We challenge you to:

Design a Plaque or Badge for Something You Love.

Let's see what you come up with!

While we know we are going to get some stunning artwork, we also want to encourage beginners. If you are new to Inkscape, feel free to keep it simple.

Multiple entries are welcome, and please do stick around for the chat!

All abilities are invited to get involved. The complexity of your entry is down to you.

Please post your finished artwork below. 

IMPORTANT: If you would like to know what you could do to improve your artwork, add the phrase to your comment: "Brutal Feedback" --- only for those with nerves of steel!

All entries to be submitted by 28 February 2023.

Please do spread the word!
#inkscapechallenge

Instructions/Information

• To submit your artwork, scroll to the bottom of the page and while logged in, click the paperclip (bottom-left) to upload your image, add a description in the text box (optional) and click "Submit Reply".
• If you'd like to post work-in-progress artwork, create a thread in the "Work in Progress" section of the forum, and post your images there, with the title "February 2023 Create a plaque or badge WIP - [your artwork title]" (you are welcome to ask for help there if you get stuck). When finished, post the final graphic to this thread.
• There are no winners. These challenges are intended to inspire, to encourage you to share your work and to build a supportive community.
• You're encouraged to discuss and offer feedback/constructive criticism to others, but please be respectful.
• Most importantly, be creative, give your best, and have fun!

We look forward to seeing your entries!

Challenge entries (so far)

Beautiful artwork and great idea for the new challenge.

Thank you so much, Pacer.

You are quick. First comment award goes to @ken10001000
Thanks for your kind words.

Good theme as 14 feb will be the "I love Free Software Day" (perfect for Inkscape) and the banner you did for it is awesome. I wish I had your skill.

First I made the vector and then I tried to integrate it in wood using clips and some effects. I love the aesthetics of this motorcycle, that's why I made this badge 😀

Marcos, a sweet piece of work. Thank you.

Okay, this is an "award" of sorts. For bring excellent at what you do. I like mosaics, patterns. tiling.etc. This is supposed to be a mosaic like effort.

Keep being marked for joy.

Three versions for this (actually, years ago, I made a knitting chart with that and Calc and I used it as a base for this drawing). And, for the text, it's a play on words between "Linux mon cœur ne bat que pour toi" (that means "Linux, my heart only beats for you") and "Linux mon cœur ne bash que pour toi". Bash being, if you don't know that, a command-line interpreter for Linux.

And and I've been fighting with the Mirror symmetry tool for the hearts, but now, I understand how it works :)  that is good.

Instead of writing the text, I drew it.

@mrks9
Really good work on the logo and interesting to see it applied to another texture. Thanks for sharing.

@ken10001000
Very thoughtful and I can see the mosaic effect that you intended. Thank you for your entry.

@Caradjine
I do enjoy using Linux and bash. Thanks for sharing.

Thank you Pacer.

Knitting being one of my favourite hobbies, now that I know  the Taper stroke tool (I discovered it with the tutorial on how to draw an acanthus), I thought I could make a "knitted" badge of merit with this single word "Libre" (free as in freedom). To be honest, knitting it, would have been much less work, but I can use it for further knitting tutorials. One may associate this word with software, drawing, knitting, etc.

I guess this could be a plaque of sorts.

I may or may not decide yo develop this further.

Since this challenge is about what you love, it came to me that I love my family and friends, and being with them.

So. I imagined something like this could be hanging in a living room or a kitchen area

Playing with the shape builder came up with a couple of shapes and I had this idea. Good old Tux thinking he's an Orca 😃

A mosaic style "award" or badge. (I like the creativity found in mosaic art.)

The "original" Shape Builder is the person ... especially their  imagination and heart and hands. We shape ourselves by expressing and shaping the world snd things we make.

Hi. I love giving praise and worship as it is due. Since this plaque is not so much about a "place" but about a Person, it can be put up anywhere.

Wood Carver Wanna Be Badge.

@ken10001000 Beautiful, I love it 👏

Marco's thank you for your kind words.

I know the design is simplistic. I wanted to express a sort of rough outline of a work in progress.

I also hope this will stir others to share their notions no matter how basic or "crude".

As the badge states - let the chips fall. Whittle away. Carve and create.

Hi. Another simple plaque or  badge.

The words came after the bunnies were made.

Taking a stroll through the Smithsonian website, I came across this plaque awarding Groucho and I said to myself, this is for the challenge, because I'm a big fan and I also liked the plaque. 
https://www.si.edu/object/look-television-award-plaque-awarded-groucho-marx:nmah_682840

Hi. Here is my last entry for this month's challenge

Before the dawn yesterday, I heard some birds chirping away. They were singing their songs and talking to one another and no doubt were encouraging one another. Just as they encouraged me. They were made to magnify. And so are we.

So, this led to this Chirpiness Badge idea. Have a great day and week.

Sliding in a last minute entry by submitting something done in 2019.

Who doesn't love success?

Another thing I hold dear.

Adventure!

Lots of great ideas and designs here!

I mis-spoke before. This is my last entry this month.

"Beyond The Horizon" badge.

Nice Ken, how did you make the dots ? (yes, my knowledges on Inkscape are low).

Thank you. There are a series of Bobbin Lace Extensions shown on this MightyScape link. I downloaded them and used it and enlarged the result.

https://stadtfabrikanten.org/display/IFM/MightyScape+1.2+-+Extensions+Overview

Here goes my 2 cents.

Will probably post upgrades in the wip topic. 

Sqeazing it here before the deadline.

Hmm maybe a 1-eyed variant is more cconvincing?

Thank you all for participating in the February 2023 Inkscape Challenge.

You may be pleased to hear that the March 2023 Inkscape Challenge is now on!

https://inkscape.org/forums/competitions/inkscape-challenge-1-march-2023-31-march-2023/

See you there!

Thank you Ken.