https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BzkcEokJmqAoaEFfblFUNWlnaHc/edit?usp=sharing
Final design (JPEG):
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BzkcEokJmqAoOEd4cmNMSDJZdTA/edit?usp=sharing
Development report (PDF):
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BzkcEokJmqAoN1oyX1hsaDlHbWs/edit?usp=sharing
This image is to be placed on the marquee area of the arcade machine. To begin with, I looked for a font that would suit the style of the game, as well as the marquee. I found a font that I had previously installed, named "8 Bit wonder". This font gives off retro vibes, and feels suitable for being on an arcade machine.
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| Font used for the image |
I then used the image from one of my previously made posters to create the background of my image.
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| Poster image |
I resized the image so that it would fit the area of the marquee (which was 74x23CM, width and height respectively.) Then adding text and effects to make it seem like the text was in a blast. I referenced other arcade marquees from older retro fighting games to help create the text and image style. My first design can be seen below.
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| First design |
After I had reached this design, I decided to get some peer review. I did this by communicating with one of my study colleges (name removed for privacy), asking his opinion on my first design, his response was as such:
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| Peer feedback |
I agreed with his viewpoint, and thusly made some modifications to the image, darkening the corners, as well as slightly moving the text position to make it more centered. The modified image is shown below:
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| Second design |
despite making the modifications to the image, I still did not believe it to be striking enough. Although arcade machines predominantly feature blue colour scheme marquees, I did find some interesting red marquees, (such as the one shown, an early Nintendo machine) so I felt that I would be able to pull it off, and thusly decided to experiment with changing the colour of the background to a deep red.
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| Machine with red colour scheme |
I found this (the design shown below) the most aesthetically pleasing version, and have decided to use this as the marquee for the arcade machine. This is mainly because the contrast in colour between the text and image creates a striking definition, as well as the red having battle and anger connotations.
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| Final design |
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