Laserschwert Posted February 22, 2004 Share Posted February 22, 2004 Well, I took the years from the LucasArts site... right HERE... But 30MB???? You're clearly doing something wrong here. First of all, you don't have to scan them at a resolution higher than 300dpi, because that's the resolution all standard print articles are printed at. I scaled your "Zak"-cover down to that size (which is still close to 2700 x 3400 pixels), and saved it as a JPEG at a quality of 100%, and still just got to 6.5MB ... while going down to 80% quality, resulted in a file size of just 1.5MB, with no notable loss in quality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpiffyTheDog Posted February 22, 2004 Author Share Posted February 22, 2004 I assume it has something to do with the fact that he mentioned the possibility of using them to make posters. ALSO: My color ideas. Maniac Mansion (1987) - no idea. Purple? Zak McKracken & The Alien Mindbenders (1988) - again, no idea. I never played this. Indiana Jones & The Last Crusade (1989) - orange-ish Loom (1990) - no idea (i never played loom) The Secret of Monkey Island (1990) - reddish (as the preview is) or dark green Monkey Island 2: LeChucks' Revenge (1992) - blueish/purplish Indiana Jones & The Fate of Atlantis (1992) - orange-ish (as preview is) Maniac Mansion 2: Day Of The Tentacle (1993) - green (as the preview is) Sam & Max Hit The Road (1993) - blue (as the preview is) Full Throttle (1994) - black The Dig (1995) - light blue (like the logo is, kind of.) The Curse of Monkey Island (1996) - yellow (wow, running out of colors) Grim Fandango (1998) - purple Escape From Monkey Island (2001) - yellow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laserschwert Posted February 22, 2004 Share Posted February 22, 2004 Oh, i remember the poster idea, sorry... just ignore me being a wise-ass. Now, my color ideas: (I avoided reading your list first, Spiffy... but most of them are the same as yours... interesting... and a little scary... ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elTee Posted February 22, 2004 Share Posted February 22, 2004 All good, all good, but I think Loom should be more like what you've put up for The Dig. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laserschwert Posted February 22, 2004 Share Posted February 22, 2004 All right... dark-blue for Loom too then... bright-blue wouldn't have worked anyway, because the "golden" lettering would hardly be visible on such a bright background... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elTee Posted February 26, 2004 Share Posted February 26, 2004 Okay, ftp is online, but not 24/7. Also, it expires in 30 days so hurry hurry people! PM me if you want access. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jp-30 Posted February 26, 2004 Share Posted February 26, 2004 Oh, by the way, what I would just LOVE to have on the front cover are the original box-artworks, but without the logos... there are some manuals where a much "cleaner" artwork is used as covers... does anybody know about other such artworks of the games? Some, like Drew Struzan's Indiana Jones FOA cover can be found clean online I'm sure- I'll take a look around for you. And between old magazine ads, box art, and manual covers, and plain old photoshop trickery I could probably whip together "clean" versions of a number of those titles. In fact, I reckon Drew's Last Crusade poster would fit better than the original photo used on the boxart; The original (photo) art could be recreated with a better version of this publicity shot; http://movieartofsweden.com/images/5515_picture.jpeg But maybe it would be better yet to utilise some Drew Struzan artwork like these; http://home.planetinternet.be/~bliek/indianacrus.jpg http://www.hundland.com/posters/i/IndianaJonesAndTheLastCrusade-Pepsi.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gabez Posted February 28, 2004 Share Posted February 28, 2004 Originally posted by Laserschwert Oh, by the way, what I would just LOVE to have on the front cover are the original box-artworks, but without the logos... there are some manuals where a much "cleaner" artwork is used as covers... does anybody know about other such artworks of the games? Yeah, the Sam & Max one looks a lot better because the logo isn't repeated. For Mi2 you could use http://www.scummbar.com/resources/downloads/wallpapers/lechucksrevenge-640x480.jpg (available in higher resolutions at TSB), or just airbrush the logos out. Or keep them in, if you think it would be better, and I coud airbrush them out for me! Whatever. They do look really really fantastic though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted February 28, 2004 Share Posted February 28, 2004 I like whats going on here, those designs are really cool! Though it might make them look too boring, I think the "textured" look of the backgrounds is a little cheezy, unless you're planning on somehow doing embossed paper so the texture come through in 3D like a book cover or fancy schmancy DVD cover... Might want to try a plainer color background? Then again, maybe not. Its cool that you guys are doing this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laserschwert Posted February 28, 2004 Share Posted February 28, 2004 Mmh... no texture? Here ya go: Though it looks a little dull, maybe if we go with Tones' idea of printing it on textured card, the texture would come from there. The best would of course be, if the golden stripes and letters could be real shiny golden... I am not sure though how that would work when printing at home. I mean, there is golden paper to print on, but I am not sure as of how the other colors will cover on that surface... Oh, and for re-uniting old and new ideas: I still like this book texture... though - as said - it probably only would work with a few games (like Monkey and Indy)... what about an "Monkey Island Collection"-cover for a 5- or 6-disc Alpha-case...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThunderPeel2001 Posted February 28, 2004 Share Posted February 28, 2004 Laserschwert: The covers at the top of this post (with textures) are absolutely perfect. Where can I download them (DON'T change them anymore!!!) Thanks. ~ John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laserschwert Posted February 28, 2004 Share Posted February 28, 2004 All right, all right... I'll do the textured ones first. It will still take a while, because I'll have to redo them completely, since those are only the low-res mockups I did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaleCooper Posted March 1, 2004 Share Posted March 1, 2004 Laser: I just now joined this site to tell you how amazingly excellent your DVD cover designs are. Now all I have to do is find empty DVD cases, and I'm set. Also: Cannot wait until these are done! Edit: Have you thought about making a single DVD cover for the Monkey Island Madness compilation? That would be cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jannar85 Posted March 3, 2004 Share Posted March 3, 2004 I'd like Paco Vink to try this thing out.. It sure would be interesting what he could come up with. Nice covers btw.. I like the year thingy thingy.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BooJaka Posted March 3, 2004 Share Posted March 3, 2004 Ooo. They're purdy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elTee Posted March 3, 2004 Share Posted March 3, 2004 If there was to be a site devoted to DVD covers, of course, then I think it would be better if there were several designs available so you could choose which one you wanted based on personal preference. I mean, maybe someone just wants a cover for one game, whereas others (like me) would prefer a whole collection. This way though, anyone who makes a design - Laserschwert, obviously, and Spiffy etc can submit them and people can choose which one they want. Not just one definative "this is the design" kinda thing. Personally, I want DanSky to do one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laserschwert Posted March 3, 2004 Share Posted March 3, 2004 That sounds good... so, let's tell Jake. Jake!? We're gonna put up a site for DVD-covers... kay?? But the idea of bringing in "real" artist (like Paco, Ado or Dan Lee) would expand our possibilities big time. I mean, right now we're pretty restricted to the original box-artworks... but with those guys onboard, we could go for completely new stuff... Or what about a fan-art competition regarding alternative front covers for all the games... I don't mean the way we're doing it here, just "re-arranging" existing material, but basically painting new covers, trying to mimic the style that Purcell or Struzan used for the original boxes. Maybe Mojo or the ScummBar can host such a competition... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Isaac Posted March 3, 2004 Share Posted March 3, 2004 Yay. Host a competition. If they did, I'd enter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpiffyTheDog Posted March 4, 2004 Author Share Posted March 4, 2004 I'd totally be up for maintaining or just helping with a website of some kind for a bunch of DVD covers specifically for adventure games. GIMME A CALL. AND BY CALL I MEAN REPLY TO THIS VERY THREAD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpiffyTheDog Posted March 4, 2004 Author Share Posted March 4, 2004 ...but if i DID make the website it would look a little.... something... like..... THIS (please note that that's just a rough draft i whipped up in 30 seconds. The final thing would actually have colors and images and non-generic fonts. That's just an idea.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elTee Posted March 4, 2004 Share Posted March 4, 2004 This is good, this is all very good. We'll have to wait the backlash from LucasArts after the mojo e-mail address thing before we make the site though, which I would also volunteer to help out on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMCBatman Posted March 5, 2004 Share Posted March 5, 2004 LucasTones, can you PM me with FTP info again? I keep trying at all times of the day, and I can't connect to the FTP. Also, I can't PM you for some reason - it always times out. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elTee Posted March 5, 2004 Share Posted March 5, 2004 The info is right, I thought the fto was on but it wasn't. Apologies. Try over the weekend, should be fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esseb2 Posted March 5, 2004 Share Posted March 5, 2004 LucasTones, I tried to send you a forum PM but it said your inbox was full so I'm posting it here instead: I am very interested in the hi-res cover scans you offer. I'm not sure I'll be able to come up with a brilliant design for DVD covers but I'll give it a shot, mostly I'm interested in printing out super sized posters for myself and friends. I don't frequent the lucasforums as much as I frequent the AGS and AG forums so if you do give me FTP access it would be great if you could mail me at esseb<at>esseb<dot>com* instead of sending me a forum PM since I'll probably not notice it. I will be away on Saturday and Sunday so I might not be able to download the files until Monday. --Esseb. * cleverly concealed e-mail adress to fool e-mail harvesters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted March 6, 2004 Share Posted March 6, 2004 I'd be happy to set up a "covers.mixnmojo.com" webspace for a site dedicated to this sort of thing, assuming someone with a better grasp of web programming (and more free time) than myself could set it up. Were the site to exist it would very nice if the covers could be sorted by collection (ie "Laserschwert's Adventure Cover Collection") or by game (ie "every DVD cover slipcase design for Monkey Island 2"), and of course allow for people to add their own if whoever ran the site thought they were cool enough to add. Just an idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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