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OryCon Day 2
We had no first-thing-in-the-morning commitments today, so we "slept in" to all of 8 AM, which gave us plenty of time to use our breakfast coupons (good for continental or half-price standard buffets, which brought the price of breakfast down to something more reasonable).
( Natter about Saturday )
OryCon appears to be running pretty smoothly for the most part. If I were to point out something that could be improved, it is this year's membership badges, which make what is for me one of those fundamental errors of assuming that putting the name of the convention in the largest possible type is a good thing, while relegating the member's name to a much smaller type in a difficult-to-read font. But by now almost anyone who reads my LJ has read my rants about badges, which I codified in my article "Feeling Badgered," most recently reprinted in Argentus special edition #2. I don't think whoever designed this year's badges thought through the elements I address in my article, or if s/he did, s/he chose a different priority than I would in the same situation.
( Natter about Saturday )
OryCon appears to be running pretty smoothly for the most part. If I were to point out something that could be improved, it is this year's membership badges, which make what is for me one of those fundamental errors of assuming that putting the name of the convention in the largest possible type is a good thing, while relegating the member's name to a much smaller type in a difficult-to-read font. But by now almost anyone who reads my LJ has read my rants about badges, which I codified in my article "Feeling Badgered," most recently reprinted in Argentus special edition #2. I don't think whoever designed this year's badges thought through the elements I address in my article, or if s/he did, s/he chose a different priority than I would in the same situation.