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Designing the DEF CON 29 & 30 Badges (feat. MK Factor)
MK Factor take us behind the DEF CON 29 badge and drop a few hints about the DEF CON 30 badge. From the DEF CON Call for Badge Makers to the idea generation to all the issues along the way; hardware and software design to the art and logistics. They are the incredible team that brought us the DEF CON 29 badge and now the DEF CON 30 one too.
Thank you for watching and hack on!
TOC:
0:00 Introduction
0:40 Who is MKfactor?
1:35 How did you get into badge design?
2:15 Were badges a way to get into electronics?
3:03 What was the DEF CON badge application like?
8:26 Chip shortage issues and how many badges did you make?
10:30 Winning the application and keycap adventures
17:01 Moonshining and distilling alcohol
19:05 How has DEF CON 30 badge been going?
20:47 DEF CON 29 Badge ideas and features
26:40 What surprised you at DEF CON 29?
27:32 Software vs Hardware and story time
33:53 Specific features of the DEF CON 29 badge?
36:46 Physical connections and budget
40:00 How much time did you actually have to make the DEF CON 29 badge?
42:20 Art on the DEF CON 29 badge
44:54 Durablity considerations
46:42 Incredible importance of the art
51:23 Challenges hidden in the art
55:27 DEF CON 30 badge artwork
56:38 Live Censoring the DEF CON 30 badge
58:10 Everything coming together
59:02 When did you start the DEF CON 30 badge?
1:00:41 What lessons did you learn from DEF CON 29 for DEF CON 30?
1:03:06 Scaling up to DEF CON 30
1:09:51 Keeping the DEF CON 30 badge secret
1:13:30 No more SAFE MODE
1:14:34 Looking forward to DEF CON 30
1:16:04 SAOs on the DEF CON 30 badge
Hacker Hangouts DISCORD Invite - https://discord.gg/jCNdNPKygP
SAO Standard - https://hackaday.io/project/52950-shitty-add-ons
🤘Twitter:
Michael – https://twitter.com/compukidmike
Katie – https://twitter.com/ktjgeekmom
MKFactor - https://twitter.com/theMKFactor
Gourry - https://twitter.com/gregory_price
Silk - https://twitter.com/alexchaveriat
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By Alex ChaveriatMK Factor take us behind the DEF CON 29 badge and drop a few hints about the DEF CON 30 badge. From the DEF CON Call for Badge Makers to the idea generation to all the issues along the way; hardware and software design to the art and logistics. They are the incredible team that brought us the DEF CON 29 badge and now the DEF CON 30 one too.
Thank you for watching and hack on!
TOC:
0:00 Introduction
0:40 Who is MKfactor?
1:35 How did you get into badge design?
2:15 Were badges a way to get into electronics?
3:03 What was the DEF CON badge application like?
8:26 Chip shortage issues and how many badges did you make?
10:30 Winning the application and keycap adventures
17:01 Moonshining and distilling alcohol
19:05 How has DEF CON 30 badge been going?
20:47 DEF CON 29 Badge ideas and features
26:40 What surprised you at DEF CON 29?
27:32 Software vs Hardware and story time
33:53 Specific features of the DEF CON 29 badge?
36:46 Physical connections and budget
40:00 How much time did you actually have to make the DEF CON 29 badge?
42:20 Art on the DEF CON 29 badge
44:54 Durablity considerations
46:42 Incredible importance of the art
51:23 Challenges hidden in the art
55:27 DEF CON 30 badge artwork
56:38 Live Censoring the DEF CON 30 badge
58:10 Everything coming together
59:02 When did you start the DEF CON 30 badge?
1:00:41 What lessons did you learn from DEF CON 29 for DEF CON 30?
1:03:06 Scaling up to DEF CON 30
1:09:51 Keeping the DEF CON 30 badge secret
1:13:30 No more SAFE MODE
1:14:34 Looking forward to DEF CON 30
1:16:04 SAOs on the DEF CON 30 badge
Hacker Hangouts DISCORD Invite - https://discord.gg/jCNdNPKygP
SAO Standard - https://hackaday.io/project/52950-shitty-add-ons
🤘Twitter:
Michael – https://twitter.com/compukidmike
Katie – https://twitter.com/ktjgeekmom
MKFactor - https://twitter.com/theMKFactor
Gourry - https://twitter.com/gregory_price
Silk - https://twitter.com/alexchaveriat
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