Sleboda Posted January 26, 2017 Share Posted January 26, 2017 My design is coming later tonight, but I wanted to put it out there now in case I forget- The dice should not sacrifice readability for spectacle. Make the pips black or white, not metallic, on a bold contrasting color (a little swirl/marble ala the TK dice is nice, but nothing too multi-color or busy). These are dice, and you *and your opponent* should have no difficulty seeing/using them as such. Also, design on the 6, not the 1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sneak Posted January 26, 2017 Share Posted January 26, 2017 4 minutes ago, Sleboda said: Also, design on the 6, not the 1. Hear, Hear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pforson Posted January 26, 2017 Share Posted January 26, 2017 1 hour ago, Sneak said: all the swords with the letters jumbled in are tough to read. I disagree. I think Wespe's sword design is awesome and totally not difficult to read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sneak Posted January 26, 2017 Share Posted January 26, 2017 2 hours ago, pforson said: I disagree. I think Wespe's sword design is awesome and totally not difficult to read. tomato tomato. Just curious where the whole sword thing is about? Because its a fantasy game? AOS symbol being a big ass hammer and all... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soulsmith Posted January 26, 2017 Share Posted January 26, 2017 That looks ace Pforson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sneak Posted January 26, 2017 Share Posted January 26, 2017 He guys here are my final submissions. Hope you like them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BelgianBeerBear Posted January 26, 2017 Share Posted January 26, 2017 He guys here are my final submissions. Hope you like them.Ooooo the ones on the right look great. Definitely my favorite so far Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wespe Posted January 27, 2017 Share Posted January 27, 2017 14 hours ago, Sneak said: tomato tomato. Just curious where the whole sword thing is about? Because its a fantasy game? AOS symbol being a big ass hammer and all... The "big" idea was just to give it some fantasy narrative with the (yes, generic) sword and the typeface. (With the addition that a sword makes for an awesome "T". With a handle ) More on "hard to read": as a monogram it's supposed to work as a single entity or letter even, not necessarily to be read per se. I mean check some of the monograms of the french kings For fan sites, I think it's stronger to have some kind of own identity than just citing the AoS IP, especially when it's not endorsed by GW or designed by their guidelines. It's also a bit more gratifying to say "I rolled 7 swords!!!" than, "I rolled 7 AoS IP citations!!!" Oh my, this is starting to sound like work I hope we're not shooing away potential participants with all this commentary. It's still a silly (=fun) dice competition with a vote at the end, not a pitch for a german car brand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wespe Posted January 27, 2017 Share Posted January 27, 2017 12 hours ago, BelgianBeerBear said: Ooooo the ones on the right look great. Definitely my favorite so far Me too, diggin' the one on the right! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mohojoe Posted January 27, 2017 Share Posted January 27, 2017 12 hours ago, Sneak said: He guys here are my final submissions. Hope you like them. Furthest right is fantastic. Is it possible that when I roll a 6 on these die for trumpets to play, lightning bolts to obliterate my opponent and Sigmar to ruffle my beard in an affectionate way? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caffran101 Posted January 27, 2017 Share Posted January 27, 2017 14 hours ago, Sneak said: He guys here are my final submissions. Hope you like them. Prefer the one on the far right to the middle (they both look awesome). I feel like the one on the left will cause me to explain to my opponent that they are not "Grand Theft Auto" themed dice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pforson Posted January 27, 2017 Share Posted January 27, 2017 11 minutes ago, Caffran101 said: I feel like the one on the left will cause me to explain to my opponent that they are not "Grand Theft Auto" themed dice. My thoughts exactly. I read it as GTA, which makes no sense. I like the right one too. My only concern is that it might be a little too detailed to work on a dice. I think something simpler and more immediately recognisable would be better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted January 27, 2017 Author Share Posted January 27, 2017 1 hour ago, Caffran101 said: I feel like the one on the left will cause me to explain to my opponent that they are not "Grand Theft Auto" themed dice. I agree here! my fave by far was the TGA with hammer overhead but you didn't expand on that one. I thought it was perfect. Modern yet fantasy too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sneak Posted January 27, 2017 Share Posted January 27, 2017 1 hour ago, Ben said: I agree here! my fave by far was the TGA with hammer overhead but you didn't expand on that one. I thought it was perfect. Modern yet fantasy too this one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sneak Posted January 27, 2017 Share Posted January 27, 2017 2 hours ago, pforson said: My thoughts exactly. I read it as GTA, which makes no sense. I like the right one too. My only concern is that it might be a little too detailed to work on a dice. I think something simpler and more immediately recognisable would be better. I agree its getting a bit lost. was exploring laying it out with the sword thing a little forced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sneak Posted January 27, 2017 Share Posted January 27, 2017 5 hours ago, Wespe said: The "big" idea was just to give it some fantasy narrative with the (yes, generic) sword and the typeface. (With the addition that a sword makes for an awesome "T". With a handle ) More on "hard to read": as a monogram it's supposed to work as a single entity or letter even, not necessarily to be read per se. I mean check some of the monograms of the french kings For fan sites, I think it's stronger to have some kind of own identity than just citing the AoS IP, especially when it's not endorsed by GW or designed by their guidelines. It's also a bit more gratifying to say "I rolled 7 swords!!!" than, "I rolled 7 AoS IP citations!!!" Oh my, this is starting to sound like work I hope we're not shooing away potential participants with all this commentary. It's still a silly (=fun) dice competition with a vote at the end, not a pitch for a german car brand I hear you but the execution could be better. This is just constructive criticism. Its hard to read especially reduced 80% and carved into a dice pip. its not IP infringement to use similar lightning bolts on dice, this would be a whole other discussion... My works be getting picked apart for years professionally so I don't take anything to heart and when I suggest stuff on other designs its for the greater good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted January 28, 2017 Author Share Posted January 28, 2017 22 hours ago, Sneak said: this one? Yeah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pforson Posted February 1, 2017 Share Posted February 1, 2017 Was trying to think what The Grand Alliance actually represents and considered that it is a meeting place where all four Alliances (Order, Chaos, Death and Destruction) come together. Hence I had the idea of using a Venn Diagram to represent this combination. No idea how this could be adapted into a Dice design, but thought I'd throw it out there anyway. Maybe someone has a good idea how it could be implemented. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted February 3, 2017 Author Share Posted February 3, 2017 There are some great examples in here already but I'm gonna let this run for another week or so. If you are not a designer but have cool ideas make some suggestions and se where it leads Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twrightii Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 I would suggest sets with the logo on the 1 as well as sets on the 6. Some of like the logo on the one =D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sneak Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 so i guess this died? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Volund Posted February 16, 2017 Share Posted February 16, 2017 To feed into pforson's diagram idea. What if it was a simple square divided into quarters with a skull, a hammer, a star, and a fanged mouth? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warboss Gorbolg Posted February 16, 2017 Share Posted February 16, 2017 On 1/26/2017 at 11:18 AM, Sleboda said: .... Also, design on the 6, not the 1. Would throw many likes at this if I could. Still don't understand what GW was thinking with the GorkaMorka dice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warboss Gorbolg Posted February 16, 2017 Share Posted February 16, 2017 On 1/25/2017 at 9:32 AM, Wespe said: One more. With a SWORD! Really like the simplicity and clear messaging of this one. I think it is really effective. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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