Do you have any other tips and tricks? I created this to simplify the visual design aspect of open badges so that folks can spend more time sinking their teeth into the 'nitty gritty' of curriculum integration and credentialising. For interest, visit OBSA https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/114382789156190331232

1. Open Badges design
template and tips
Nicola Pallitt
Open Badges South Africa
workgroup (OBSA)
14 July 2015
Once you have edited a badge, hold down the control key (Ctrl) and then
right click on the selection and select ‘Save as picture’. Alternatively, click
on ‘Select’ and then ‘Select All’. Choose the portable network graphics
option (.png) and save your badge image.
If you want a transparent background rather than white, you will need to
use Photoshop. See a tutorial on how to do this here:
http://www.photoshopbuzz.com/removing-background-photoshop/
You can use PowerPoint to create the badge and Photoshop for setting
background transparency if you are a more confident PowerPoint user.

2. YOUR
LOGO/IMAGE
HERE

3. Avoid too
many crazy
shapes

4. Pick a clear font
that is easy to
read when the
badge is scaled
down

5. Badge

7. Keep it simple
Use your
corporate /
institutional
colours

8. Badge title

10. Helpful free tools:
• Pixel to cm online calculator
http://pixelyzer.com/image_size_calcula
tor.html
• Image resizer
https://imageresizer.codeplex.com/
• Video on how to do text in a circle in
PowerPoint
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9
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