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Jacob Mei
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Posted - 2008.10.10 07:12:00 -
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So im in an independant study at my campus (basicly its a way to get credits for doing a course not typically offered at the campus) that revolves around how to promote something for retail. Things like designs for covers, displays and so forth.
Anyway I just finished one of the rough designs for my first project, which is a dvd case cover for Eve online and thought I would share.
Game Cover
Like it? Dislike it? Would you buy eve if you saw this cover?
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To borrow a phrase:
Players who post are like stars, there are bright ones and those who are dim.
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Rhatar Khurin
Minmatar
Native Freshfood
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Posted - 2008.10.10 07:15:00 -
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Edited by: Rhatar Khurin on 10/10/2008 07:15:33
The main cover with the mach on it is a bit too obscure. it's not a very shapely ship and a bit random. Maybe something like a revelation would be better.
also the PC/Mac text at the top is far too large
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Liberator 1
Gallente
Remnants of the Flame
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Posted - 2008.10.10 07:17:00 -
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It should say SPACE WARS on it somewhere.
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ôIf you are in a spaceship that is traveling at the speed of light, and you turn on the headlights, does anything happen?ö
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Kate Chopin
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Posted - 2008.10.10 07:17:00 -
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front cover...too phallic?
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Sheriff Jones
Amarr
Clinical Experiment
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Posted - 2008.10.10 09:04:00 -
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I can't be the only one who read " Yay for when college life and eve collide" and thought "College girls + EVE!"
My opinions represent the opinions of my corporation completely. I'm the CEO damnit. |
CrayC
Gallente
CrayC Inc.
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Posted - 2008.10.10 09:08:00 -
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 Originally by: Sheriff Jones
I can't be the only one who read " Yay for when college life and eve collide" and thought "College girls + EVE!"
TBH, I thought this was going to be a whine about skilltraining  |
Rhatar Khurin
Minmatar
Native Freshfood
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Posted - 2008.10.10 09:08:00 -
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Originally by: Sheriff Jones
I can't be the only one who read " Yay for when college life and eve collide" and thought "College girls + EVE!"
The front cover should just have a close up of the Gallente sign saying "pleasure hub" with and then screenshots of the market page of exotic dancers. That'll get some attention |
Kazuma Saruwatari
Caldari
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Posted - 2008.10.10 09:20:00 -
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Edited by: Kazuma Saruwatari on 10/10/2008 09:23:48
Would be nice if you used something like the Apocalypse or Rokh shooting something nearby, like its counterpart (Gallente would be Mega, definately, and Minnies would be the Mael)
I did something similar to this, though it was minimalist in idea, so it'll be a bad example.
Also, try to use EVE's new title design instead of the rusty-metal look. |
Maria Kalista
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Posted - 2008.10.10 09:25:00 -
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Nice, not bad but could use some work.
1- try to blend the 3 faces of the DVD, front, mid, back into 1
2- As said the mac/linux/pc 'title' on the front is way to big, this should be, btw only say EVE as title, wack the mac/pc/lin text somewhere in the bottom but small or leave it out its on the mid and back already.
3- the mid section, rotate the CCP logo so you can center it like the rest, put that on top and the mac/pc/lin stuff at the bottom but smaller, move the mac, linux logo's etc. to the back and size them down significantly.
I like the back cover. Just try to make the whole look as 1 and not 3 separate parts.
Good luck!
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Graic
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Posted - 2008.10.10 09:37:00 -
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You're missing the words "Boredom Simulator" on the cover.
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Joshua Foiritain
Gallente
Reikoku
Band of Brothers
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Posted - 2008.10.10 09:40:00 -
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Definatly not something id purchase 
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Rana Ash
Minmatar
Gradient
Electus Matari
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Posted - 2008.10.10 09:43:00 -
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You need a brighter front, something that catches the attention. Also a less obscure ship and perhaps some pew pew..
lyret dedreen
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Irida Mershkov
Gallente
War is Bliss
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Posted - 2008.10.10 09:45:00 -
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I do my college work in the middle of fleet ops.
Sitting on a gate, in a 0.4, what do I do to pass the time? Get my projects done!
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Rhatar Khurin
Minmatar
Native Freshfood
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Posted - 2008.10.10 09:51:00 -
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Originally by: Graic
You're missing the words "Boredom Simulator" on the cover.
Or.. "Played microsoft excel? Like space ships? Then you need.. EVE Online!" (WARNING!: Game not included)
I jest i jest, but i get carried away sometikes with all the people that post here and claim they hate the game yet still play 23/7.
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Warp Knight
The Serenity Society
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Posted - 2008.10.10 10:05:00 -
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It looks really cool.
My only suggestion would be to use a Megathron on the front, it is probably the most eye-catching ship for most "normal" (read: lame) people in Eve... a close second would be the Nyx if you wanted to throw that in there too...
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Mishallia Venari
Gallente
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Posted - 2008.10.10 10:11:00 -
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Originally by: Graic
You're missing the words "Boredom Simulator" on the cover.
Simulator? This isnt simulated boredom. ITS THE REAL THING!
Mish
Got Sig? |
Sheriff Jones
Amarr
Clinical Experiment
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Posted - 2008.10.10 11:14:00 -
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You guys are mising the point! 
We need a "EVE Gone Wild" thing and anyone who stealzors this idea can do so with isk like compensation
My opinions represent the opinions of my corporation completely. I'm the CEO damnit. |
Lord Zoran
House of Tempers
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Posted - 2008.10.10 11:16:00 -
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Originally by: Joshua Foiritain
Definatly not something id purchase
that, in general not a great cover......
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Slade Trillgon
Siorai Iontach
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Posted - 2008.10.10 11:21:00 -
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I vote for the Rifter on the front  but that is just opinion. Show one ship that can be flown at character start on the front and then you have the BS on the back with the rifter shown to the side with a little bubble to show that the little ship is the same as the ship on the front of the box. Gives a sense of scale within the game pre-purchase.
Put the PC/Linux stuff under the parental guidance lable. YOu have it on the side so it is not necessay to put that up front. Also most buyers will look for the accepted formats anyway so they do not need to be excessively bold.
Also as said above maybe one of the brighter EVE backgrounds for the cover. The back looks good. Not sure how indepth you want to go for this, but maybe make the text boxes look like a pinned version of the in game windows.
Last thing, that would be eye-catching if possible, is a rendition of the universe map somewhere. That may just look like a blob at the scale of a box so that may be a stupid idea.
That is about all I can say. Overall a pretty good job from a novices view.
Slade
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Dracorimus
Caldari
Edge Inc.
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Posted - 2008.10.10 11:27:00 -
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Edited by: Dracorimus on 10/10/2008 11:28:10
I would make something that shows for instance a battle, 2 fleets of say Apocs/abaddon + support vs Tempests/Mael + support, with pretty explosions, with a lovely planet/galaxy in the BG.
I will mock one up later and show you what I mean |
Reigning Bloodstorm
Gallente
Sanguinary Saviors
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Posted - 2008.10.10 13:32:00 -
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Edited by: Reigning Bloodstorm on 10/10/2008 13:34:43
Edited by: Reigning Bloodstorm on 10/10/2008 13:34:29
Marketing tip that you will never learn in school:
When using a phalus (or phalic object) never have it pointing down unless you're marketing to women.
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Graic
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Posted - 2008.10.10 14:35:00 -
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Originally by: Mishallia Venari
Originally by: Graic
You're missing the words "Boredom Simulator" on the cover.
Simulator? This isnt simulated boredom. ITS THE REAL THING!
Mish
Totally correct!
"Boredom in a box!" |
Chaos Incarnate
Faceless Logistics
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Posted - 2008.10.10 14:52:00 -
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Pfeh, the original eve cover had a terrible-looking minmatar face, a caldari station, and was bright orange.
I'd consider it a significant improvement
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Cannot read from face
Abort, Retry, Fail? |
Graic
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Posted - 2008.10.10 14:58:00 -
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Originally by: Chaos Incarnate
Pfeh, the original eve cover had a terrible-looking minmatar face, a caldari station, and was bright orange.
I'd consider it a significant improvement
That's the grim face of a paying customer who has realised how misrepresentative those EVE videos are. |
Raving Gerbil
Minmatar
Shadow Monkeys
Shadow Donkeys
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Posted - 2008.10.10 15:31:00 -
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Edited by: Raving Gerbil on 10/10/2008 15:32:47
I would not pay for a game that they (legally) give away free on the internets, it makes less economical sense than investing in icelandic banks
Edit - added legally!
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Eomar
Veto Corp
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Posted - 2008.10.10 15:37:00 -
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requiars the line
"internet spaceships, serious business."
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Jacob Mei
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Posted - 2008.10.10 17:10:00 -
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-PC/Mac/LunixDVD
Reason thatÆs there is that I looked at several case designs for video games and noticed that for some PC games at the very top was the black bar PCCD, which I took to indicate what platform the game was for(which isnÆt a stretch, when you consider the console games do it as well). Seeing as Eve can go on three platforms I just took it one step further however looking back I do agree it is a bit much and should change or drop it all together.
-Front Cover
Unfortunately I had a thumb drive with only a few images I had taken ahead of time with the proper format. As this was a first attempt I really needed something rather than nothing in that space. Id definitely like to change the front image to something more mainstream though for the next pass at it.
Also, the Eve title logo is from Trinity. The newest one seemed to be a throwback.
-Cost
Technically its not ôfreeö. Eve has a 20 USD activation charge after a 2 week trial and offers a free month of play for the first month. In any case though thatÆs beside the point.
In any case, thanks to the guys who actually gave intelligent input. IÆll post the revamped version when I can. |
Juliette Leblanc
Gallente
Federal Navy Academy
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Posted - 2008.10.10 20:11:00 -
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Originally by: Jacob Mei
Technically its not ôfreeö. Eve has a 20 USD activation charge after a 2 week trial and offers a free month of play for the first month. In any case though thatÆs beside the point.
It is beside the point, but it's foolish to get 14 days of trial and than pay that activation fee.
Get the 21 day trial from Steam and then apply a GTC. Total cost $34.95 for 81 days instead of $20 for 42-45 days depending on month.
But a box that costs $ 49.95 and advertises as included 60 days total playtime + a GTC for extra 60 days or a startup ISK capital (actual value market dependent) could be an interesting way to get your foot wet with EvE.
And a bigger more expensive box could bundle an EON subscription + the book + the eve maps.
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CCP Fallout
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Posted - 2008.10.10 20:16:00 -
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Much nicer than the original retail box, IMO.
Fallout
Associate Community Manager
CCP Hf, EVE Online
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Xanos Blackpaw
Amarr
The Firestorm Cartel
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Posted - 2008.10.10 20:24:00 -
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Originally by: CCP Fallout
Much nicer than the original retail box, IMO.
damn...beat me to it...not that its very hard to make better than that mind you.
anyway...change ship to a nid or a nyx, make the mach/linux/PC thing smaller and put it only on the side as well as make the logo more eveish.
Playing minmatar is "like going down a flight of stairs in a office chair firing an Uzi". |
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