DefCon 12 Forum Badge

[ck3k]

The funnest badge by far last year was the one Twinvega made up for Siviak, we got a perfect screen capture for it. I will try to post mine later, i was wearing it the whole time, course I took name whoreing to a new level by wearing a hat that said "ck3k" on the front.

[Siviak]

The funnest badge by far last year was the one Twinvega made up for Siviak, we got a perfect screen capture for it. I will try to post mine later, i was wearing it the whole time, course I took name whoreing to a new level by wearing a hat that said "ck3k" on the front.

yes.. I will say that my badge was among the pimpest! thanx guys

[spahkle]

WTF??? My lack of interest in putting a sticker on my badge does not in any way mean that I think it's a bad idea for anyone else to do so. In fact, I think it's a cool idea and I'm impressed with some of the art work others have created for this purpose. I was just pointing out a slightly different way of identifying forum members. (I wonder how much it would cost to have a t-shirt made with one of those pics, anyway?)

If you have problems with what I said, PM me and let's work on fixing that problem instead of rejecting alternate views outright.

sarcasm, possibly?

gee, yet another missing </sarcasm> tag.... Phobal, the communication master, strikes (out) again :D

[phobal]

gee, yet another missing </sarcasm> tag.... Phobal, the communication master, strikes (out) again :D

Fuck you and your partisan ways!

I mean, [sarcasm]Fuck you![/sarcasm] and your partisan ways!

[Grifter]

A little research on the t-shirt idea indicates it is very do-able. Avery t-shirt transfer pages run $11/package for light t-shirts and about $18 for dark t-shirts. One of those, use of an inkjet printer, one t-shirt (your choice of color) and an iron appear to be all you need. Well, those and an image worth transferring to the shirt!

Some of us wear staff shirts for all four days of the con and can't wear anything else unless we're off duty. The avatar badge has worked for years and if it ain't broke...

[Adrenaline]

by the way, if you're gonna make a t-shirt for whatever reason, at least do it
the cool way. I think we've all tried the 'iron-on transfer' stuff at some point or another, it turns to shit real quick. if ya wanna a do a cool shirt for cheap, without the cost of screen printing, this is always a fun alternative:
http://www.stencilrevolution.com/tut...sview.php?id=2
:)
usually limited to basic colors, as it's done with stencils, although im sure if you work at it, you can create cool gradients and such for images if ya need.

[Neural]

Damn. I've been wrapped up in the internet appliance contest that I totally forgot about working on my DC12 name badge. Hmm.

If blackwave were here I wouldn't have forgotten. :)

[hackajar]

On the subject of shirts - There's always Cafe Press (http://www.cafepress.com) just upload an image, and order your shirt back from the web site. It's got the professional look too.

[h3adrush]

all the stuff ive got through cafe press has been iron on shit.

[DJ Jackalope]

On the subject of shirts - There's always Cafe Press (http://www.cafepress.com) just upload an image, and order your shirt back from the web site. It's got the professional look too.

I was actually thinking about that when you were talking about shirts. And then I was t hinking that the cost of shipping would make it a kinda dumb thing to do. Its true that Cafepress IS iron on stuff though, but it IS relatively sturdy for a bit at least. Just air dry it and not throw it in the dryer.

I made my forum badge with Indesign and $2 for a color copy and a lamination at kinkos.

jackalope

[astcell]

And when you meet me I am A.S.T., pronounced 'ayestie.' Do not pronounce is out like you are saying 'asshole' with an e. Thanks.

[LosT]

meeting for the first time...

And when you meet me I am A.S.T., pronounced 'ayestie.' Do not pronounce is out like you are saying 'asshole' with an e. Thanks.

Yeah, I've had problems on more than one occasion with "Hi, I'm lost." That usually leads to confusion.

LosT

[spahkle]

Badge Dimension

I've been reviewing all the different examples of badges online. With Blackwaves instructions a 3x5 card is used. Other pictures I've seen appear larger than this. Does anybody have the Defcon badge dimensions that will be used this year? (or will they be the same as last year?) If it is different then the original 3x5 size recommended by Blackwave can someone modify the stencil used and make it available for use? That way the forum badge matches the size of the Defcon Badge. I would do this but I am Photoshop illiterate.

[JoeSchmuck]

I've been reviewing all the different examples of badges online. With Blackwaves instructions a 3x5 card is used. Other pictures I've seen appear larger than this. Does anybody have the Defcon badge dimensions that will be used this year? (or will they be the same as last year?) If it is different then the original 3x5 size recommended by Blackwave can someone modify the stencil used and make it available for use? That way the forum badge matches the size of the Defcon Badge. I would do this but I am Photoshop illiterate.

The one I posted above is 3x5.