and a goofy made-up casino name on the chip. I grew up in a bar - the bar my dad owns, called La Hacienda. So, I figured I would take a couple aspects from his logo, the little dude named Carlos and the two peppers, and turn them into a design. Please let me know what you guys think. Any comments are welcome! I am not 100% set on this design and since I did it using Adobe Illustrator, I can change any aspect of it relatively easy.


and a close up of the inlay...

[The Poker Gods]

I like it....very nice and simple and you can relate to it. I like the colr selection for the chips too.

[hachkc]

Nice, simple and meaningful. Now we just need ASM to dig up the old Chili Pepper mold

Is this a combo cash (ND, 1, 5) and tourney set (25 - 500, ND)? I noticed you bounce back and forth with the edgespot styles.

[GabeManis]

Yes, that is correct... I figured it would help cut down on costs to make the 25's one edgespot... I figured that for a cash game, I can use the grey for .50 (sometimes we play a lil .50-1). And the yellow as a 2 dollar (we play 1-2 mostly). Then for tourneys, I can get a T1500 with 10 or 20 people and make the yellows 1000 of course and if I wanted to make it even bigger, I could use the grey as a 5000.

However, I am thinking (if I can fit it on the inlay) that I can get ASM to make another 20 of the double edge spots for a 5000 chip. And maybe the same for a 10000 chip.

Here is a rough breakdown of what my order will be (~1000 chips).
200XGrey NCV
200XBlue 1
100XRed 5
200XGreen 25
100XBlack 100
50XPurple 500
100XYello NCV
plus another 50-100 of other chips, possibly another NCV.

[Fins]

Looks very nice and I like the bkg behind the design.

Since it's not my money... I'd do dbl spots on the $500 and the other non-denom.

Any thoughts on putting a symbol where the denom would be on the non-denom (e.g. your initials, a sun, a cactus, a margarita or beer, a house, a suit, a lime etc...)?

The denom sign looks very small... and though I've seen it that way I prefer it raised or slightly superscripted.

Nice work.

[Side37]

I didn't know ASM offered dual edge spot colors. Are there sites that show that option?


Matt

[GabeManis]

Originally Posted by Side37

I didn't know ASM offered dual edge spot colors. Are there sites that show that option?

You don't check the boards much it seems, here is the site that I used for my mock-ups though. And yes, they are offering them for 1.25 a piece for chiptalk members.
http://www.kalimba.com/chipforge/free.html


Gabe

[Fins]

Originally Posted by Side37

I didn't know ASM offered dual edge spot colors. Are there sites that show that option?


Matt

You won't find it on the their site... currently being offered just to CT'rs I believe.

Initial thread: (see Jim's post)
http://chiptalk.net/forum/showthread.php?t=12323

More info (specifics):
http://chiptalk.net/forum/showthread.php?t=12413

You can fool around with spot designs at The Chip Factory right here... link at top of page under site tools...

[Side37]

Originally Posted by Fins

You won't find it on the their site... currently being offered just to CT'rs I believe.

You can fool around with spot designs at The Chip Factory right here... link at top of page under site tools...

Dammit Fins, now I'm going to be tempted to buy a bunch chips I don't need! Arrgh.


Matt

[GabeManis]

And getting back to topic...

Any comments or suggestions? I am open to anything.