Get A Gravatar Ready For WordCamp 2008 Badges

Posted on August 6, 2008 by

Update: If you are attending, check your badge here!

WordCamp San Francisco 2008 badges will include gravatar images, so make sure you have your gravatar set up before August 14th.

Gravatars now support resolutions up to 512×512 pixels. The higher resolution your gravatar image is, the better it will look on your badge.

For those attendees without a gravatar, an identicon will be included on your badge.

I’m excited to see these in print, I think gravatars will add a really nice touch to the badges, and it also shows they are useful even in the offline world.

I’ll be writing a tutorial on how to generate gravatar enabled conference badges very soon.

About Andy Peatling

WordPress.com engineer, open source developer, and bogey golfer.
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43 Responses to Get A Gravatar Ready For WordCamp 2008 Badges

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  2. Raul says:
    August 6, 2008 at 2:04 am

    Um, I know the geek showing in that Gravatar. Wait… yes I do, it’s my friend Andy! :)

  3. Joseph Scott says:
    August 6, 2008 at 2:42 am

    Would be really nice if there was a way to see a preview of the badge before hand. That will give me chance to upload a higher quality image if my current one doesn’t look so great.

  4. litwc says:
    August 6, 2008 at 3:15 am

    Well I changed my favicon based gravataar to a photo… just for this. (And yes the post is a test.

  5. Mark Jaquith says:
    August 6, 2008 at 3:40 am

    Looks like best results come from uploading a 512×512 image.

    Any way you could (without violating your privacy policy) automatically e-mail any WordCamp attendees who don’t have a 512×512 Gravatar? For instance, Joseph, your Gravatar is an old 80×80 one, so it looks like a mosaic at 512×512.

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  8. aw says:
    August 6, 2008 at 7:41 am

    I hope everybody can get a gravatar !!! :)

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  10. Dustin says:
    August 6, 2008 at 10:16 am

    You’re so darn cool, Andy! Great idea!

  11. willandbeyond says:
    August 6, 2008 at 1:50 pm

    No WordCamp for me, but great idea, and glad to hear about the jump to 512px!

  12. DeL says:
    August 6, 2008 at 4:06 pm

    yeah it will be cool , can’t wait to hear your tutorial on this gravatar

  13. Andy says:
    August 6, 2008 at 4:25 pm

    @Joseph: I’ve come up with a new avatar checker so you can see what your badge will look like.

  14. Andrea says:
    August 6, 2008 at 5:54 pm

    Dang, I wish I could be there. I think this is a brilliant idea, especially since personally I can’t remember names very well, but I instantly remember faces – or in this case, people’s gravatars.

  15. moneymingle says:
    August 6, 2008 at 7:06 pm

    Hopefully will be recorded! I think many avatars can become a part of your overall branding strategy.

  16. Mark Jaquith says:
    August 6, 2008 at 8:04 pm

    Why isn’t mine working? I have a Gravatar set up for my PayPal address but it’s showing as an Identicon. I created the PayPal address Gravatar after registering. Are you using some sort of caching system?

  17. Mark Jaquith says:
    August 6, 2008 at 8:07 pm

    Ah, because it’s not using the PayPal e-mail address, but the one provided in the registration form. Good to know!

  18. Jeffro2pt0 says:
    August 6, 2008 at 10:02 pm

    Damn, WordCamp San Francisco is the grand daddy of all WordCamps. Really wish I could attend this event but alas, I’ll have to wait till next year maybe.

  19. United Voices says:
    August 7, 2008 at 3:22 am

    He he … i’ve my gravatar alreay ready.

  20. Mostly Lisa says:
    August 7, 2008 at 5:41 am

    i got a gravatar like a year ago when it was cool to like, universally identify yourself on the interweb. now, i’d like to be addressed as the skype emoticon combo (emo) + (poolparty). i’m just waiting for the rest of the www to step in line.

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  22. inna says:
    August 11, 2008 at 11:00 am

    hi, this is cool but i feel left out, as my gravitar does not show up on the badge.

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  29. izmir çiçek says:
    December 16, 2008 at 7:52 am

    thanks for sharing..

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    February 4, 2009 at 12:57 pm

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  34. john says:
    February 9, 2009 at 11:08 am

    interesting new development in the upcoming WordCamp—WordCamp San Francisco, that is. Camper badges will use the gravatars of the registered

    ı like very much

  41. los angeles acting class says:
    April 3, 2010 at 1:32 pm

    i had a gravatar. what is the latest word on the this technology?? something current, please, andy.

  42. Gaziantep teknik servis says:
    June 9, 2010 at 10:08 am

    An interesting subject, but can be evaluated,

    thanks…

  43. Quaresma says:
    September 21, 2010 at 2:02 am

    Thanks for this sharing..

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