New Theme: Canadiana, or something, eh? (1 Viewer)

[cpac54]

Here you go... along with custom Scrub Moose!!

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You, sir, have outdone yourself!

I will totally get this made into a DB if you're ok with me using the artwork. I smell a DB giveaway in the future!

 

[BonScot]

You, sir, have outdone yourself!

I will totally get this made into a DB if you're ok with me using the artwork. I smell a DB giveaway in the future!

Absolutely. Crack on

 

[allforcharity]

Btw, it's "O Canada", not "Oh Canada" unless you roll your eyes all the time after saying it (which, let's face it, is fair).

 

[BonScot]

Btw, it's "O Canada", not "Oh Canada" unless you roll your eyes all the time after saying it (which, let's face it, is fair).

I never let accuracy get in the way of my art

 

[Drewski]

What, no Sunnyvale trailer park theme?

 

[buzzmonkey]

What, no Sunnyvale trailer park theme?

"Hey, you never count your money when your shittin' on the table. Let's play some cards!"

 

[mnebesny]

Anything vintage CBC

Really love the retro CBC look; that would make an epic poker chip

 

[allforcharity]

The old CBC symbol looks like an Art Deco Death Star, doesn't it?

 

[cpac54]

So... we officially have a first mock-up! Very happy for you thoughts (I'll add some of my initial thoughts as well below):

My initial thoughts:
- I love the first draft! The bear is pretty much what I was after.
- the text "HOSER HUT" should be a bit bigger, as well as bigger in general than the "POKER" text below it
- "HOSER HUT" and the denomination I think should be colour matched for each denomination
- I think the denomination could stand to be a bit bolder, maybe with a black outline or border
- I wonder if a slight gradient on the white part of the inlay would be more interesting vs. just a simple white background.

Now, what do you all think?

 

[GenghisKhan]

You motherfucker. I'm in! Lol.

Love it.
And yes to all of the above mods.
From my research into customs those seem to be winning final touches.

Color matched denom, bleed some chip color into the inlay area a bit.

Fk those will be awesome!
Please get enough for a few sample sets. I'd take one.

 

[BonScot]

So... we officially have a first mock-up! Very happy for you thoughts (I'll add some of my initial thoughts as well below):

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My initial thoughts:
- I love the first draft! The bear is pretty much what I was after.
- the text "HOSER HUT" should be a bit bigger, as well as bigger in general than the "POKER" text below it
- "HOSER HUT" and the denomination I think should be colour matched for each denomination
- I think the denomination could stand to be a bit bolder, maybe with a black outline or border
- I wonder if a slight gradient on the white part of the inlay would be more interesting vs. just a simple white background.

Now, what do you all think?

I might regret asking this question, but what exactly is a “hoser hut”?
I’m thinking that these guys would go there

 

[cpac54]

I might regret asking this question, but what exactly is a “hoser hut”?
I’m thinking that these guys would go there

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I think you've got the wrong chips in mind!

 

[cpac54]

I might regret asking this question, but what exactly is a “hoser hut”?
I’m thinking that these guys would go there

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoser

 

[BonScot]

I think you've got the wrong chips in mind!

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That chip was ahead of its time. Now everyone is wearing face masks

 

[TheWhat]

Fk those will be awesome!
Please get enough for a few sample sets. I'd take one.

This Canuck would also love a Sample Set.

 

[cpac54]

That chip was ahead of its time. Now everyone is wearing face masks

I still can't believe I missed out on those chips! lol.

 

[BonScot]

I still can't believe I missed out on those chips! lol.

Lesson learned. Next time there’s a S&M fetish gimp group buy going on don’t hesitate to order some

 

[Pinball]

Will all chips be 1/4 pie?

 

[Pinball]

 

[cpac54]

Will all chips be 1/4 pie?

Nope. Still working on colours and edge spots, but there are some mock-ups earlier in this thread.

Nothing set in stone yet, but here's just two examples from literally 40 or so I've mocked up:

(Haven't nailed down yet whether I'll do a $25 or a $20... or both, lol)

 

[CdnBeerLover]

If samples are made available, I'm in for one set, please.

 

[cpac54]

If samples are made available, I'm in for one set, please.

Glad to see people like the direction so far! I'm really excited to see the next mock-up from Johnny5.

If there's interest, I'll try and ensure there's enough chips ordered for some samples with special consideration for all the Hosers here on PCF

 

[cpac54]

Round 2 of the mock-ups, with the aforementioned changes, and a couple of different options for inlay background colours and text colour.

Thoughts on inlay background? (white, grey gradient, colour-matched gradient, or black)

Thoughts on text & denom colour? (red, colour-matched?)

Any other thoughts?

 

[BonScot]

Round 2 of the mock-ups, with the aforementioned changes, and a couple of different options for inlay background colours and text colour.

Thoughts on inlay background? (white, grey gradient, colour-matched gradient, or black)

Thoughts on text & denom colour? (red, colour-matched?)

Any other thoughts?

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I would go with the white background. Think that’s the best by a mile

 

[cpac54]

I would go with the white background. Think that’s the best by a mile

I have to say, I'm kind of digging the red "HOSER HUT" text and denomination combo (and the little red maple leaves).

I'm surprised how much I like the colour-matched gradient and the black inlay. Surprisingly, I thought I'd like the grey gradient the best, but it's not doing it for me somehow vs. the other options. Tough call.

 

[BonScot]

I have to say, I'm kind of digging the red "HOSER HUT" text and denomination combo (and the little red maple leaves).

I'm surprised how much I like the colour-matched gradient and the black inlay. Surprisingly, I thought I'd like the grey gradient the best, but it's not doing it for me somehow vs. the other options. Tough call.

I think the others are nice enough but the white one is so much clearer. It also looks like a white ice background which goes well with the hockey stick.

 

[cpac54]

I think the others are nice enough but the white one is so much clearer. It also looks like a white ice background which goes well with the hockey stick.

Good call on the white/ice surface link... I like it! I think I'll get a version of the white background done with colour-matched text just to compare.

Making progress!

 

[Pinball]

Top left, bottom right are my favs.

Personally I like when the letters match with the chip colour

 

[GenghisKhan]

#4 - grey
#3 - black
#2 - color matched
#1 - white

I usually like the color matching aka chip color bleeding into the inlay like bottom left. But @BonScot hit a home run with his comments. If you think of this Canadian chip as having a white ice background, or the red/white of our flag, there's just no way the others can win anymore.

 

[BonScot]

#4 - grey
#3 - black
#2 - color matched
#1 - white

I usually like the color matching aka chip color bleeding into the inlay like bottom left. But @BonScot hit a home run with his comments. If you think of this Canadian chip as having a white ice background, or the red/white of our flag, there's just no way the others can win anymore.

Yeah and I’m a professional chip designer so I know what I’m talking about