think outside the box
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This is the first thing that sprang to mind when I saw the new card layout. I was inspired by Jay to actually mock it up, and I think the gain in size of the art is pretty apparent. There's also some gains in the text box/type line, but I'm not sure that it's really enough to do too much.
Feedback is appreciated! Happy tinkering.
Feedback is appreciated! Happy tinkering.
I got to say... I don't care for your HD cardframe. It's a lot like Planeswalkers, but that's fine as they have so much text. On a card like Wall of Fire, it looks like way, way, too much "Look at the art", "Look at how splashy this card is" when it's a Wall of Fire. It's not *bad*. But between M15 and your version, I'd pick M15. :)
ReplyDeleteThat's fascinating. I had never anticipated criticism that this would make otherwise lackluster cards too "splashy". I also hadn't really made the connection to Planeswalker frames of that they might make those feel less special.
DeleteI also wonder if my use of the original Wall of Fire art (http://i2.wp.com/listverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/wall_of_fire_art_by_dan_dos_santos.jpg?resize=550%2C407) instead of the darker tinted version might have something to do with it. It's sweet art, but still, the details in the foreground do take away a bit of the simplicity
I never thought I'd ever make that kind of criticism. But that's the weird thing: that frame looks kinda... wasteful? I guess? It's hard to articulate.
DeleteThis version makes me want the bottom to be red all the more. And maybe the border too, if that were possible (probably not—but you never know).
ReplyDeleteI can't imagine they could match border color (the sides of your deck would be visible without sleeves).
DeleteBased off the comments above, do you feel like the Planeswalker frame had too much black at the bottom?
And now I know where that curvature comes from. Neat. The planeswalker frames have grey at the bottom. It's dark, but it's definitely not black. It's also not quite as large as the M15 frames. Even so, your point does help me understand how they settled on this frame.
DeleteI second Bass here. My favorite thing about all this new frame talk is how much player's are discussing and care about Wall of Fire.
ReplyDeleteheh
DeleteI'm not! I'm tired of all these apologists for Wall of Fire. All they do is defend it's terrible, terrible, heat-crimes.
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