Post by: Whiplash_XXIII on Sat, 07 November 2020, 00:51:04
Here are the Arcade insprired Totally Radical Deskmats! I have recieved feedback in a few places and made minor revisions but really wanted a larger audience to see if this is something that I should continue to pursue!
Ideally I would like to get all of these out and have multiple popular colorways for each design. So send the feedback!
Totes Radical IC Form! (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd1E6bQuN0VssKpq9GQwMHEz_XPB8lvpM34rRwmKvs44QlvVg/viewform?usp=sf_link)
*UPDATED*
Took a few suggestions, and made minor improvements. Firstly, these images should be much more friendly, haha oops. Added a thicker stroke to many of the elements to avoid print issues, decluttered the first mat a tad, changed the black background from such a deep black to something a tad more realistic. :)
*WORKING ON*
Different colorways
Better renders
(https://i.imgur.com/yOPXxZp.png) (https://i.imgur.com/Cm4oJv1.png)
(https://i.imgur.com/twE54qe.png) (https://i.imgur.com/jFWrr3l.png)
Post by: Whiplash_XXIII on Sat, 07 November 2020, 00:51:30
Post by: Dazon on Sat, 07 November 2020, 00:52:31
edit: saw this in retrowave ic and was super interested. I've heard good things about lastpadawan as a mat vendor too, so maybe look into that!
edit 2: I quite preferred the original muted colors in the one you posted, but also like these here
Post by: Whiplash_XXIII on Sat, 07 November 2020, 00:58:01
I'm in 100%Good to know. Colorways can always be adjusted and I have a ton planned. Vaporwave, Laser, 8008, etc. So a muted style is not off the table.
edit: saw this in retrowave ic and was super interested. I've heard good things about lastpadawan as a mat vendor too, so maybe look into that!
edit 2: I quite preferred the original muted colors in the one you posted, but also like these here
Post by: airyimbin on Sat, 07 November 2020, 06:12:03
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Post by: leggoeggoninja on Sat, 07 November 2020, 08:16:57
Post by: CardinalityTV on Sat, 07 November 2020, 09:10:58
1) This is just a personal thing, but I think your first design is very "busy" and quite visually cluttered. I've spent a while looking at it and I think cutting down on the amount of stroked/outlined shapes could reduce that visual noise and make for a more appealing design. (This is just a personal thought though)
2) I've designed/prototyped my own deskmat designs in the past and one of the things I notice here is that some of your lines are VERY thin. This may not translate to print as accurately as you might like, and they could potentially either look blurry or too faint. This is something I'd check with your manufacturer or vendor if you decide to put this into GB.
3) Your black background is VERY black. I don't think I've ever seen a dyed cloth-like material to ever achieve that level of black printing, so I would possibly adjust your design to accommodate a more real-world look, as that what your designs should showcase. Take a look at some other popular deskmat designs with very dark base colours for references.
4) Finally, this could be a big assumption from me so I apologize in advance if it is, but just due to the limited number of posts on your account here I'm curious if you have these designs created in vector format + CMYK colourspace? If you have, awesome, but if not it's something you'll definitely need to do sooner rather than later to save yourself the headache down the road. Another thing is to ensure a sufficient bleed area on your design for printing so that you don't run into prototype issues if the printing margins/alignment is slightly less than a typical 900x400 canvas.
All in all, best of luck with your design!
Post by: Whiplash_XXIII on Sat, 07 November 2020, 09:18:11
Thought I'd chime in with a few questions/thoughts on the deskmats.Hey there! Really appreciate your feedback. I do have these vectored and in CMYK for print. These are just screens from illustrator so the black is just a true black. I do plan to add more realistic renders with a more realistic black. The first one is definitely busy but from prior feedback it was very welcomed. I think filling some of the stroked elements will help 100% though. As this is my first attempt at doing deskmat I wouldn’t have thought twice about stroke weight in some of these but that is something I can definitely address. Really appreciate the response!
1) This is just a personal thing, but I think your first design is very "busy" and quite visually cluttered. I've spent a while looking at it and I think cutting down on the amount of stroked/outlined shapes could reduce that visual noise and make for a more appealing design. (This is just a personal thought though)
2) I've designed/prototyped my own deskmat designs in the past and one of the things I notice here is that some of your lines are VERY thin. This may not translate to print as accurately as you might like, and they could potentially either look blurry or too faint. This is something I'd check with your manufacturer or vendor if you decide to put this into GB.
3) Your black background is VERY black. I don't think I've ever seen a dyed cloth-like material to ever achieve that level of black printing, so I would possibly adjust your design to accommodate a more real-world look, as that what your designs should showcase. Take a look at some other popular deskmat designs with very dark base colours for references.
4) Finally, this could be a big assumption from me so I apologize in advance if it is, but just due to the limited number of posts on your account here I'm curious if you have these designs created in vector format + CMYK colourspace? If you have, awesome, but if not it's something you'll definitely need to do sooner rather than later to save yourself the headache down the road. Another thing is to ensure a sufficient bleed area on your design for printing so that you don't run into prototype issues if the printing margins/alignment is slightly less than a typical 900x400 canvas.
All in all, best of luck with your design!
Post by: Meowsaur on Sat, 07 November 2020, 10:10:53
Post by: kapowaz on Sat, 07 November 2020, 10:15:21
Post by: CardinalityTV on Sat, 07 November 2020, 11:01:54
Hey there! Really appreciate your feedback. I do have these vectored and in CMYK for print. These are just screens from illustrator so the black is just a true black. I do plan to add more realistic renders with a more realistic black. The first one is definitely busy but from prior feedback it was very welcomed. I think filling some of the stroked elements will help 100% though. As this is my first attempt at doing deskmat I wouldn’t have thought twice about stroke weight in some of these but that is something I can definitely address. Really appreciate the response!
No worries at all, glad I could help. Seems like you've got good knowledge of physical vs. digital colourspaces so I'm sure these will turn out great if you decide to make them a reality. Best of luck!
Post by: BapoDonu on Sat, 07 November 2020, 13:18:53
1.Opening this page from my phone crashes my browser
2.On my pc it takes a very long time to load
Do you perhaps know someone that is living in the future and has such a monitor or maybe you do yourself ?
Post by: Whiplash_XXIII on Sat, 07 November 2020, 13:23:53
I just want to ask why your images are 20834x11667 x4 and knowing you exported that on purpose just hurts my brain and cpuLmao, I’ll get some resized images up. I do have this futuristic tech
1.Opening this page from my phone crashes my browser
2.On my pc it takes a very long time to load
Do you perhaps know someone that is living in the future and has such a monitor or maybe you do yourself ?
Post by: paperassgasket on Sun, 08 November 2020, 10:06:45
Post by: Whiplash_XXIII on Sun, 08 November 2020, 11:41:34
Post by: nicoles on Sun, 08 November 2020, 12:04:49
Post by: CardinalityTV on Sun, 08 November 2020, 14:27:44
Post by: Whiplash_XXIII on Sun, 08 November 2020, 18:10:28
Post by: BlacktopRT on Wed, 11 November 2020, 11:26:04
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Post by: WHAT!? on Thu, 19 November 2020, 10:54:12
These are pretty dope.
Post by: leggoeggoninja on Fri, 26 February 2021, 19:11:48