Review Badges

[Kalos Mer]

yeah, it's fairly obvious (to me at least).  I commend your small-graphic skillz.  I could never manage to create anything that looked half-way decent in an image editor except maps - and even those only look half-way decent.

[So-Keher]

Um
what is a badge

[Kalos Mer]

A badge is a way that worldbuilders have of (a) recognizing members who have been a great help to their worldbuilding effort and (b) advertising.

[So-Keher]

ah ok that makes sense

[Túrin]

@ Captain Obvious: I agree with KM. It's quite obviously a person wearing a crown.

[Lmns Crn]

Are you sure? It looks sort of like a starfish being squeezed out of a toothpaste tube...

[spoiler]I kid, I kid! Like the others have said, it's really quite clear.[/spoiler]

[Polycarp]

I like this idea; when I finish my thesis I'll have more time to do stuff here, and badges might help keep us organized.  I'm going for a four-spoked wheel for the World of Ralum... I started with the first one, but decided that the border made the wheel too small.  What do you think?

[Matt Larkin (author)]

I think the last one is probably the best.

[Raelifin]

My vote goes toward the second one. I feel that the last one looks too much like the X-men symbol (yes, that's my reason) and that the second one has a horizontal bar that is similar to the graphical theme we've got going.

[Ishmayl-Retired]

When you guys make these badges, do you actually start with a 22x22 space, or do you start larger and just shrink down to size?

[Raelifin]

Scale. 95% of the time I scale it down from a 220x220 or 440x440.

[Ishmayl-Retired]

Okay, here are 2 ideas I've worked with for shadowfell.  Basically.... it's some shadows.  Go figure.  Tell me what you like, don't like, whatever.

[Matt Larkin (author)]

I think the idea of shadows is good, though it obviously means it might be hard to see what's in the picture.  Perhaps a lighter background to add more contrast to the shadows?

What are the white lines in the first picture?

[Polycarp]

I start with 22x22, I can work with small spaces more easily.  So I've got one vote for horizontal and one vote for diagonal; anybody else have an opinion? :)

Edit: If fitting in with the theme is good, then I can easily modify the diagonal one if that's neccessary:

[Raelifin]

I like #1, though I might have gone with something more abstract and less literal.