Challenge Coin Designer Reveals: The Amazing Story Behind the Idea

 

      The challenge coin looks like a small piece of metal, but the challenge coin has a big world of art! Gathered together countless wisdom and creativity of the designers.

Inspiration: from pigeons to chili peppers in a marvelous moment
      Inspiration is the magic wand of designers, which can be flashed anytime and anywhere. From a group of pigeons fighting for food, it can be associated with "peace", so a "Peace Dove Challenge Coin" was launched, which symbolizes peace and hope. When designing the Firefighter's Challenge Coin, how was bravery and dedication expressed? The designer was attracted by the red color of ketchup when he was eating dinner in a restaurant, and immediately applied this red color to the design, using red and gold to highlight the bravery and dedication of firefighters, and the effect was surprisingly good.

Second, details are king: the secret weapon of the master of micro-sculpture
      Details determine success or failure. When designing the "Police Challenge Coin", the complex details of the police badge was the biggest difficulty of this challenge coin! Using a magnifying glass and a micro-engraving knife, the designers carved every detail of the police badge in a lifelike manner, with every detail clearly visible, winning widespread acclaim.

III. Color Magic: Art in the Palette
      Color is crucial in the design of challenge coins. The designer had a difficult time designing "War and Peace"! He tried countless shades in the process of color mixing, but was not satisfied. When he dined in an Italian restaurant at night, when a splash of red chili sauce appeared on the blue plate, he was immediately inspired to open up, and the interplay of red and blue is not exactly a symbol of war and peace, isn't it?

Material Selection: The Collision of Metal and Craftsmanship
      Different materials give different textures and styles to the challenge coins. When designing the "Architectural Charm Challenge Coin", the designers had a headache to reflect the realism of the glass curtain wall! Until the use of metallic copper material, coupled with the metal 3D, transparent color process, completely solved the problem, creating a living blue glass curtain wall building immersive feeling, by the architectural circle of designers unanimously praised!

V. The Story Behind the Story: History Revisited
      Every challenge coin has a story behind it. When designing the "World War II Veterans Challenge Coin", the designers spent months interviewing veterans to understand their experiences, and incorporated these real stories and emotions into the design. The moments of fighter jets, medals, and battlefield maps on the coins all tell the story of those wasted years.

      The designers used their inspiration and skills to bring the challenge coins from concept to reality. Behind every challenge coin is a marvelous story and a designer's instant inspiration.