[Competition] Design A GamerCard

[Moose]

Thanks guys. Feel free to throw suggestions at me for ways in which I might improve it.

 

[Sousanator]

Here's my attempt. =)

I really like this one. Only suggestion would be to put the stars and level underneath the name

I fixed mine a bit more but something doesn't feel right about it

Also I tried something below but couldn't really pull it off well

EDIT:

And here's another, but I have to ask (maybe its just Adobe Fireworks), but how do you guys get the font that clear that small? It always comes out pretty bad like above

 

[Darkchild]

Ok, redid a thing or two, here it is empty



And here it is filled with PSN/Steam info

 

[Abe Froeman]

I think that after the contest is over, that all of these submissions should be permanent options. I think they all look great. We can maybe add a counter to see how many times each style is used, etc.

Great work everone, keep it up.

 

[MenaceInc]

I really like this one. Only suggestion would be to put the stars and level underneath the name

I fixed mine a bit more but something doesn't feel right about it

Also I tried something below but couldn't really pull it off well

EDIT:

And here's another, but I have to ask (maybe its just Adobe Fireworks), but how do you guys get the font that clear that small? It always comes out pretty bad like above

Make sure that anti-aliasing is off on your fonts. You should be able to rightclick on the layer with the text and it's an option near the bottom. Also, make sure that you're using a native size for the font and it isn't being squeezed. It takes a while finding a good font.

 

[Robby]

I've worked on this design non-stop since I posted my half-done image over an hour ago, and I've only just finished. In all honesty I didn't expect it to take so long. :scared: Anyway, I've no idea how we're supposed to submit designs, so I've put together 2 or 3 blank gamercards along with some examples of how they look filled in. I havn't provided all the possible layouts; I still need to swap around the entries a bit more to make sure I have all 3 services on the top and bottom, but for now I think the 6 I've given give a good illustration of the design. So, without further ado, here's my (pretty much complete) compact dual-gamercard design;

Any criticism is welcome, though I know I havn't really provided a good example of a PSN card. I couldn't find any images big enough to be resized other than the one provided. Also, just to ask, once I've submitted a 'finished work', am I still alright to edit it a little more further down the line? And, can one person enter more than once, or in both categories? Thanks in advance. :smile:

I LOVE it!

 

[Moose]

Freshmilk's design is really nice, very compact.

 

[Dan]

Freshmilk's are amazing xD

 

[Sousanator]

Make sure that anti-aliasing is off on your fonts. You should be able to rightclick on the layer with the text and it's an option near the bottom. Also, make sure that you're using a native size for the font and it isn't being squeezed. It takes a while finding a good font.

Thanks, that did help (but still difficult to find the right font )

Here's my entry completed (even though it sort of breaks the first rule "* Each service must be able to fit on both sides of your card." since the selection must be specific for a side to make any sense)

And Here are some compacts

Single colour

Suggestions always welcome

 

[Freshmilk]

Thanks guys. I appreciate it. I was going to do another, full size gamercard, but I think the other entries have scared me off a bit (Moose. :mad1. xD Plus, I don't think I can be bothered to do another design. Still, any comments or critique on the compact design are welcome; in fact, they're encouraged. :biggrin:

Edit: Sous, I love the compact gamercard, espcially the two-colour one. It looks sweet. My only suggestion would be to maybe have the Steam side in Red on the two-colour card? I know that the colour red has no relevance to it being Steam, but I just think it'd go well with the green and blue.

 

[Moose]

Those compacts are nice, Sousanator.

Don't let other entries scare you off, what's the harm in trying? If you get bored sometime this week you may as well have a crack at it.

EDIT: I had a silly idea but I wanted to see what it would look like, so here it is:

Turned out OK, but definitely not winning material. xD

 

[NeilR]

I'd like to remind all those who are considering taking a shot at this competition that the deadline for submission is coming up on Saturday (Sep 25th). Keep em coming!!

 

[january39]

I think that after the contest is over, that all of these submissions should be permanent options. I think they all look great. We can maybe add a counter to see how many times each style is used, etc.

Great work everone, keep it up.

I would really love to see that, a choice of themes instead of one or two.

Freshmilk's design is really nice, very compact.

I like them as well, nice and simple. Function over style.

Those compacts are nice, Sousanator.

Don't let other entries scare you off, what's the harm in trying? If you get bored sometime this week you may as well have a crack at it.

EDIT: I had a silly idea but I wanted to see what it would look like, so here it is:

Turned out OK, but definitely not winning material. xD

I actually quite like that, could you get the text larger?

@Sousanator - i like yours as well, nice.

 

[Abe Froeman]

Bump for some last minute entries hopefully.

 

[Sousanator]

I had some free time today, so I thought I'd throw one last entry up
I'm not sure how hard it would be to modify the code to allow three services, but I did it anyways (I personally think there should be single, double and triple gamercard profiles). It fits the size requirements, so hopefully it will get accepted (if not a double version is available)

Spoiler: And here are some modifications to it

Grey Steam:

Double Profile(for the rules):

And here are my final entries for the compact design

Spoiler: Compact

PS3 - 360

PS3 - Steam

PS3 - 360 (One Colour)

And here are my other full designs (finalized from before)

Spoiler: Grafitti

PS3 - 360

Steam (Grey) - 360

Steam (Red) - 360

Spoiler: Grain

360 - Steam

360 - PS3

 

[Dan]

Wow, the first one looks pretty win, well done

Only suggestion I'd make is that the font needs tidying up a little.

 

[Abe Froeman]

Sousanator just brought it.

 

[Nick]

so are we going to have a poll or something now?

 

[x3sphere]

so are we going to have a poll or something now?

Not sure yet if we'll do a community poll. Either way the winners will be announced next week. Thanks for the entries everyone

 

[Freshmilk]

So, uhh... Whats going on with this? Any news on how this will be judged yet? I vote for a poll. (And yes, I do realise the irony in that statement. xD)