Also, suffice it to say, at the end of the day the chips need to look like chips. They values should be clearly visible from the end of the table and the design should disallow for dirty stacks.
The best way to convey that information is with edge markings. If you disregard stripes then you're left with dots, which in turn make the chip look like a solid. IMO a chip that becomes too solid is also not doing any justice to the ceramic.
People have tried to go in the deep end, but it rarely works. Take that abomination of the James Bond set or whatever it was called. Did it work in artwork? Sure. Did it work as a full chip set that could be easily be used for poker? F. No.