EEVblog badge plan

[ansonbao]

Recently we sponsor #badgelife and received so many interesting PCB design. One thought suddenly occurred to me.

Did you ever have an idea of create EEvblog badge? Maybe we can do something interesting design for eevblog. If you ever considered this or have designed it, please share it.

Also I will arrange manufacture the badge for free and everyone can get it. In the end, I hope Dave will agrees with the badge plan.

[mtdoc]

Sorry, couldn't resist!

[EEVblog]

I don't understand the badge craze.

[Halcyon]

I'm a fan of challenge coins as collectors items.

[Mr.B]

I don't understand the badge craze.

Totally escapes me too.

[John B]

Talk about trivial things.

You haven't even sorted out the EEVBlog masonic handshake yet.

[EEVblog]

I'm a fan of challenge coins as collectors items.

I'm actually working on my own 1oz silver EEVblog coin. Anyone with graphics arts skills in coin design, get in touch  Or I might put the concept on 99designs and pick a winning design?
I don't really get the "challenge coin" concept though, I don't think it's a thing here as I've never herd the term until recently.

[Halcyon]

I'm a fan of challenge coins as collectors items.

I'm actually working on my own 1oz silver EEVblog coin. Anyone with graphics arts skills in coin design, get in touch  Or I might put the concept on 99designs and pick a winning design?
I don't really get the "challenge coin" concept though, I don't think it's a thing here as I've never herd the term until recently.

It's popular among Defence (Army, Navy, Air Force) units and some security agencies/law enforcement, more so in America but reasonably popular in Australia/New Zealand.

[Ian.M]

Hmmm.  Make a badge as a small round PCB, black soldermask, white silkscreen and ENIG pads, with the EEVblog logo on it and space on a rectangle of silkscreen to write ones's name or nym, above the text

EEVblog.com
forum member

and it could be useful for mutual recognition at events.    A very large pad on the back would allow brass safety pins, or various types of badge clips to be simply soldered on.  It should look pretty good with an ENIG track round the perimeter framing it.

Or maybe spec ENIG finish for supporters and ordinary immersion tin for plain forum members so there are gold and 'silver' badges.

[wilfred]

Sorry, couldn't resist!

The quote originates here. Treasure of the Sierra Madre
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4OcM23Hbs5U&feature=youtu.be

Just for the sake of historical accuracy.

I've recently heard pins are in. A podcast I listen to has just added one to their merch.

[SparkyFX]

I think a 121GW serves the purpose as well.

[mtdoc]

The quote originates here. Treasure of the Sierra Madre
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4OcM23Hbs5U&feature=youtu.be

Just for the sake of historical accuracy.

Ha! Yeah. I'm aware.  That's a great movie but the scene from Blazing Saddles was just so much funnier.

[Tedro]

How about a EEVblog tattoo? I am in. 

[rstofer]

I don't really get the "challenge coin" concept though, I don't think it's a thing here as I've never herd the term until recently.

You keep a Law Enforcement related challenge coin in your pocket just in case you get searched for some strange reason.  Will it help?  Probably not...  OTOH, it can't hurt!

[iainwhite]

How about a set of 3 EEVBlog spoof coins?

What is Spoof?

[Cerebus]

I don't really get the "challenge coin" concept though, I don't think it's a thing here as I've never herd the term until recently.

You keep a Law Enforcement related challenge coin in your pocket just in case you get searched for some strange reason.  Will it help?  Probably not...  OTOH, it can't hurt!

Over here the thing you really want is a NUJ Press Card in your wallet. A old colleague of mine of, *ehm*, dusky appearance was unreasonably stopped and searched very aggressively once. When the Press Card was found the policeman in question visibly blanched and being addressed as "Sonny" suddenly became "Sir".

[Cyberdragon]

I'm a fan of challenge coins as collectors items.

I'm actually working on my own 1oz silver EEVblog coin. Anyone with graphics arts skills in coin design, get in touch  Or I might put the concept on 99designs and pick a winning design?
I don't really get the "challenge coin" concept though, I don't think it's a thing here as I've never herd the term until recently.

 

[rjp]

the only time the badge things   make   sense is when their is a deadline to assemble and program them with a custom firmware.

sorta like the old hacking competitions but electronics.

 

[Zero999]

I notice the original poster is banned. What did they do?

[Ian.M]

Dave said PCBway spam. See https://www.eevblog.com/forum/supporters-lounge/allow-pcb-sock-puppet-accounts-back/

[digsys]

I notice the original poster is banned. What did they do? 

So I banned user ansonbao who is manager at PCBway because I discovered two more sock-puppet accounts (in addition to several they have created in the past), and there is a zero tolerance policy for sock-puppeting ....

He was caught stuffing socks in his pocket !!! :-)

[Ian.M]

the only time the badge things   make   sense is when their is a deadline to assemble and program them with a custom firmware.

sorta like the old hacking competitions but electronics.

An update of Dave's µWatch with a a colour graphic display, (or just maybe a mono eInk one for battery life), would make an interesting badge with ongoing utility.

[EEVblog]

I'm a fan of challenge coins as collectors items.

I'm actually working on my own 1oz silver EEVblog coin. Anyone with graphics arts skills in coin design, get in touch  Or I might put the concept on 99designs and pick a winning design?
I don't really get the "challenge coin" concept though, I don't think it's a thing here as I've never herd the term until recently.

 

I'd buy that!

[EEVblog]

I don't really get the "challenge coin" concept though, I don't think it's a thing here as I've never herd the term until recently.

You keep a Law Enforcement related challenge coin in your pocket just in case you get searched for some strange reason.  Will it help?  Probably not...  OTOH, it can't hurt!

Wouldn't you just carry your badge everywhere?

[Ian.M]

Now to get a batch of shonky CR2032 batteries laser etched with the EEVblog logo and spam the forum from a sockpuppet with:

Oficial EEVblg  µCurent batery: by now cheep 1 peace ^¥60 (RMB)
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