Where Do All These Buttons Come From?
This week has been a week of small thrills. No new functionality has entered the game this week, but a lot of preparation work for just that has been done.
While I could have started working on the combat system this week (or so I keep thinking), I decided to get the artwork ready for the combat system. I find myself much more motivated when things look good. Of course, this meant drawing lots of little buttons and logos for each and every little option while taking a few of the standard shortcuts here and there. While I was generally happy with the turn out, there were two logos that are still on my mind. They are horrid, and they need replaced. One is the menu button logo for the stats screen. It's just a percent sign. All my other logos are nice little pieces of artwork, but this one is just a percent sign. The other is the logo for the skills page. It is simply “x:x”. While I am running with it now, I hope to have these improved in the near future.
Anyway, if you have an idea feel free to share it publicly on this blog. Your efforts will be greatly rewarded with my gratitude and an e-pat on the back. :-)
I have also been working on website for the game. I had a template made up early on in the competition, but was very unhappy with the look. I was also undecided on a few game at issues and decided to wait. I am glad I did, I scrapped the original template and built a new one last night. While the template isn't perfect yet, it is close enough and I plan on launching the site soon. Now if I can just get a good idea for a company logo I can replace the old clunker site from my former domain.
Oh yeah, I also finished the logo for Aeges Road. Here it is.
While I could have started working on the combat system this week (or so I keep thinking), I decided to get the artwork ready for the combat system. I find myself much more motivated when things look good. Of course, this meant drawing lots of little buttons and logos for each and every little option while taking a few of the standard shortcuts here and there. While I was generally happy with the turn out, there were two logos that are still on my mind. They are horrid, and they need replaced. One is the menu button logo for the stats screen. It's just a percent sign. All my other logos are nice little pieces of artwork, but this one is just a percent sign. The other is the logo for the skills page. It is simply “x:x”. While I am running with it now, I hope to have these improved in the near future.
Anyway, if you have an idea feel free to share it publicly on this blog. Your efforts will be greatly rewarded with my gratitude and an e-pat on the back. :-)
I have also been working on website for the game. I had a template made up early on in the competition, but was very unhappy with the look. I was also undecided on a few game at issues and decided to wait. I am glad I did, I scrapped the original template and built a new one last night. While the template isn't perfect yet, it is close enough and I plan on launching the site soon. Now if I can just get a good idea for a company logo I can replace the old clunker site from my former domain.
Oh yeah, I also finished the logo for Aeges Road. Here it is.
posted by Code Ugly (FKA drslinky1500) | 1:56 PM
3 Comments:
You're talking icon-thingies for menus and such, right? Well, a stats/status screen could be a person's silhouette (all about a character) or a "I'm strong" bicep curl (strength -> powers -> stats etc.).
I like the logo a lot. Just one suggestion, you may want to reconsider the diagonal shadow. I think it breaks up the visual impact a bit and makes the title a bit hard to read. (Might be worse if you ever have to use a small version, too.) Maybe just make the light-dark gradient in the "gold box" more uniform or something.
Yeah, I was unsure if it was really that noticable or if it was just me. I guess it's not just me. :-) I may just lighten up the dark spots in the gradient and see if that calms it down a bit.
A silhouette would make a lot of sense. In fact, that's the best idea I have heard.
THANKS!
Greg, sorry I had to track you down on a gaming blog!
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