Device

A device is the symbol of a person or group. This is what people paint onto their shields or sew into their clothing (or weave into their Chainmaille, etc). Devices are a big part of Heraldry.

The SCA has some standards for devices (if you plan to have it registered) and you'd do well to consult a Herald before you get to bogged down in ideas (although its fine to work on your own if you choose).

What makes a good device

• Simplicity
• As few colours as possible
• As few charges as possible
• Every charge should be from pre-17th-century heraldry (sorry guys, no Loony Toons characters)
• A style that was used in pre-17th-century heraldry
• Repetition or mirror-imaging of a charge
• High contrast
• Identifiability

See also

• Tincture
• Heraldry