It was a lot. I'm reasonably sure I'll go back eventually, but I don't think I'll ever trust the so-called "health officer" again.
I actually did the hubcap thing for 2019! Sadly, that was with the old version of the flag that gave people migraines (etc), unlike the updated, visually safe flag we have now. But I didn't get any complaints about it, so I'm pretty sure it doesn't do as much damage in person as it does on a screen, and/or the size made a difference (the buttons the passes are made of are only 2.25"/6-ish cm in diameter, so the size of the problem-causing zigzags were much reduced). ...Oh hey, looks like I even have that image uploaded to Dreamwidth! Right over here, but with an Eyestrain Warning. Then in 2021 I did a version of the "active wheelchair user" graphic but replaced the generic person with the mascot Buu-chan. ...Actually let me upload that as well: Buu-chan on wheels.
...Hang on, just discovered something unsettling at the AnimeIowa website, gotta send an email and message someone.
...Okay, done. Where was I? Oh, yeah! So at this point, I've done two wheelchair graphics, forearm crutches for 2022, and a white cane for this year. Since the available space on the badges is so small, I'm mostly trying to stick to one or two figures at most, and Buu-chan is the official convention mascot; Buu-chan does have an unofficial friend, Millie the hippo, so I might include her on some stuff in the future, but with how small the badges are, there really isn't much room for a lot of characters/people on them.
Which is just one reason I made a different graphic for the official Accessibility Department sign! The sign got lost in the shuffle some years ago, and I have no idea if a new one has been made or not, but it featured Toph, Teo, and Korra from the ATLA-verse traveling as a group; between the three of them, that was a blind character, a wheelchair user, and a character with depression/PTSD and recovering from heavy metal poisoning. First thing I do if/when I rejoin the con is make sure we get a new sign. I'll make new art if I have to, but it will be done.
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Date: 2023-08-29 02:10 am (UTC)I actually did the hubcap thing for 2019! Sadly, that was with the old version of the flag that gave people migraines (etc), unlike the updated, visually safe flag we have now. But I didn't get any complaints about it, so I'm pretty sure it doesn't do as much damage in person as it does on a screen, and/or the size made a difference (the buttons the passes are made of are only 2.25"/6-ish cm in diameter, so the size of the problem-causing zigzags were much reduced). ...Oh hey, looks like I even have that image uploaded to Dreamwidth! Right over here, but with an Eyestrain Warning. Then in 2021 I did a version of the "active wheelchair user" graphic but replaced the generic person with the mascot Buu-chan. ...Actually let me upload that as well: Buu-chan on wheels.
...Hang on, just discovered something unsettling at the AnimeIowa website, gotta send an email and message someone.
...Okay, done. Where was I? Oh, yeah! So at this point, I've done two wheelchair graphics, forearm crutches for 2022, and a white cane for this year. Since the available space on the badges is so small, I'm mostly trying to stick to one or two figures at most, and Buu-chan is the official convention mascot; Buu-chan does have an unofficial friend, Millie the hippo, so I might include her on some stuff in the future, but with how small the badges are, there really isn't much room for a lot of characters/people on them.
Which is just one reason I made a different graphic for the official Accessibility Department sign! The sign got lost in the shuffle some years ago, and I have no idea if a new one has been made or not, but it featured Toph, Teo, and Korra from the ATLA-verse traveling as a group; between the three of them, that was a blind character, a wheelchair user, and a character with depression/PTSD and recovering from heavy metal poisoning. First thing I do if/when I rejoin the con is make sure we get a new sign. I'll make new art if I have to, but it will be done.