[East] PAX East 2012 Forum badges

kropotkin

This is an updated OP to show the final design of the badge and the questions you need to answer should you pick up the badge from the BYOC desk during PAX East 2012:

Below are the design I have come up with for PAX East 2012:

Front - FINAL

Back - FINAL

These images are not at full size! They will be slightly larger when they are printed!

Questions for BYOC desk:

1) Name ONE unofficial PAX Prime community event:

* Pre-PAX Dinner
* Cookie Brigade
* Pre-PAX Magical Mystery Tour
* Trading Cards
* Pre-PAX/Post PAX Board Game meetup
* Poke-Crawl

2) Who made the Forum Badges?

Kropotkin [Pr: KRO-POT-KIN]

3) Do Gabe and Tycho read the PAX forums?

No

4) What is the Name/Handle of the PAX Forum Moderator?

Moe Fwacky

5) What is the theme for the back of the PAX East 2012 forum badge?

World War II

6) What is the name of the military operation at the back of the PAX East 2012 forum badge?

Black Lotus

7) Buttons or trading cards at PAX East?

Trading Cards

8) There is a group of PAX attendees that gives out crunchy and sweet foodstuffs and takes voluntary donations for the Childsplay charity during PAX. What is this group called?

The Cookie Brigade

9) According to the forums, it is a general rule that PAX is most definately not, under any cirumstances a BLANK service. What is the 'blank'?

Dating

10) What creature is there a picture of on the right hand side of the PAX community shield?

A fish/salmon

The badges will be available from the BYOC desk between 2pm on Friday 6th April until 4pm Sunday 8th April

territoires

The usernames might look nice separated by Interpuncts, and if you justify them, instead of left-align.

I like the addition of a QR code on the front. It's a neat idea.

Thumbs up.

zezspecs

I agree with Territoires. The names are a bit hard to read with that font in the first place, so separating with the interpuncts would probably help that. I love the WW2 theme though!

Frugus

Agree with both of the above

PS The one I got last year is proudly displayed at my office.

tvethiopia

looks great to me, love the theme on the back. is it too early to say I want to be listed on it? because I want to be listed on it.

Lugh Lamfhada

Hot diggity. Forum badges thread is up. Both sides look good. Though yes, interpuncts would make it easier to read the names on the back.

xenard

looks awesome i want one

kropotkin

Thanks for the feedback all, it's much appreciated. I'll amend the name layout as best I can, although Justifying text in Photoshop is no mean feat. As for the Interpuncts, I seriously doubt I can even attempt to install those thanks to the image being edited in Photoshop and not Word.

SmallLady

as always kropotkin, your badge looks fantastic! I can't wait to wear it!

Propriety

Exquisite! I am super excited! I love the typewriter font. Agree about the spacers; doesn't have to be interpuncts; a dash might work, too.

BinarySamurai

You know it's getting close to that time again when the forum badge pops up It looks great, can't wait to obtain mine.

Heleor

I like the theme, but I'll echo everyone that Justifying them would be worth it!

(I googled and apparently the option is there.)

Coldbrew

Front is great, I pretty much agree with everybody about the back-side. 7th forum badge go!

zerzhul

I pretty much agree with what's been said thus far. The main thing is, you're awesome kropotkin.

dyaballikl

love the "flash" -- "thunder" -> "d" -- "twenty" thing!

Kilonum

Yay PAXE is getting closer!

gigabrain

I also agree with all the statements so far. But why only make yourself a Major General? Does it have anything to do with the song?

Gaus

It looks good as usual. The names on the back are a little tough to read, but not too bad.

<Omicron-8643>

Ah, I missed one at the last East even when you were sitting right behind me in line! I'll not make the same mistake again.

Kyuss

I'll try to get one this year.

flatline

Yar, that's good. Definitely need to justify and/or space the names better.

Exodus1

Looks awesome, still have last years on my desk as well =D

Lady Amalthea

These are great! How do we get one?

gigabrain

Lady Amalthea wrote:

These are great! How do we get one?

There's a couple ways. You can either get yours at most of the community organized Pre-PAX events, or at the BYOC registration table during PAX. Just be aware...if you're picking your badge up at the BYOC table you better know the answers to the questions that will be posted here as PAX gets closer

Durinthal

One question and one possible typo:

1. Any particular reason for the "Operation Sparrow" code name?
2. Isn't the end date April 8th, not the 9th?

Aside from that it looks great.

Wingedillidan

Wait... is that one of those QR code thingies? Love the front design, but is the ink thickness on the backside a bit too, thick? I don't know, but it seems to be harder to make out the names in my opinion.

kropotkin

Durinthal wrote:

One question and one possible typo:

1. Any particular reason for the "Operation Sparrow" code name?
2. Isn't the end date April 8th, not the 9th?

Aside from that it looks great.

The name was entirely random. It is simply in keeping with the World War Ii theme. I will.probably come up with something more appropriate closer to the time. As for the dates, I think you are correct, so I shall amend those. Remember that this is a proof of concept, none of what I have done here is set in stone. In response to the comment about the thickness of the. Ink, this is how type writers from the 1940's wrote out text. They are supposed to look this bad, this is a time when computers were the stuff of code breakers in a giant barn, not in your bedroom!

jdixon1972

I love the design! I hope I can get one this year seeing as how I missed out last year!

Khadour

Your usual great job, kropotkin! Sign me up!

slamonella

Looks outstanding! I'm definitely in.

benswimming

Thanks again for doing this, I proudly wore mine last year to all the Omegathon events I was in, and hope to wear one again all next year!

ransim

The design looks fab, I'm looking forward to getting one again, it was fun wearing mine while doing stuff for the Cookie Brigade.

NeuralLink

Looks good

HuskyDork

I'm in for this. I must have one!

BigRed

Sweet, I will naturally grab one again.

MasterRokku

Very cool. Last year was my first PAX and I wasn't really involved in the forums except to sign up for the Pokemon bar crawl. This year I plan to be more involved and would love to get one of those sexy badges.

kropotkin

I've taken some of your comments on board and have made a new version of the back. The text for the names is slightly bigger and has been justified. Photoshop Elements 8 has a hidden ability to do it and I managed to get it to work quite quickly.

I've also changed the name of the operation to give it a more PAX relevant flavour, see if you can work it out! Let me know what you think:

zerzhul

I like it kropotkin, although I just noticed that you have it ending at 1600 on the 8th. The expo hall doesn't close until 1800 on the 8th and the omegathon final round is usually right around that time. 1800 or 1900 would likely be a better ending time.

King of Mars

Seconding/thirding/84th-ing or whatever that this is awesome.

Emphara

I think the new version of the back looks awesome!! It's a lot easier to read and it seems less over-crowded. Can't wait to see the final versions and get my hands on one! Looks great so far!!!

Trandescent

I'll try to get it- I finally cracked in an made a PA forum account. Anything I should do to prepare for qualifications?