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[RM8]

Toadette is supposedly doing the Iwata hand thing, but I failed, lol. The nurse hat gets the point across, I guess.

 

[Niraj]

It's mediocre, but it's the best I could do. Here's mine!

It's good, don't be too hard on yourself. Much better than I could do!

Here's my humble contribution. I had so much fun drawing it

Excellent cards/artworks and good vibes, everyone! If Iwata sees them he will literally get better in a blink!

Wow man. That's amazingly good! Great job

Everyone is providing such awesome contributions, good work everyone

 

[ArchedThunder]

I'm not super good at anything like this but I thought I'd make something anyways.

And my Mii

 

[lordfroakie]

 

[Mdk7]

Great idea, here's mine!

And my Mii

 

[Speedwagon]

 

[jeffers]

my mii i posted back on page 5

 

[SpacePirate Ridley]

Here's my humble contribution. I had so much fun drawing it

My Mii:

And here just posting the bigger version.

Excellent cards/artworks and good vibes, everyone! If Iwata sees them he will literally get better in a blink!

Love this caricature!

 

[CTLance]

There's some serious talent in this thread. Damn you, guys.

My amazing masterpiece got eaten by MS Paint because it apparently ran out of memory on a 16GB workstation while working on a 350x200 black and white picture. I shall pretend that a picture of Kirby battling a missingno was simply too awesome to be contained by the likes of Paint.

Can't start a new one since break is almost over and I still need to grab a bite. Will try to doodle something while watching WC tonight, I guess.

 

[DICKS AHOY]

Hoping my stupid parody is at least sort of recognizable:

Bigger size if that's too small to make out details in:

My Mii:

 

[Bert]

Just wanted to add my 2p worth on the names thing.

I think names are important, sure "Iain Fletcher" (that's me) might not mean anything, but it attaches a human identity and makes it a little more real.

But I'm not bothered either way, I just think if I received a card I'd like to know the names of the people.

 

[Broken Joystick]

Get better soon!

 

[Clefargle]

Get better soon!

Oh wow! excellent custom furniture!

 

[Axass]

I went with something a little different because we have lots of Kirby, Earthbound and Baloon Fight already; I'm afraid it's a rather quick photoshop work, I'm no artist. :/

Will post my Mii later, hopefully before the deadline.

EDIT - Other version, use whichever you prefer:

 

[Herbspiceguy]

Some really well done, heartwarming art. Good job.
I wish I had the inspiration to draw something nice and fitting.

 

[jts]

I went with something a little different because we have lots of Kirby, Earthbound and Baloon Fight already; I'm afraid it's a rather quick photoshop work, I'm no artist. :/

Will post my Mii later, hopefully before the deadline.

No, that's really good. Did you think about using the Wii U's "U" instead of "you"? Could work along the theme.

 

[Chiramii]

My artistic abilities are well below average but I did my best.

Also, my Mii

 

[LelouchViBritannia]

Here's my contribution. Hopefully he'll be back very soon.

 

[Axass]

No, that's really good. Did you think about using the Wii U's "U" instead of "you"? Could work along the theme.

Thanks. Thought about it at first, then decided not too, because I liked the lonely orange "core" in between the black words, did a second version though, you guys can use whichever you prefer for the card:

Spoiler

Also I kept the black and orange theme because it's a stealth NeoGAF reference.

 

[Sammy Samusu]

 

[chadboban]

This is absolutely adorable!

 

[Herne]

I have absolutely no art skills to speak of - being unable to draw straight even with a ruler - but I managed to knock this piece of non-effort together.

 

[69wpm]

I know it's big, but I left it that way so the others can read the messages. Small version here. I already posted my Mii on the 4th page.

 

[TitusGroan]

Hey everyone,

Just thought I'd post an update. At efyu's request, I've been working on a template to potentially use for the card itself. I don't want to presume that this will be the final thing, and will happily admit that I'm only an amateur designer at best, so if anyone is unhappy with it, would like to alter it our flat-out think they could do a more professional job, by all means please say so. Here it is without any pics attached so far:

I'm probably going to take the basic template, and load it into a larger canvas, and set the pixel resolution to 300dpi or so. That way, all the pictures should still look clear and sharp, even when shrunk down. I'm going to do another tally of pictures in just a moment, but I think we're around the 70 images mark or so, which is pretty great.

If anyone wants to take this template and run with it, rework it, or just flat out say they'd prefer something else, please say so. For the time being, I'm going to spend a little more time playing with the size and resolution, then I'll start loading pics onto it and laying them out.

 

[SilverLunar]

It is tricky trying to draw on Miiverse.

 

[Rösti]

What are you currently using for software, TitusGroan, is it Photoshop? I normally use Indesign when it comes to layout for print stuff, and then the vector elements I produce in Illustrator. There are trials readily available for this, so I suggest for best possible outcome in print you'll look into that. The NeoGAF logo is also available in vector format directly from the source, so use that: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/images/neogaf2/sprite.svg

 

[The Boat]

Here is my contribution, was going to make a drawing, but came up with this one:

Small:

My Mii:

EDIT: The characters not lining up annoyed me, fixed it.
EDIT 2: Not crazy about the font, but I'm no good with this kind of stuff

 

[TitusGroan]

What are you currently using for software, TitusGroan, is it Photoshop? I normally use Indesign when it comes to layout for print stuff, and then the vector elements I produce in Illustrator. There are trials readily available for this, so I suggest for best possible outcome in print you'll look into that. The NeoGAF logo is also available in vector format directly from the source, so use that: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/images/neogaf2/sprite.svg

I'm currently using GIMP, as its the imaging software I mess around with the most. Like I said, amateur artist here. I'm going to download a trial of Indesign and try using that, as it sounds much handier for what we need. I think I have Illustrator somewhere too, so I'll recreate it in vector form for minimum jaggies. That is if people are happy with the general design and idea. If not, I'll be more than happy for someone else to take the lead. I don't want to hog this or anything, and started working on this just to make sure we had at ;east one template.

 

[efyu_lemonardo]

Here is my contribution, was going to make a drawing, but came up with this one.

Small:

this is great

 

[Zalman]

Everything looks awesome so far. Can't wait to see the final result.

 

[Kater]

Here is my contribution, was going to make a drawing, but came up with this one:

Small:

EDIT: The characters not lining up annoyed me, fixed it.
EDIT 2: Not crazy about the font, but I'm no good with this kind of stuff

That's really cute and creative. Kudos

 

[Axass]

Hey everyone,

Just thought I'd post an update. At efyu's request, I've been working on a template to potentially use for the card itself. I don't want to presume that this will be the final thing, and will happily admit that I'm only an amateur designer at best, so if anyone is unhappy with it, would like to alter it our flat-out think they could do a more professional job, by all means please say so. Here it is without any pics attached so far:

I'm probably going to take the basic template, and load it into a larger canvas, and set the pixel resolution to 300dpi or so. That way, all the pictures should still look clear and sharp, even when shrunk down. I'm going to do another tally of pictures in just a moment, but I think we're around the 70 images mark or so, which is pretty great.

If anyone wants to take this template and run with it, rework it, or just flat out say they'd prefer something else, please say so. For the time being, I'm going to spend a little more time playing with the size and resolution, then I'll start loading pics onto it and laying them out.

So, the screen is going to be filled with the cards, and the back with the Miis, but is the green part going to be cut afterwards, so that it actually looks like a trapezoid, or is it going to stay? Because if it's the latter, I really dislike that soft green. Also shouldn't the word PET be somewhere on the computer, or else the original reference is kinda lost, no?

Aside from that it looks good to me.

 

[the TMO]

Hope we are not late!
From me and Castef

Making of here

My Mii

 

[TitusGroan]

OK, so I've been tweaking the image, and settled on an A2 size layout with a resolution of 150ppi (trying to go to 300ppi on a canvas that big sadly made my computer memory cry). I've added all the art submissions put in this thread so far, and tried to shrink them down so that they all fit, but also that they're all still legible. If you view the image at 1:1, hopefully you'll see that each one is still readable at the given size. I had to get a little creative with the layout, as a lot of the images were in different formats and ratios, but I think it makes for a much better effect. I added a few small images of my own just to help fill gaps, hopefully you can spot them.

Click on the quote to see it 1:1 (EDIT actually slightly larger than 1:1, but the print settings are set to 420x594mm, and the ratios are all correct)

There's still some room at the bottom, enough for another 9 or 10 images I reckon if we want. If there's space left over tomorrow, we could use it as a space to put a crowd of GAF Miis, plaza style, which would save us having to put them all on the back. Anyways, I'm going to give it a rest this evening I think. It's still a work in progress, so hopefully tomorrow we'll start to have something ready to print.

So, the screen is going to be filled with the cards, and the back with the Miis, but is the green part going to be cut afterwards, so that it actually looks like a trapezoid, or is it going to stay? Because if it's the latter, I really dislike that soft green. Also shouldn't the word PET be somewhere on the computer, or else the original reference is kinda lost, no?

Aside from that it looks good to me.

It's going to be printed (hopefully) on A2 paper, so I figure we leave the bit behind the monitor there to act as a bit of contrast, and to keep it easy to layout on paper. Duly noted on the green, I've changed it to a softer yellow for the time being (trying to think nice, sunny colours) but will happily take any suggestions.

Regarding the P E T letters, I did think about it, but I quite liked the idea of taking the letters G A F and putting there instead, next to the GAF logo. The important thing for me is to show that this is an effort from the GAF community as a whole, and I think the logo and letters can act as a sort of community signature. Hopefully the shape of the monitor and the 'personal comupter' line still convey the idea of a PET monitor.

 

[Herne]

Awesome job

 

[efyu_lemonardo]

Great work TitusGroan!

I'm throwing my own layout suggestion into the mix to give more options, so that all you guys in the thread can comment. Everyone else is obviously welcome to provide their own layouts, or combinations of previous designs.

there's less than 24 hours before the deadline for individual submissions, lets try to get the layout finalized at the same time.

keep up the great work everyone!

 

[TitusGroan]

Also, I've saved the collage of art cubmissions as a transparent layer, so if anyone wants to use it in their own card layout, just download and paste. There's no reason for all of us to sit up all evening arranging pictures if one of us has already done it after all

 

[The Boat]

this is great

That's really cute and creative. Kudos

Thanks

Great job Titus!

 

[KittenMaster]

Some things to consider if the PET computer is to be incorporated:

- The monitor screen is surrounded by a large black isosceles trapezoid, and only at the edges do you see a thin gray border for the shell of the monitor

- The PET logo doesn't show up until the computer base, which the logo is set on a dark plate strip going across. This plate is used entirely for logos and branding so it is a good place to put NeoGAF logo, PET Computer, etc.

- Below that you get to the keyboard and cassette tape loader. Since this most likely won't be used for anything, this can be drawn at a sharp angle folding up to conserve canvas space.

 

[RichardKSJ]

My Contribution:

 

[efyu_lemonardo]

perhaps something like this?

trying to incorporate the miis as a background, (the miis in this image are taken from an image I found online, and are just for layout testing purposes). As a test I just tiled some of the individual pictures from TitusGroan's work.

 

[Lebon14]

On twitter, there's an hashtag called #BananasForIwata that just sprung up.
Would be cool if we would send our wishes that way too

 

[greenteaa]

 

[GiantEnemyGoomba]

I'm not too good at GIMP but I think this'll do.

Also here's my Mii. I really like the idea of doing a collage of all of them.

 

[SweetDonuts]

Great idea!

and my Mii

 

[JiliK]

I should have probably read the size guidelines first, but...

And good work everyone!!

 

[JazzmanZ]

my contribution

 

[AdanVC]

Those layouts are looking excellent, guys!

It's good, don't be too hard on yourself. Much better than I could do!



Wow man. That's amazingly good! Great job

Everyone is providing such awesome contributions, good work everyone

Love this caricature!

Thank you very much!

Here is my contribution, was going to make a drawing, but came up with this one:

Small:

EDIT: The characters not lining up annoyed me, fixed it.
EDIT 2: Not crazy about the font, but I'm no good with this kind of stuff

This is excellent. Such a great idea.

 

[Speedwagon]

Also, I've saved the collage of art cubmissions as a transparent layer, so if anyone wants to use it in their own card layout, just download and paste. There's no reason for all of us to sit up all evening arranging pictures if one of us has already done it after all

You should save it as PNG instead of JPEG, as that's quite lossy.

 

[braves01]

Here's my crappy low res paint contribution. Fun fact I learned one day: Iwata programmed the fish in balloon fight. It actually swims back and forth constantly behind the water, but only comes up if you're near it when it's crossing by, so it's not actually a random thing.