Pixel Joint Forum: 'Boring' Buttons

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   Hey guys,

Haven't been on the forums for a little bit, busy working on the game with my SO - at the moment I'm working on 'simple' buttons for the Pause Menu, and I say 'simple' because they have been anything but. I've gone through a few variations, and this is the one I like the most so far:

This the button raised up, and I'm working on a "pressed down" version (trying to go for a rounded type button look) - have I hit it? Or far from the mark?

Also, any suggestions on how I'd go about getting the pushed down/indented look? Having some serious issues getting something that even looks remotely crap, let alone anything that looks decent enough to show.

The type face will certainly change to my own font for the game - suggestions there most welcome as well.

I think I've got a case of the jaggies too, trying to smooth them out as I speak.

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Sophistique Seaman Joined: 23 July 2013 Online Status: Offline Posts: 12	Topic: 'Boring' Buttons - they look ok? Posted: 09 September 2013 at 2:05am
	Hey guys, Haven't been on the forums for a little bit, busy working on the game with my SO - at the moment I'm working on 'simple' buttons for the Pause Menu, and I say 'simple' because they have been anything but. I've gone through a few variations, and this is the one I like the most so far: This the button raised up, and I'm working on a "pressed down" version (trying to go for a rounded type button look) - have I hit it? Or far from the mark? Also, any suggestions on how I'd go about getting the pushed down/indented look? Having some serious issues getting something that even looks remotely crap, let alone anything that looks decent enough to show. The type face will certainly change to my own font for the game - suggestions there most welcome as well. I think I've got a case of the jaggies too, trying to smooth them out as I speak.
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fruitshopowner Seaman Joined: 13 September 2013 Online Status: Offline Posts: 9	Posted: 13 September 2013 at 10:31am
	If the background will be dark wouldn't it be better to remove the inner outlines for the circle(and possibly the outer ones as well.)
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Vagrant Seaman Joined: 21 January 2018 Online Status: Offline Posts: 27	Posted: 13 September 2013 at 11:36am
	Can't really critique much since we have no idea about how the pause screen looks like, how big it will be, if it's going to be light or dark; also the type of game this will be can influence a design. Yeah, they're simple. But, what's more to say? :P This is going to be a composition in the end, so it will need to focus on how all of these elements are going to interact in the menu screen. But we don't have anything as a reference right now. A mock-up would be nice. Edited by Vagrant - 13 September 2013 at 11:37am
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Sophistique Seaman Joined: 23 July 2013 Online Status: Offline Posts: 12	Posted: 16 September 2013 at 6:45am
	So I think I've made some really good improvements on the button - changed up the color on this one as well, as we believed "Resume" should have a nicer, 'go' feel to it, rather than a sad blue or a 'stop' feeling red - still working on the 'pressed down' darker part of the button, and I also think I need to brighten up the words as well as they seem a little too lackluster on the button. I know I also need to get rid of the "checkerboard-ness" of the shading on the wording too - it's still very much a WIP! But please feel free to C&C again. This is a mock up of what the Pause menu will sort of look like - I understand what you mean by not showing this before hand, sorry about that! fruitshopowner - I'll try removing the borders as it is on a 'darker' background, it's the game, darkened out so not completely black, but darker than the normal levels - I'll see how it looks etc. (there won't be a white box around the buttons, that's the dev's 'art' in there until I make something up, I just pasted my versions over the top)
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