Redesigned badge concepts centered on an actual handprint — palm and five fingers pressed like an ink stamp. The brand is the handprint. All vector SVG, production-ready, scalable from 32px to 500px.
Concept 1
The Seal
Classic certification seal — USDA Organic meets notary stamp. Arc text, notched border, prominent palm print in gold on forest green. Authoritative and premium. Best for: website footers, press kits, "about" pages.
The Seal
The handprint is the centerpiece — a palm with five fingers and visible palm crease lines pressed directly into the seal. Gold on forest green signals premium trust. Arc text "HANDPRINT / CERTIFIED" wraps the badge in classic notary fashion. The name and the mark are the same thing.
PremiumAuthoritativeForest Green + GoldBest: 80px+
Concept 2
The Shield
Security/trust shield with a literal palm print at center. Tech-trust aesthetic — like a verified badge or app store certification mark. Navy blue. Best for: Steam page overlay, itch.io badge.
The Shield
Same palm-print motif as the Seal, now set inside a heraldic shield. Navy professional, modern tech brand feel. The shield form is familiar from app store badges and security certifications — it reads "verified" instantly. Strong silhouette holds at 64px+.
ModernTrust/SecurityNavy BlueBest: 64px+
Concept 3
The Stamp
Ink rubber stamp aesthetic. A large palm print slammed onto a dark rectangular field, rough displacement filter applied for ink-spread texture. Burgundy red. Best for: indie game community, itch.io. Signals authenticity over polish.
The Stamp
The biggest, most literal handprint of any concept — a full palm pressed hard onto burgundy red. SVG displacement filter gives ink-spread texture. The imperfection is the point: certification by human hand, not digital signature. Corner registration marks reinforce the physical printing process metaphor.
ArtisanAuthenticBurgundyBest: 100px+
Concept 4 — System View
The Tier System
Five circular seals, each with the handprint motif in a different color palette. Handcrafted (gold/green) to Human-Directed (gold) to HP Certified (green) to AI-Assisted (bronze) to AI-Generated (gray). All five tiers at a glance.
Five tiers, same handprint mark. Color and opacity differentiate them — the Handcrafted badge has a bold, vivid palm print; the AI-Generated badge has a ghost print barely visible. The handprint fades as AI contribution increases. Wordless tier communication at small sizes.
All 5 TiersHandprint MotifColor-CodedBest: 80px+
Concept 5
The Minimal
Ultra-clean monochrome. White palm print silhouette on black circle, Helvetica-weight type. Maximum scalability — legible at 32px. Best for: in-game UI overlay, favicon, app store icon badge.
The Minimal
The palm print reduced to its cleanest form — pure white silhouette, no decoration. Heavy circle ring + clean hand hold all the way down to 32px. Monochrome means it works on any background color. This is the badge you stamp on a store screenshot without cluttering it. Color accent per tier can be added without redesigning the shape.
Ultra-MinimalMonochromeHighly ScalableBest: 32px+
Scalability Test
How Badges Hold at Real Sizes
The Seal and The Minimal at actual deployment sizes — from store page (160px) down to favicon (32px).
THE SEAL
160px
80px
48px
32px
THE MINIMAL
160px
80px
48px
32px
Tier System Overview
Full Certification Spectrum
How the tier row reads — for the Handprint website comparison page and developer documentation. Same palm-print mark, five color palettes: Gold/Green to Gold to Green to Bronze to Gray.