To make Hobby Cons seem more legitimate. I began thinking of things that I could produce which could act as part of the design work for Hobby-Con. I then began to produce the hobby icons as keyring which could be sold at the events to encourage people to keep up a said hobby. The keyring were laser cut from a 3mm mdf. If this were for an actual event, I would rather have used a plastic or rubber as they can bend and are much more durable, but tends to burn under the laser cutter.
I gathered my icons and began experimenting with ways in which I would colour them
I found that paint was too thick and dried very badly on the keyring.
Ink took much longer to dry but gave a much thinner coat which had a slight shine when put in light. Ideally I would have preferred a denser matte finish which would better suit a large scale event like this one.
In addition I have mocked up a series of t-shirt designs which could be worn by event staff or possibly sold to the public. The t-shirts are coloured using the designated colour given to their category. The icons on the front will help event go-ers easily see what hobby event the staff member is part of.
