Hobocon Ads for Ireland’s newest Gaming convention, 2nd-3rd June, The Teachers Club Dublin.
You should attend, We’ve got pie and beantinis! Plus RPGs, LARPs, Warmachine, Dominion and we’re making a merry jaunt off to a Burlesque show instead of some old Pub Quiz nonsense.
Lee Marvin would want it this way.
The Gaelcon 2011 shirt explained!
each of these 4 animals represent the archtypes of Gamers:
Cervus VinoBellum: The Drunk Wargamer Stag.
Draco Lexobsessio: The Rules Lawyer Dragon
Equis Melodramus: Melodramatic Horse
Leo Technerdica: Hipster Lion
The 4 animals were the core of the design, which came from watching Game of Thrones. Since we went for an Ivory Tower / Gaeluminati pun this year, having a crest of arms seemed appropriately silly and also part of gamer identity, a hankering for medieval anachronism and rolled-up trouser type conspiracy. And drinking.
The shield itself is a half and half shield, with a stylised tree as centre, holding place:
Lower centre: gaelcon 2011 logo, “The Imperial Cornetto”
Left lower: Godzilla, representing Special Events and General Mayhem
Left middle: Cards, representing…cardgames
Left top: Drama masks, representing LARPs
Right bottom: Boardgames for…oh come on…
Right middle: Soldier for Wargames
Right top: D10 for RPGs, wanted to avoid using D20 2 years in a row.
Centre Top: 3 pints in a Gazebo ascendant, representing Social aspects of gaming, and our natural enemy…the Gazebo
Motto at bottom: “Omnia Quae Pertinent Ad Nos Conventus” - “All your Conventions are Belong to us”. Cause we’ve been picking the best for Gaelcon from all around Ireland.
Design is fun!
Gaelcon is coming! And as always, we’re planning a t-shirt that will be BEYOND Awesome.
Inspired by Game of Thrones, it will be the Heraldic Crest of Gaelcon and Gaming. Introducing the first of the Heraldic animals of Gaming, the Leo Nerdica (Nerd Lion). #gaelcon
Technology for the stupid
I now have a Tumblr. Which posts to my Twittr. Which posts to my Facebk.
