Wanted: Free Labor (Badge Art)

[Oyster Sauce]

Looking for someone who will redesign/design Adventurer's Guild badges to be a consistent level of quality and perhaps style in perpetuity for free. The ones we have right now look pretty sloppy, especially when they're right next to each other. Rusty has given me his word that he'll reward you with something special, and you can use me as a reference on your resume.






Badge page

[Vergil]

If you edit my VTMB badge I'm spamming the site with gore

[maidenhaver]

Starwind was the jedi option.

[WhiteShark]

It should be noted that, currently, badges are displayed at 22x22 regardless of the original image size.

[rusty_shackleford]

It should be noted that, currently, badges are displayed at 22x22 regardless of the original image size.

Technically the limitation is height only, I've exploited this in a few cases.
Someone adept at using svg tools(illustrator/inkscape) would be needed.

[Finarfin]

btw, I thought it could've been cool to have each badge look similar in style to make it more uniform but I guess that would maybe make it soulless on the other hand.


basically something like this.

[maidenhaver]

There shouldn't be a badge for Starwind. You wasted your time, live with it.

[rusty_shackleford]

Could consider doing commissions, how much would it cost to make little badges?

[Acrux]

How much you got?

[Oyster Sauce]

Could consider doing commissions, how much would it cost to make little badges?

Choose your Fiverr Indian

[Oyster Sauce]

this is what happens when I try to do it btw

[Red7]

Could consider doing commissions, how much would it cost to make little badges?

30 bitcoins

[Vergil]

btw, I thought it could've been cool to have each badge look similar in style to make it more uniform but I guess that would maybe make it soulless on the other hand.


basically something like this.

Yea this looks soulless to me.

[J1M]

The way to do this properly is to, as with most things in life, copy an offshoot of a military organization. Boy scouts!

Each image should have the following components:
-frame material: metal pin/merit badge/etc
-frame shape: circle/hexagon/triangle/etc
-frame coloration: background and border
-contents: iconic representation of the item

The problem with the current images is that there is no consistent frame choice and the contents have been selected to look good at a wide variety of image sizes.

Ideally, once frame material/shape/coloration has been selected for the Adventurer's Guild, perhaps with a different coloration for Junior Adventurer's Guild, distinct frames can be selected for the other categories of icons.

► More pins and badges

[rusty_shackleford]

The way to do this properly is to, as with most things in life, copy an offshoot of a military organization. Boy scouts!

Each image should have the following components:
-frame material: metal pin/merit badge/etc
-frame shape: circle/hexagon/triangle/etc
-frame coloration: background and border
-contents: iconic representation of the item

The problem with the current images is that there is no consistent frame choice and the contents have been selected to look good at a wide variety of image sizes.

Ideally, once frame material/shape/coloration has been selected for the Adventurer's Guild, perhaps with a different coloration for Junior Adventurer's Guild, distinct frames can be selected for the other categories of icons.

► More pins and badges

This is difficult to do at 22 pixels.

[J1M]

The way to do this properly is to, as with most things in life, copy an offshoot of a military organization. Boy scouts!

Each image should have the following components:
-frame material: metal pin/merit badge/etc
-frame shape: circle/hexagon/triangle/etc
-frame coloration: background and border
-contents: iconic representation of the item

The problem with the current images is that there is no consistent frame choice and the contents have been selected to look good at a wide variety of image sizes.

Ideally, once frame material/shape/coloration has been selected for the Adventurer's Guild, perhaps with a different coloration for Junior Adventurer's Guild, distinct frames can be selected for the other categories of icons.

► More pins and badges

This is difficult to do at 22 pixels.

Happy to create these if people agree this is the direction to go. Would insist we lock down the display size first. 22px probably rules out triangles, for example.

[J1M]

@rusty_shackleford difficult, but not rocket science.

Sample:

[rusty_shackleford]

@Oyster Sauce is in charge of everything AG related so just let me know what you guys decide to do and I'll swap the badges out.

[Oyster Sauce]

@rusty_shackleford difficult, but not rocket science.

Sample:

Looks great to me

[J1M]

@Oyster Sauce do you want the junior adventurer's guild badges differentiated with a different border color?

The sample above is basically:
-frame material: merit badge
-frame shape: rectangle (like a medal ribbon, but about half as wide)
-frame coloration: brown
-contents: flood the image so the icon background can help convey information

[Oyster Sauce]

@Oyster Sauce do you want the junior adventurer's guild badges differentiated with a different border color?

The sample above is basically:
-frame material: merit badge
-frame shape: rectangle (like a medal ribbon, but about half as wide)
-frame background: brown
-contents: flood the image so the icon background can help convey information

Nah, the AGs have basically just merged now. Just one color is fine. Other than making sure they're symmetrical as needed (the IWD corners look slightly unbalanced and maybe the VTM one is a pixel off?) I think they're perfect.

[J1M]

@Oyster Sauce do you want the junior adventurer's guild badges differentiated with a different border color?

The sample above is basically:
-frame material: merit badge
-frame shape: rectangle (like a medal ribbon, but about half as wide)
-frame background: brown
-contents: flood the image so the icon background can help convey information

Nah, the AGs have basically just merged now. Just one color is fine. Other than making sure they're symmetrical as needed (the IWD corners look slightly unbalanced and maybe the VTM one is a pixel off?) I think they're perfect.

I can move the IWD icon over one pixel, but the KOTOR 2 one will look off in the other direction if I move it by one pixel. Basically an issue with odd/even number of pixels at this resolution. Options are to accept things offset by half a pixel, or to stretch the middle pixel column into two columns.

[Oyster Sauce]

@Oyster Sauce do you want the junior adventurer's guild badges differentiated with a different border color?

The sample above is basically:
-frame material: merit badge
-frame shape: rectangle (like a medal ribbon, but about half as wide)
-frame background: brown
-contents: flood the image so the icon background can help convey information

Nah, the AGs have basically just merged now. Just one color is fine. Other than making sure they're symmetrical as needed (the IWD corners look slightly unbalanced and maybe the VTM one is a pixel off?) I think they're perfect.

I can move the IWD icon over one pixel, but the KOTOR 2 one will look off in the other direction if I move it by one pixel. Basically an issue with odd/even number of pixels at this resolution. Options are to accept things offset by half a pixel, or to stretch the middle pixel column into two columns.

Whatever you think is best. We haven't played KOTOR 2 yet btw so you've gone above and beyond.

[J1M]

Nah, the AGs have basically just merged now. Just one color is fine. Other than making sure they're symmetrical as needed (the IWD corners look slightly unbalanced and maybe the VTM one is a pixel off?) I think they're perfect.

I can move the IWD icon over one pixel, but the KOTOR 2 one will look off in the other direction if I move it by one pixel. Basically an issue with odd/even number of pixels at this resolution. Options are to accept things offset by half a pixel, or to stretch the middle pixel column into two columns.

Whatever you think is best. We haven't played KOTOR 2 yet btw so you've gone above and beyond.

Is that badge page a complete list?

[J1M]

Badge	Game title
	Shard of Spring
	Ambermoon
	Tunnels & Trolls: Crusaders of Khazan
	Amberland
	Alpha Protocol
	Knights of the Old Republic
	Knights of the Old Republic II
	Crystals of Arborea
	Starwind
	Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines
	Ravenloft: Strahd's Possession
	Of Orcs and Men
	Two Worlds
	Icewind Dale
	Deus Ex
	Vampire: The Masquerade – Redemption
	Dragon Age: Origins

Request: someone post the desktop icon for Alpha Protocol. Or any other game where you don't like the badge.

[rusty_shackleford]

You can find all badges here:
flair

Adventurer's Guild Adventuring Badge (TODO: what this is for?)

It was a special, limited time badge that only one user received. I couldn't think of anything good for it and went with what it is based on what I was reading at the time(the letters are taken from OE Beowulf). If anyone has a better idea, go ahead and share it.

[J1M]

@Oyster Sauce see two posts up.

[rusty_shackleford]

@Oyster Sauce see two posts up.

Only I have access to add/change the badges, so just ping me

[1998]

New badges are looking great

[Stack of Turtles]

The vampobloodlo badge is still off-center though