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Some more WIP art for the wormhole suit. Poll for alpha and omega cards.
🕑 Added 2022-07-20 15:00:08 +0000 UTCHello all of you fine folks,
I've refined the court cards for the wormhole suit and wanted to get some feedback on the alpha/omega cards.
First up is the king, which has a new item: shuffled/cardistry cards.
The queen is pretty similar to what has already been shown off, with a few minor improvements.
The Jack has a few minor modifications, but largely hasn't changed.
Let me know if you have any thoughts on the court cards. I think I'm pretty close to calling them final, but still welcome any feedback.
Now for the alpha and omega card. This is where I need some help picking a direction to stick with. The concept behind these cards for the wormhole suit is that they represent the two ends of the wormhole.
I originally wanted them to be mirror images of each other, because I liked the idea that they were both entrances and exits of the wormhole with no real directionality. As was reasonably pointed though, this made the cards really easy to mix up as they looked nearly identical. Ultimately, usability is paramount so I made this this version, which further distinguishes the two cards:
V had the suggestions to add something to the design that would help highlight the fact that they are two ends of a connected wormhole. I spent awhile playing around with the idea and I struggled to come up with anything I was happy with. I think the busyness of the hex spiral makes it tough to put something (such as a space ship) on top of it without it looking a bit sloppy. That said, it did make me want to take a step back and try another possible option to help gut check if things were on the right track.
Here is another possible direction things could go:
Rather than a wormhole face on, this one is a bit more "traditional." (which is a weird way to describe a drawing of a wormhole.) As far as V's original suggestion, this design allows for including something going through the wormhole a bit easier:
I included a poll. Let me know If you have a preference for the hex spiral, sideways wormhole, or sideways wormhole w/ spaceship. If you have any thoughts not conveyed by a simple poll, please do share them in the comments!
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I think I have an idea that may solve everything! I should be able to post a rough draft in a couple days.
Thanks!
Ess
However, in other news, I love the court cards! They look great.
Ess
The common issue I see with the wormhole design is that trying to communicate "two ends of the same wormhole" is at odds with having two easily distinguished cards. The new designs, with or without spaceships, largely rely on orientation to differentiate them. If the card is upside-down in your hand, you might easily mistake it for the opposite value. That seems like a particular issue for cards, which, in the course of play, may be shuffled and viewed from multiple angles. Perhaps, if you want to stick with wormholes, you could do a natural (alpha) vs artificial (omega) theme. The alpha could be a "natural" wormhole, occurring in space, and the omega could be a stargate-type construction. You could use some of the same elements, but having a distinct visual element for the omega, rather than just relying on color or orientation, would help create better contrast.
prisoner06
The wormholes look too much like a particular part of the female anatomy.
(oups, [enter] by mistake!) Please feel free to contact me for more suggestion, or even a draft drawing, if this sounds to you that it is worth a try. Thanks anyway for you work and for your communication with your followers. Chaleureusement, bien à vous
Hello, I wonder about this topic... As a mathematician (PhD), i did study quite a lot the theorical physics... including this hypothetical model of the wormholes! Issue is that the sideways representations you proposed will both emphasize one common mistake: the reduction into 2D of 3 (or 4) dimensions... The "hex sprial" is far less biaised by that 'simplicism'. Anyway, my wonder is at another level... : do we care? ☺ Are we speaking about a theorical physics model or are we speaking about symbolism? If you want to depict a direction (α = out→in; ω = in→out), why not changing the hex into pentagons, with one of the angle pointing in for α, out for ω. (I did vote for "option 3", but it looks like majority is in favour oif hex...
