How to bring a design to life (16 Viewers)

[DangerDave13]

Newly to the forum, and just starting my obsession with chips.
I keep seeing all these gorgeous sets that people are creating and bringing to life. As someone with a few ideas, and no artistic skills… what’s the best program to use to try to tinker around and design something, and even if I do come up with a design work making, how do you go about manufacturing them?

Thanks!

 

[merkong]

Whatever you do make sure you get the proper feedback.

https://www.pokerchipforum.com/thre...will-brutally-eviscerate-it-with-words.94890/

 

[Okku]

Illustrator, Corel, Inkscape and the list goes on.

Tons of different designers on here, including myself.

 

[SteveEH]

Hire a professional designer here.

Start a thread for your design in this forum and get feedback from members who've gone through the process.

Look in the chipDB for inspiration.

Don't rush it.

Use the chip designer here or at Classic Poker Chips for mockups.

 

[allforcharity]

I use good ol' PowerPoint even if it's just to get a basic design with placement of graphics and text. A good designer can take over from there and put it into a format that's production-ready.

 

[DangerDave13]

Illustrator, Corel, Inkscape and the list goes on.

Tons of different designers on here, including myself.

How does the business of being a designer work? Do you charge for time worked on a product, or do you keep “copyrights” per se and get a piece of each set sold, or just sell the idea?

Just curious thanks!

 

[DangerDave13]

I use good ol' PowerPoint even if it's just to get a basic design with placement of graphics and text. A good designer can take over from there and put it into a format that's production-ready.

Do you use just a generic shape and clip art and throw it all together? Or anything special in PowerPoint? I like that idea as it seems like the most approachable program to me

 

[DangerDave13]

Whatever you do make sure you get the proper feedback.

https://www.pokerchipforum.com/thre...will-brutally-eviscerate-it-with-words.94890/

This seems like a healthy outlet for the most successful outcome

 

[allforcharity]

Do you use just a generic shape and clip art and throw it all together? Or anything special in PowerPoint? I like that idea as it seems like the most approachable program to me

You can get as simple or complicated as you want. PowerPoint is actually quite a flexible little graphics program. I've done a lot of designs using it.
Adobe Illustrator is the gold standard as far as getting everything ready for manufacture, as most companies want final proofs in .ai format before production. Whoever you get to do the final design cleanup should know this.

 

[Okku]

How does the business of being a designer work? Do you charge for time worked on a product, or do you keep “copyrights” per se and get a piece of each set sold, or just sell the idea?

Just curious thanks!

I would generally just charge for the time it took to make the design.

I'm not sure how other people do with royalties on here for their designs. No idea about how that goes at all.

 

[DangerDave13]

Thanks for the feedback! I’m going to play around with that, I appreciate it!

 

[DangerDave13]

I would generally just charge for the time it took to make the design.

I'm not sure how other people do with royalties on here for their designs. No idea about how that goes at all.

Hopefully I’ll be in touch on the future, if my spark of inspiration bears fruit!

 

[TX_Golf_N_Poker]

Whatever you do make sure you get the proper feedback.

https://www.pokerchipforum.com/thre...will-brutally-eviscerate-it-with-words.94890/

cold.

 

[MrWookie69]

Newly to the forum, and just starting my obsession with chips.
I keep seeing all these gorgeous sets that people are creating and bringing to life. As someone with a few ideas, and no artistic skills… what’s the best program to use to try to tinker around and design something, and even if I do come up with a design work making, how do you go about manufacturing them?

Thanks!

• Figure out a solid concept that's near and dear to your heart, or something find personally entertaining. A place, thing, experience, movie, music, or activity? I'd pick at least three different ideas. This should take a good bit of time your first time through the process. If you already have a solid concept...then...

• Google is your friend. Google those ideas, click the "IMAGES" tab, and look for visual inspiration. Save those images in separate folders.

• Pencil and paper - sketch out a few rough ideas - they don't need to be perfect. Just some rough ideas for each concept.

• Caveat. Are you going to design a traditional style clay chip, with a label inset? Or are you considering a design that will encompass the entire chip - as in a ceramic chip? ...also note, you can create a traditional style clay chip with edge spots and an inset label with a "hybrid ceramic" chip.

• From that point you can either take it to computer, or hire someone to take it to a computer. If you want to do your own design, then I'd highly recommend Affinity Designer. It's all of $50-$75, and it's a fantastic design app.

• If you do hire someone else to finish the label/chip design, email your sketches and inspiration images to the designer so they can get started without spinning their wheels.

• A great spot for font and illustration exploration is... The Creative Market

 

[xemulshionphilx]

@mattross1313 is the goat would fully recommend

 

[muneyjordan]

OP, any updates on this? Curious to see
/hear what you’ve got in mind for this idea!

 

[AfterTheFact]

Illustrator, Corel, Inkscape and the list goes on.

Tons of different designers on here, including myself.

+1 for @Okku He just did a great affordable job for me…

 

[MeridianFC]

Newly to the forum, and just starting my obsession with chips.
I keep seeing all these gorgeous sets that people are creating and bringing to life. As someone with a few ideas, and no artistic skills… what’s the best program to use to try to tinker around and design something, and even if I do come up with a design work making, how do you go about manufacturing them?

Thanks!

As others have said, hire a pro. Trust me.

 

[VandeDad]

Thanks the question and responses. I am new too and am looking to get help to create a “simple” design

 

[Josh Kifer]

Pen and paper. A good designer. And a bunch of time to grind on the designs to make them perfect. Good design is like a stew. It takes good prep and tons of time to let everything meld together into something that's delicious.....