after much discussion, here is a list of artwork concepts for this badge:

Badger raising hand with !!! in speech bubble
Red flag waving back and forth
Lifeguard whistle and points to shark

ticket #349 also contained some artwork

Here is a draft for this badge.. input welcome! @mleonova @misc @till

Very communist =)

@mleonova I see what you’re saying.. do you think we should revise the design or try something different? Misc didn’t love it either

@riecatnor I like the design, it's the color of the flag that is confusing. Maybe give hime something else?

Maybe give him a white hat like a "white hat hacker" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_hat_(computer_security) - but it would not match since there should no encouragement for people to actively look for security issues and white hats would to this. Can there be maybe something in the background that implies a security issue/danger? This would add a little bit more context to "raising a red flag".

We also already have a white hat related badge https://badges.fedoraproject.org/badge/white-hat

Also related: https://pagure.io/fedora-badges/issue/262

So what I had in mind (and I finally found a video to illustrate that) is something a bit more in line with the hacker in movie trope: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTwCtQIEswM

Like, if the panda/badger would look like a hacker (trenchcoat, sunglasses, cyberpunk light), that would be what I had in mind.

So I was looking at adapting a badge like this: https://badges.fedoraproject.org/badge/websites.next and wonder if we can make something ridiculous on the screen, like "access granted".

@mleonova and I reviewed this issue at the badges meeting and came up with a new concept. Since the badge would be earned for reporting the issue, concept for art could be a badger or panda on the phone with a "911!" speech bubble. @misc @till thoughts?

@riecatnor @smeragoel I made a draft based on last available comment, let me know what you think. It does not have the exclamation marks, just 911 and a panda with phone reporting an issue. Is it too plain or is it sufficient? Also, any suggestions for colors, they may be a bit all over the place right now..

Hi @riecatnor, I've worked on this issue. Let me know what you think

I think it would be cool to make the design for this badge inspired by the hacker concept, like misc suggested: https://www.istockphoto.com/fr/photos/hacker?phrase=hacker&sort=best

Hi, @riecatnor , I've come up with a concept for this badge using the hacker concept as suggested:

I reused existing assets as much as possible for this one.

Hi @rolandixor nice start here! I have a couple notes for you:
- Since this is a development related badge, to properly categorize it should use have an orange ring, not pink
- I would make the badger/laptop/speech bubble a bit bigger, so that is the focus of the design. right now there is a lot of empty space at the top of the design
- I am not sure if the heart on the back of the laptop fits for this concept, I would remove that. I would also suggest adding a stroke to the laptop
- Add a stroke to the speech bubble and style the lettering like this badge
- The brown of the hoodie is kind of blending in, I would suggest matching it to the hat colors
- The background isn't quite fitting into the concept of the badge.. maybe try some dark grey gradient with some light coming off the laptop? not sure how I would go about this, it will need some experimentation :)

Looking forward to the next draft!

Hi! I've made some modifications according to your suggestions. I've also grouped related elements to make it easier to handle individual elements when editing the SVG.

One small note: The blur for the laptop lighting effect uses an Inkscape 1.3 feature: horizontal/vertical blurring. Please let me know if this should be made even. More information about this feature can be found here: https://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php/Release_notes/1.3#Blur_editing_-_On_canvas

Hi @rolandixor, good work! Here are my notes:

• First of all, I'd encourage you to review the Badges style guide to understand the Badges design style. The stroke we use in Badge artwork is a bit thicker, the colours are brighter and have higher contrast. You can find the guide here: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/badges/design-badges/
• Try centring the badger, and modifying the hat so it sits properly on its head. We can see some of the ears popping out from behind the hat :)
• I'd forget the text for now and focus on the badger, and then we can try adding that part later.
• For the colours, try to make it more high contrast. There are other colours which can convey the theme, and still convey the theme. For example, this image: https://res.cloudinary.com/practicaldev/image/fetch/s--uQVj2F65--/c_limit%2Cf_auto%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto%2Cw_880/https://thepracticaldev.s3.amazonaws.com/i/e718c4kv327nsre6jhla.png

Looking forward to your next iteration!

Hi @smeragoel & @riecatnor

Thank you for your feedback and instructions! I've come up with a number of options (warning; they're quite a few). I'll link them up below.

Small note on the ears, I was originally aiming to go for a style similar to this: https://badges.fedoraproject.org/badge/white-hat. However, I've made some adjustments in the new iterations to hide the ears as suggested. Let me know what you think.

Here are the iterations I've come up with. I've tried to keep in line with the existing template backgrounds as much as possible.

Iteration 0:

Iteration 1:

Iteration 2:

Iteration 4

Note: I'm skipping *3 and *5 because they are the same as *2 and *4 respectively, and I don't want to overwhelm with too many redundant options. Let me know if I should add these as well.

Accidentally double posted.

@rolandixor nice improvements here! Some notes for you:
- I think I like your concept 2 option the best, but I think it would be better to use a Fedora Badges color in the background.. so I think I like the level of contrast here. Just make sure you have the palettes from the documentation installed, and are using options from those as often as possible. I think you could use a dark grey/light grey combo based on the concept?
- I think there is a black stroke missing on the badger, here's a couple examples: 1, 2
- The glow from the screen is not translating as a glow right now- I think it might need to be brighter/bigger/more white.. try experimenting with that
- I would make the hoodie match the blue of the hat :)
- The table is looking a bit odd- I know thats brought in from a different badge design, so no problems with the colors or anything. I think its the stroke? its much larger than the stroke on the computer and in other places in the design. Try reducing the stroke. Also, it might be cutting that badger in half :P I'd make it a bit smaller so it looks like the badger is sitting at the desk instead
Looking forward to your next draft!

Hi @riecatnor and @smeragoel, I've made some improvements to iteration #2, following the latest feedback. Hopefully I've covered everything this time, although I'm thinking maybe the badger could do with a chair to help it look like it's sitting?

Interested to know what you think!

Hi @rolandixor, great work! Here's my feedback:

• We are getting there! The badger definitely looks very Fedora-y now.
• I think the badge is too busy right now so let's simplify it a little bit: We can extend the table/desk to the edge of the badge. We needn't necessarily show the rest of the body. Also, we can remove the pattern on the background.
• I think the glow on the screen is a very cool touch :)
• Can I ask you to iterate a bit on the glasses? Right now it looks like the badger is wearing sunglasses, we'd want to go for a hacker vibe. We can remove the glasses also if nothing works out

Looking forward to your next work!

Hi @smeragoel and @riecatnor - I've made some modifications to the design according to the latest feedback. Interested to hear what you think:

Edit: made a small update to the glasses (for style).

Another option, I made the background darker:

@rolandixor nice work here! I think this is getting close :smile: feedback for you:

• I think I might disagree with @smeragoel on the sunglasses :wink: the sunglasses is part of that "hacker aesthetic" lol I am thinking of the Matrix or something similar.. Plus the requester of the badge asked for sunglasses (maybe because @misc wants to feel cool(er) hehe) for the next iteration, lets try one version with sunglasses, one with regular glasses and see how they both look
• The stroke on the table is sticking out compared to the other elements, I'd reduce that a bit so it doesn't stick out
• I prefer the version with the dark blue background over the grey
• With the darker background, I think the badger looks a tiny bit off center (see the difference in distance from the hat to both the left and right sides), I would move it over to the right just a little bit

Hi @riecatnor and @smeragoel, I've updated the design with the latest feedback and produced two variants. Looking forward to your feedback!

Sunglasses:

Glasses:

@rolandixor nice work!! Some small notes for you:
- I personally prefer the version with the dark sunglasses, I am curious which version do you prefer? @misc what do you prefer?
- It's interesting now that you've centered the badger, the laptop looks off centered somehow :stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye: I think this is due to the shape of the badge design area.. I wonder if we can find some middle ground, or just move only the laptop over a few pixels to help the laptop feel more centered

I prefer the dark one too.

The white sunglasses make it look like a librarian (nothing against librarian, I have one as a roommate)

I'm feeling the sunglasses too, looks like they're up to something lol

Hi @riecatnor, @smeragoel, @misc, I've made the requested changes - let me know what you think!