I'll let the (cool) cat out of the bag: Developer A is newly anointed Magic Lead Developer Brian Schneider, Developer B is Matt Place, and Developer C is Paul Sottosanti. I'm sure I spend more time than is necessary on my proxy decks, but it really increases my own play experience. I, like many developers, keep a wide range of colored pens at my desk at all times.
While this is not a proxy that I made, it is close to how I try to create them. The real name (for which the creative team thanks him dearly) is written neatly in the center, and the mana cost and P/T are also very readable from across the table.
The green Sharpie clearly indicates that the card is green. The third proxy is by Developer C, and it is a thing of beauty. He also was kind enough to write the creature's power and toughness, so that if it gets into combat, the math is easier. Developer B has bigger handwriting, so at least you can tell it's called “Cool Cat,” and hopefully you'd remember what card Cool Cat was as well as what its abilities were. But his system does allow him to make and edit decks at breakneck speed. If you play against Developer A, be ready to ask him what his cards are five times per game. But many playtest names just stick and R&D never stops using them. Developer A's proxy contains the bare minimum information he needs to play the card: a mana cost and the name he knows it by, “Cool Cat.” If you were wondering, this proxy was made long after Darksteel had gone to press and Cool Cat was given his real name. The card was known as “Cool Cat” during early development. All three are proxies of the same card, Darksteel's Viridian Zealot.
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