Objective

The Badgeth Graph Badge design competition requested that designers create a set of 12 different badges based off the different categories they can be awarded for their participation in the Blockchain.

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The Categories

1. Testnet Wanderer

2. Captain Subgraph

3. Delegation Streak

4. Delegation Tribe

5. Planet of the Aped

6. Subgraph Shark

7. Delegation Nation

8. 28 Epochs Later

9. Curator Tribe

10. First to Close

11. Never Slashed

12. Indexer Tribe

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Creative Process

1. Research: First, I spent time defining and familiarizing myself with the terms, and badges that can be awarded. Once I felt comfortable with my knowledge I researched popular NFT styles, and other gamified elements in the Blockchain. This helped me come up with the two different collections of the 12 categories I submitted designs for.
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2. Sketching: My favorite thing to do is to sketch out my preliminary ideas. This allows me to go through multiple variations very quickly before I spend time designing.
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3. Digital Design: After finalizing the sketches I created several digital designs using Adobe Illustrator.
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4. Refinement: I refined the chosen designs and made small adjustments to ensure it was the best representation of their brand.
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5. Finalization: I delivered the final badges

Results

I made two collections:
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1. I noticed a lot of NFTs that were gaining popularity were very colorful, and had a cartoon style. This reminded me a lot of Andy Warhol's work, and prompted me to create the first set of 12 Pop Art inspired Graph Badges.
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2. The second collection I created was more gamified/sci-fi, which I felt was more cohesive with the current Badgeth branding.

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Conclusion

I ended up winning second place for the Planet of the Aped, and Delegation tribe categories.

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