Comments on: Environment Concept Art 12 http://hackberryhollow.com/2010/02/02/environment-concept-art-12/ A webcomic by Lumaglyph Tue, 20 Jul 2010 00:45:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Environment Concept Art (Lucky) 13 @ Hackberry Hollow http://hackberryhollow.com/2010/02/02/environment-concept-art-12/comment-page-1/#comment-266 Environment Concept Art (Lucky) 13 @ Hackberry Hollow Wed, 10 Feb 2010 02:12:37 +0000 http://hackberryhollow.com/?p=628#comment-266 [...] Lumaglyph « Environment Concept Art 12 [...] [...] Lumaglyph « Environment Concept Art 12 [...]

]]> By: Janell http://hackberryhollow.com/2010/02/02/environment-concept-art-12/comment-page-1/#comment-264 Janell Fri, 05 Feb 2010 04:11:06 +0000 http://hackberryhollow.com/?p=628#comment-264 You also could just modify japanese/chinese characters to hint at the language but otherwise be illegible. You also could just modify japanese/chinese characters to hint at the language but otherwise be illegible.

]]> By: William http://hackberryhollow.com/2010/02/02/environment-concept-art-12/comment-page-1/#comment-262 William Wed, 03 Feb 2010 03:15:23 +0000 http://hackberryhollow.com/?p=628#comment-262 Is it because the BBC produced the program? (Dr. Who, HHGTTG, Red Dwarf) Or is it because Lord British was involed? Is it because the BBC produced the program? (Dr. Who, HHGTTG, Red Dwarf) Or is it because Lord British was involed?

]]> By: Sir Smithy http://hackberryhollow.com/2010/02/02/environment-concept-art-12/comment-page-1/#comment-261 Sir Smithy Tue, 02 Feb 2010 22:35:19 +0000 http://hackberryhollow.com/?p=628#comment-261 Why do we all speak with British accents when we are from outer space and there is no Britain? Why do we all speak with British accents when we are from outer space and there is no Britain?

]]> By: Glen Moyes http://hackberryhollow.com/2010/02/02/environment-concept-art-12/comment-page-1/#comment-260 Glen Moyes Tue, 02 Feb 2010 22:33:35 +0000 http://hackberryhollow.com/?p=628#comment-260 In all honesty I didn't put much thought into the poster. :) So, no reason for the strength symbol except that I felt something should be on the wall that communicates a connection to Japanese-like culture and that someone actually lives there. Last year we came up with a gag that involved kanji on posters, so that's where the idea for this poster came from. One topic of discussion is should there be Japanese characters in this world even though there is no Japan? We've made a point to make sure that there's no anachronisms in the comic (within reason anyway; the characters do speak English), but a ninja is a Japanese concept, and we call them as such because that's the only word we have to describe them (we don't like fantasy novels that make up words for things we already have in reality). So, the use of Japanese characters is still something we are thinking about. We have English signage in the story, and many design cues from cultures that are inspired from places like Japan where we just come up with a different name for that country in the comic. So, we have English being spoken, people have English, Welsh, German, Greek, and Japanese names (to name a few). Can we go the next step with having the Japanese language shown, or any other language for that matter? My opinion is probably, so long as we are consistent and don't mention things that would be pop-culture. BUT! The story is still being written, so that could change (not the pop-culture part, those are definitely not going to be in the comic). In all honesty I didn’t put much thought into the poster. :) So, no reason for the strength symbol except that I felt something should be on the wall that communicates a connection to Japanese-like culture and that someone actually lives there. Last year we came up with a gag that involved kanji on posters, so that’s where the idea for this poster came from.

One topic of discussion is should there be Japanese characters in this world even though there is no Japan? We’ve made a point to make sure that there’s no anachronisms in the comic (within reason anyway; the characters do speak English), but a ninja is a Japanese concept, and we call them as such because that’s the only word we have to describe them (we don’t like fantasy novels that make up words for things we already have in reality).

So, the use of Japanese characters is still something we are thinking about. We have English signage in the story, and many design cues from cultures that are inspired from places like Japan where we just come up with a different name for that country in the comic. So, we have English being spoken, people have English, Welsh, German, Greek, and Japanese names (to name a few). Can we go the next step with having the Japanese language shown, or any other language for that matter? My opinion is probably, so long as we are consistent and don’t mention things that would be pop-culture.

BUT! The story is still being written, so that could change (not the pop-culture part, those are definitely not going to be in the comic).

]]> By: Adam Weber http://hackberryhollow.com/2010/02/02/environment-concept-art-12/comment-page-1/#comment-259 Adam Weber Tue, 02 Feb 2010 22:30:04 +0000 http://hackberryhollow.com/?p=628#comment-259 You must be strong. Like mountain. You must be strong. Like mountain.

]]> By: Janell http://hackberryhollow.com/2010/02/02/environment-concept-art-12/comment-page-1/#comment-258 Janell Tue, 02 Feb 2010 21:52:30 +0000 http://hackberryhollow.com/?p=628#comment-258 Is there are a reason you chose to use the character "strength" instead of "mountain," some asian-like scribbles, or some native to the Hackberry world? I like the your attention to detail by including the plastic water dispenser in the background :) Is there are a reason you chose to use the character “strength” instead of “mountain,” some asian-like scribbles, or some native to the Hackberry world?

I like the your attention to detail by including the plastic water dispenser in the background :)

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