Design help needed!

MacGrad · #1 (**permalink**) 01-24-2006, 04:03 PM

Having used my free trials of both Photoshop and Illustrator, I need help creating an inlay mockup to show a friend! If anyone can put this design together, I'll be sure to get them a sample set (if the chips get ordered).

What has been envisioned:

On one side...
"Mack's PLAYROOM" centered on the chip. PLAYROOM is in a kid-like font - like something you'd see on a Dr. Seuss book. The P and M are slightly taller than the other letters, and each letter in PLAYROOM is a different (but bright) color. "Mack's" would be in a simple no-serif font, and would be on top of "PLAYROOM", filling in the space between the P and the M. The "Mack's" font would be small enough so that it would not be higher than the P or M. Sort of like this, with the "Mack's" dropped down...

M A C K ' S

PLAYROOM

Around the top curve of the inlay would be "Est. 2002", and the bottom would be "Hamilton, Ontario"

On the other side:
Top part has a picture like the teddy, rocking horse, easel... bottom part has the tournament denom (5, 25, 100, 500) in the same font as PLAYROOM or another kid-style font.

I know there's a lot of talented people out there. Can I get any help? (Or a way to get another free trial of Illustrator or Photoshop?)

BigKyle · #2 (**permalink**) 01-24-2006, 04:24 PM

here's a start

OnTheButton · #3 (**permalink**) 01-24-2006, 09:05 PM

First let's start with some fonts.

Do any of these strike your fancy?

Once you let me know that, I will start from there and see what we can get done for you.

From there I'll play with the typography to make a "logo" from the font, and then work on the overall design.

Step 1:

MacGrad · #4 (**permalink**) 01-25-2006, 08:53 AM

Thanks for the help so far...

I definitely like the Suess Bold font for Playroom. I'm looking for a simpler font for "Mack's"... something along the lines of Century Gothic. I want Mack's in black, while Playroom will be multicolored - for the contrast between the two.

How's this help?

OnTheButton · #5 (**permalink**) 01-25-2006, 12:44 PM

How about this?

MacGrad · #6 (**permalink**) 01-25-2006, 01:00 PM

Very nice! Go with it...

(Thanks again.)

OnTheButton · #7 (**permalink**) 01-25-2006, 01:15 PM

Couple of questions...

What denominations are you planning on doing?

Also can I use ANY kids toys or is there an age range you are shooting for? Also can I use my own art for the toys, or are the ones you posted preferred?

OnTheButton · #8 (**permalink**) 01-25-2006, 01:34 PM

Was also thinking about something like this for the denominations:

I don't know if there is too much detail for such a small print area, but thought it would fit your theme nicely:

texasbowtie · #9 (**permalink**) 01-25-2006, 02:33 PM

I really like the block idea but it may be too small of detail for that area. cool Idea though.

MacGrad · #10 (**permalink**) 01-25-2006, 02:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by OnTheButton

Couple of questions...

What denominations are you planning on doing?

Also can I use ANY kids toys or is there an age range you are shooting for? Also can I use my own art for the toys, or are the ones you posted preferred?

Denoms will be 5, 25, 100, 500, NCV... it would be a tournament/cash set for stud, which was why I was thinking of avoiding the $; however, since it would use standard casino colors for the chips, it's not that much of a problem (the setup played is T2000 for $20).

The toys shown are representative of what my 3-year-old plays with (this planned set is for her Godfather). As a result, I would need: a rocking horse, teddy bear or doll, and paintbrush/easel. The blocks look good, as she plays with those; other ideas would be a little black cat (her pet) and maybe a toy drum... I only need 4 toys, since I'm planning on putting a picture of her face on the NCV.

To help with chip colors, I'm thinking of ASM GB#6, GB#10, GB#11, Green 3D14 with w/ DG pink & white spots, and solid blue for NCV.