[cssamerican]

I originally was going to get the Sopranos chip; however, I am of the understanding they do not take well to custom labels. This is a slight problem for me because I really wanted custom labels. Since the only chip that looks good and apparently accepts labels are the Nexgen RPT, I will probably go with them. I am thinking about getting in on Jason's group by and letting him print them. But before I go through with this I figured it might be wise to let this community look at my labels in mock up form. This way if something isn't right someone will catch it before it is on my chips

[TenPercenter]

I'd love to see a pelican in flight although it'd make it less recognizable. A pelican flying close to the water, with his wingtips barely touching on the down stroke is one of the most beautiful things I;ve seen.

[cssamerican]

The recognition of the Pelican to me was the most important aspect of the design, so I chose that position because that is the same position of the Pelican on Louisiana's new license plates.

[Novikan]

the test around the outside area is going to be really hard to see.... keep in mind that it will be 1"

[Coleman]

Your labels are smaller than standard, I think- Are you sure this size is available?
I suggest scrubbing the text around the border- it's so small that it will look like a gray blur.
On fact, I'd work on everything to make it more visible.
I like the theme, though.

[dad604]

Yes, text around the border is almost invisible, beyond hard to see, otherwise very nice.

[ky70]

I don't know about the size stuff but to my eyes that is one beautiful label and the set up is similar to the design I'm using for my ASM labels.

[cssamerican]

Originally Posted by Coleman

Your labels are smaller than standard, I think- Are you sure this size is available?

The Labels in the group buy are 7/8". These mock ups might be off a little in the size department, but I think they are pretty close.

Originally Posted by Coleman

I suggest scrubbing the text around the border- it's so small that it will look like a gray blur.

I never ment for the circle text to stand out, I wanted more like a small detail that just added to the elegance of the design; however, I didn't want a gray blur either. I printed the mock-ups at work and the circle text is readable providing that you don't have vision problems, but perhaps I should check with Jason before I make my decision just to be on the safe side.

[imthatguy]

They look really nice. The text around the outside is too small, and I'd be concerned about when they get printed, as edges seem to get off-centered during the print process, otherwise very nice labels.

[PocketRocket]

Any of the Nexgen series of chips will take a 1" label, it's not limited to the RPT set. That having been said, you can get a real bargain on RPT chips by buying them in multiples of 200 chip quantities,
http://www.5stardeal.com/deals/10Exp...=10-8100-2002c

Insofar as labels are concerned, you'll want a 1" label.
Plan on using a 7/8" (.875) print area, as computer printers will shift the printed image a bit from page to page (at .18 to .60 per page for the labels); don't expect every page to be perfectly centered. So you'll want to move the text in a bit. As for the text, it's best to use a font that is easily read at small font sizes and you'll want to use at least 6 or 8 pt. fonts, though some fonts like Arial Black are still readable at 4 pt.

To get a realistic view of how the image will actually appear on a chip, size the chip image to about 39-40mm and then size the inlay to 1" at whatever resolution your printer will print at, then print out the images on your printer. If you're using a raster image (as you will with photos), try saving it in a TIFF format at no less than 300 DPI, 600 may be better depending on the image (use the maximum resolution that your printer is actually capable of, not the interpolated resolution that the manufactuer may advertise). TIFF does not compress and interpolate the image like JPEGs will, however the downside is that you can end up with huge file sizes for a 1" image (over 1 MB for a flattened image, 5+ MB for an unflattened image.