Mega Tank | 967 Posted July 2, 2021 Share Posted July 2, 2021 Why not just have people choose their font for every label? You could charge a service fee for these requests. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
final fight cd | 187 Posted July 2, 2021 Share Posted July 2, 2021 I feel like if you need all these inputs for what I would consider to be minor in the grand scheme of things, how will you be able to handle grading a game with a 200 point scale? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VideoGameGradersLLC | 82 Posted July 2, 2021 Author Share Posted July 2, 2021 14 minutes ago, final fight cd said: I feel like if you need all these inputs for what I would consider to be minor in the grand scheme of things, how will you be able to handle grading a game with a 200 point scale? One has nothing to do with the other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VideoGameGradersLLC | 82 Posted July 2, 2021 Author Share Posted July 2, 2021 17 minutes ago, Mega Tank said: Why not just have people choose their font for every label? You could charge a service fee for these requests. I think a consistent look is important for branding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inasuma | 1,203 Posted July 2, 2021 Share Posted July 2, 2021 40 minutes ago, VideoGameGradersLLC said: At this risk of going to the well too often another ask for your opinions. Working on a custom font for the labels. Any you love? Hate? After 466 (and counting) submissions too many look the same to me at this point. I would recommend having a designer choose the best font for each part of the label. Eg, you might need a different font style for smaller labels vs the larger font for the game name itself. Probably most important is readability and not being too cheesy (eg avoid comic sans, felt, papyrus, impact, etc). You’ll probably notice on wata and vga, they use plain, readable fonts with the exception of their logo, which is that pixel font. Also definitely not a good idea to use different fonts per customer, even if they ask for it. It would detract from your branding. One thing that’s nice about the example label you posted earlier was that it was clean and didn’t shout too loud (unlike a certain IGS label lol). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drxandy | 3,235 Posted July 3, 2021 Share Posted July 3, 2021 Oh gosh. You didn't hire a designer. Cool. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drxandy | 3,235 Posted July 3, 2021 Share Posted July 3, 2021 #305 for everything 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VideoGameGradersLLC | 82 Posted July 3, 2021 Author Share Posted July 3, 2021 4 minutes ago, drxandy said: Oh gosh. You didn't hire a designer. Cool. I actually hired several to provide ideas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drxandy | 3,235 Posted July 3, 2021 Share Posted July 3, 2021 2 minutes ago, VideoGameGradersLLC said: I actually hired several to provide ideas. Yeah that's a problem because you don't have unified design. You are still the designer. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPX | 1,370 Posted July 3, 2021 Share Posted July 3, 2021 What font to use? Honestly I don’t think that’s going to matter much. Asking the VGS crowd will give you a whole bunch of answers which ultimately will get you back to square one ie. in the end you have to decide anyway, or hire a designer that chooses for you. Good luck with the launch! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brickman | 3,999 Posted September 3, 2021 Share Posted September 3, 2021 Bump. Anyone know what happened with this guy? Still stuck looking for fonts? Would have been a great opportunity to get more exposure of an alternative to WATA right now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeevan | 8,915 Events Helper · Posted September 3, 2021 Share Posted September 3, 2021 16 minutes ago, Shmup said: Bump. Anyone know what happened with this guy? Still stuck looking for fonts? Would have been a great opportunity to get more exposure of an alternative to WATA right now. they are active, have a website, there is a thread from @NesQuest about him wanting to try them out for their labor day sale!? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammerfestus | 3,865 Posted September 3, 2021 Share Posted September 3, 2021 But which font did he use? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesRobot | 5,808 Events Team · Posted September 3, 2021 Share Posted September 3, 2021 17 minutes ago, Hammerfestus said: But which font did he use? Wingdings 1 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OptOut | 8,889 Posted September 4, 2021 Share Posted September 4, 2021 7 hours ago, JamesRobot said: Wingdings I'm actually quite partial to Comic Sans myself! 1 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloves | 11,801 Administrator · Posted September 4, 2021 Share Posted September 4, 2021 2 minutes ago, OptOut said: I'm actually quite partial to Comic Sans myself! You fuckin would be. 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RH | 4,924 Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 I joined their mailing list a long time ago, cause why not? Anyway, I just got my first email and apparently they are now accepting Game Boy games. Curious, anyone been brave enough to submit? Their gallery has about 30 games. All with low grades (for a gallery on their front page.) 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RH | 4,924 Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 Oh, and no pop reports as of yet. Can't tell which font that is on the label, either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JVOSS | 1,762 Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 @RH I'm (imho) 99.95% sure @VideoGameGradersLLC don't give a rats ass as to what they are doing to the graded game market. they are just looking to get the big score like wata did. and i'm sure they have no clue how to know what version of the box is right for the cart without having the data like @RpgCollectoror my cart data, or iirc @Splainis the holder of the paper inserts data, for what should be the correct box to cart to inserts. i seem to recall someone here had an open-box db at the time they opened but it's not public data and i don't remember who it was. hell even the gb book i supported was missing leading on data and variants. so when a company much less a startup say the will grade a gb game i'd run away until they prove on their own that they have the end-all data. so just like wata (the worst offender of spreading bullshit on the field and growing crap) i wont support until a few have proven to me that they care about the real outcome of what they are grading, and not chasing the money and damaging what they have in their hands for grading. or even prove that they are not changing the games/boxes out for lower quality items to make their own or a higher paying client a better graded item. like this don't happen. imho there is too much proof that is happening. i'm a firm believer that a few can't know it all and a community must police the bull shit that a "grader" puts out as "collection law". 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VideoGameGradersLLC | 82 Posted January 6, 2022 Author Share Posted January 6, 2022 3 minutes ago, JVOSS said: I'm (imho) 99.95% sure @VideoGameGradersLLC don't give a rats ass as to what they are doing to the graded game market. You’re wrong but your opinion is free to be shared of course. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JVOSS | 1,762 Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 16 minutes ago, VideoGameGradersLLC said: You’re wrong but your opinion is free to be shared of course. so your in it to only improve and not for the money. prove it!!!! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VideoGameGradersLLC | 82 Posted January 6, 2022 Author Share Posted January 6, 2022 1 minute ago, JVOSS said: so your in it to only improve and not for the money. prove it!!!! Not sure how I’d do that, especially to satisfy most in this group but I never said only. It’s a business, businesses need to make money (and aren’t all evil for doing so). Besides, both can absolutely be true. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JVOSS | 1,762 Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 how do you think your capable of grading a GB? where is your proof of knowledge? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VideoGameGradersLLC | 82 Posted January 6, 2022 Author Share Posted January 6, 2022 1 minute ago, JVOSS said: how do you think your capable of grading a GB? where is your proof of knowledge? I’ve discussed my experience in this post, a few times. If this doesn’t satisfy you I understand I won’t be expecting you to submit games to us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JVOSS | 1,762 Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 you have no experience to show or speak of. what is your back ground aside form seeing wata make $100,000's on an over hyped, over graded, sealed game. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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