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A '''device''' is the symbol of a person or group. This is what people paint onto their [[shield]]s or sew into their [[clothing]] (or weave into their [[Chainmaille]], etc). Devices are a big part of [[Heraldry]]
A '''device''' is the symbol of a person or group. This is what people paint onto their [[shield]]s 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).
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 [[charge]]s 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 ==
== See also ==

Revision as of 14:07, 19 November 2003

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