Identification cards

ispamforfood · February 15, 2014, 07:58:41 AM

I think I might have to just print myself a made up ID card because I can't wait.... :-p

jgiffin · February 15, 2014, 11:34:33 AM

I saved the pdf Ordination Certificate from when I signed up, re-sized it to something vaguely resembling a credit card, printed on heavy stock (antiqued) paper, then cut it out and ghetto-laminated by covering both sides in clear packaging tape. Probably the most work I've done since the Fall of aught-seven.

Overall, however, the impression leaves much to be desired. So, yeah, whenever this-a-here official card thing is a go, I'm your huckleberrry.

jdurand · February 15, 2014, 01:15:10 PM

On printing/laminating, the way I did the Food Ministry card is I made up a 4" x 6" photo file using Gimp that had two copies of the image. I took that on a flash drive to Fedex Office where they have Sony Photo Printers and did a zoom on the screen until it was the right scale (had to shrink just a tiny bit) and printed it on glossy photo paper. $0.39 per badge.

I took that, cut it out, laid them back to back and hot laminated them into wallet card pouches. I added a piece of wire for strength since I was punching them for a lanyard.

The heat will cause the print to smear just a little, but if you use the slick lined pouch to put the wallet pouch in, it's not bad at all.

Masked Dude · February 15, 2014, 01:22:01 PM

I made one in Adobe Illustrator and used a heat laminating pouch. Ran it through, and kept it on me for a while. I have the bowling ball yin-yang on the back.

Shagbeard · February 15, 2014, 02:38:45 PM

Does anyone have the art for the wood yin yang on Dude De Ching site. If I made my own I'd use that.

Captain Will · February 16, 2014, 05:43:54 AM

Just realized my special wifey friend works at the Wally World Photolab... and thus has access to a laminating machine. And she's not too shabby at the photo-shoppery, either...

Oh yeah, this dude's getting an ID! Thanks for the idea, dudes!

Rev. Gary (revgms) · February 16, 2014, 03:21:56 PM

There are a few technical issues to work out with the IDs, but they should be available soon, they will come with a special holgram on them, I've seen the design, it is cool.

DigitalBuddha · February 17, 2014, 04:10:25 PM

Quote from: revgms on February 16, 2014, 03:21:56 PM
There are a few technical issues to work out with the IDs, but they should be available soon, they will come with a special holgram on them, I've seen the design, it is cool.

A 3D dude perhaps? Awesome, mang!

ispamforfood · February 19, 2014, 07:56:59 AM

Quote from: revgms on February 16, 2014, 03:21:56 PM
There are a few technical issues to work out with the IDs, but they should be available soon, they will come with a special holgram on them, I've seen the design, it is cool.

Given that The Dudely Lama hasn't posted on here in over a year, "soon" is not a very reassuring timeframe... :-p

Rev. Gary (revgms) · February 19, 2014, 10:37:53 AM

I'll give him a friendly nudge today.

Yeti · February 20, 2014, 12:33:19 AM

Quote from: ispamforfood on February 19, 2014, 07:56:59 AM

Given that The Dudely Lama hasn't posted on here in over a year, "soon" is not a very reassuring timeframe... :-p

Wait, isn't the Dudely Lama named Oliver? Because he was on here recently, dealing with a problem poster. Or is there another guy at the top as well, a Brandt to his Big Lebowski?

meekon5 · February 20, 2014, 11:36:02 AM

Quote from: Yeti on February 20, 2014, 12:33:19 AM
Quote from: ispamforfood on February 19, 2014, 07:56:59 AM

Given that The Dudely Lama hasn't posted on here in over a year, "soon" is not a very reassuring timeframe... :-p

Wait, isn't the Dudely Lama named Oliver? Because he was on here recently, dealing with a problem poster. Or is there another guy at the top as well, a Brandt to his Big Lebowski?

Yes Oliver is the Dudely Lama, and Forum Dude.

We (the other Admins) gave him final call on a problem we had been experiencing.