feltschmerz
Pair
Oh, that font goes really well with that style of line drawing!
Cash set, probably running from .25 to 100. I guess I forgot that people make whole tournament sets for their home games.
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Oh, that font goes really well with that style of line drawing!
Cash set, probably running from .25 to 100. I guess I forgot that people make whole tournament sets for their home games.
feltschmerz
Pair
Man, y'all are even better at this than I was hoping!
Poker Zombie
Royal Flush
Two things to keep in mind with custom design.
- Inlays are incredibly small. Most are under an inch in diameter. Less if using a shaped inlay. The words "Silicon Beach" in a stylized font would be difficult to read on a label. Those chips on the label, would be colored dots.
- Most people plan to hold their custom sets forever. As you (and your friends) get older, the eyesight begins to fade. Simplicity is king, because anyone over the age of 50 wouldn't have a clue what inn on the label. Why spend good money on something you cannot see?
feltschmerz
Pair
I think a brown background, while good for reinforcing associations with coffee, will make color matching with the rest of the chip too difficult. Maybe line drawings and lettering in brown would be okay?
12thMan
Full House
I, like you, am also unfortunately afflicted with the terrible disease of creative crippleness. And I, like you, am always blown away with what people come up with out of nowhere and almost instantly. People are so damn talented, and there are a TON of people on here who will give you good advice.
Good luck, it's all looking great.
In for samples!
Koffeebong?
Definitely. That was just a quick (< 1 hour) mockup as a proof of concept. Not much consideration paid to these very important factors.
I’d start on the CPC designer and go crazy with the different styles and edge spots. I’d also had a designer on here go over some idea. Hobbies, themes, interests, etc. can be used for brainstorming. @timinater did my inlay designs. My bar and cardroom has a major baseball theme and my poker chip color scheme had a historical reference in mind to a baseball team.
Samples, chip designer, inlay ideas, and then when you think you have some final sets narrowed down, post the ideas on this forum and you’ll get some great feedback to help you out with the different edge spot and color schemes (dirty stacks, etc.).
My basement name for my bar and card room wasn't my idea, but some members on this forum, who were far more creative than I am.
Samples, chip designer, inlay ideas, and then when you think you have some final sets narrowed down, post the ideas on this forum and you’ll get some great feedback to help you out with the different edge spot and color schemes (dirty stacks, etc.).
My basement name for my bar and card room wasn't my idea, but some members on this forum, who were far more creative than I am.
Here's what I was thinking, something like this:
or with a coffee ring:
or with a coffee ring:
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by any chance are you a fish (marillion) fan? weltschmerz is the name of his final album (and the title track).
https://fishmusic.scot/discography/weltschmerz/
brilliant!
Dodger
Flush
This is sick. Wonder if the mug/mug handle could be worked into the font. I’m not a designer, so don’t know if it would look good. Just throwing out ideas.
feltschmerz
Pair
That's so freaking good. I think I like the one with the coffee ring better by a skosh (it even has a little coffee surf right next to Silicon Beach!), but I would worry about matching the rest of the chip perhaps.
Both look like the kind of thing i would expect to see at an upscale casino. I think this is probably the foundation to build from.
feltschmerz
Pair
Never heard of him. Have to check it out.
My mom told me the term. She used to teach German
ah, ok. if you're not already a fan, you probably won't be - prog rock is not for most folks, lol.
feltschmerz
Pair
You know, I can probably match the brown with a muted palette like those BCC Samurais. That coffee ring is too cool to pass up.
feltschmerz
Pair
One of my old college friends posted so much about King Crimson I had to unfollow the guy.
@Colquhoun's coffee ring design would be really great as a full-face ceramics design, if you'd consider that over a traditional inlay design.
Here's just a sample set:
I agree, would look better if larger on ceramics.
feltschmerz
Pair
I just realized I can just use 20s instead of 25s and then I could escape trying to match green.
Only issue is similar looking stacks unless edge spots are introduced or the edges are color coded. But even if going the more traditional inlay route for the chips, a dealer button with the full-face coffee ring design would look so cool!
feltschmerz
Pair
I think @TheOffalo. Is right: I can use the coffee ring on a dealer button where there's lots of room. Need every square nanometer in the inlay design.
Combination of a couple of your associations.
Mad Dog's Beach Club.
I picture a muscle bound bulldog on the beach. Maybe in a speedo? Or pumping iron? You could also make it fairly minimalistic with more of a caricature style dog. Be easy to pick up the beach colors in the chips.
Or the bulldog could be drinking a cup of coffee. Then it would be Mad Dog's Coffee Club.
If you're going with reasonably small cash game stakes, $20s over $25s all the way. Much more useful for re-buys with $20 bills. $25s are fine if re-buys are more in the $50 or $100 and up range. Yellow, black and even brown for a coffee theme make great colors for $20s if you're trying to avoid green.
SeanGecko
4 of a Kind
Yeah, coffee and green don't go together.
feltschmerz
Pair
Agreed. Nobody who's serious about coffee likes Starbucks.
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