NEW for DC 23 we are announcing the theme far in advance
The theme and style will be the 23 enigma in the Film Noir or Art Noir style.
In the past we have announced themes for the art contests, which was cool, but not everyone got the message. By announcing so far in advance and with a general theme and style I hope to inspire a whole range of creation for the con.
Hat Tip to LadyChaos for predicting what we were planning. I wanted something with many layers, secret societies, math, hidden abstractions, and a bit of conspiracy. The 23 enigma fills all of that, and should be a large enough theme that everyone won't do the same thing, kind of like what happened with DEF CON 21.
PROS:
- With a unifying theme it will be easier for L0st to hide stuff for his contest in the background. :-)
- We can experiment with the theme and put our own hacker twist on it.
- Hopefully we'll get lots of cool art, themes, and contests incorporating the imagery to create a more unified feel.
CONS:
- Not everyone will use the theme. Oh well, nothing we can do about that.
- Everyone will out do us with their awesome ideas. That would be a great problem to have.
For ideas try image searches, read the links above, and remember the key elements. Think Blade Runner, Sin City, Chinatown, The Maltese Falcon, etc. These are stories where everything is not always as it seems, there are strong leading ladies, and the images are fairly iconic but not totally stilted.
Ready! Set! Go!
The theme and style will be the 23 enigma in the Film Noir or Art Noir style.
In the past we have announced themes for the art contests, which was cool, but not everyone got the message. By announcing so far in advance and with a general theme and style I hope to inspire a whole range of creation for the con.
Hat Tip to LadyChaos for predicting what we were planning. I wanted something with many layers, secret societies, math, hidden abstractions, and a bit of conspiracy. The 23 enigma fills all of that, and should be a large enough theme that everyone won't do the same thing, kind of like what happened with DEF CON 21.
PROS:
- With a unifying theme it will be easier for L0st to hide stuff for his contest in the background. :-)
- We can experiment with the theme and put our own hacker twist on it.
- Hopefully we'll get lots of cool art, themes, and contests incorporating the imagery to create a more unified feel.
CONS:
- Not everyone will use the theme. Oh well, nothing we can do about that.
- Everyone will out do us with their awesome ideas. That would be a great problem to have.
For ideas try image searches, read the links above, and remember the key elements. Think Blade Runner, Sin City, Chinatown, The Maltese Falcon, etc. These are stories where everything is not always as it seems, there are strong leading ladies, and the images are fairly iconic but not totally stilted.
Ready! Set! Go!
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