I’ve received a few asks about the “cosplay is not consent” posters I made for Anime Boston, requests for using them for other conventions either directly or modifying them for a specific con’s use, or inquiries for my designing ones for other cons.  So here’s my general reply to those:

The “cosplay is not consent” posters were designed specifically for Anime Boston, using the convention’s branding, so it would be preferential that other conventions do not use them, or modify them for their own use. This isn’t about me being selfish and wanting to keep them all to myself. I’m responsible for maintaining the branding standards for Anime Boston (I lead the effort to rebrand the convention back in 2009-2010), so that design style — such as the mascots, the type treatment, the colors — are tied directly to Anime Boston’s image.  It would be like Microsoft using an Apple ad to promote themselves — sure, it’s the same overall product, but the ad still has Apple’s name on it, so it would be very, very odd that Microsoft is using it for themselves.

It’s wonderful that other cons are taking seriously the “cosplay is not consent” campaign, and I look forward to seeing what messaging they come up with for that, but at this time I am unable to contribute to it beyond what I do for Anime Boston.

onedisturbingparadox:

Artist Alley is always my favorite place at AB and any other convention for that matter :3

The layout looks different here….are they having it in a different room than past years? o.o

Correct! The Artists’ Alley has moved to Hall C on the second floor of the Hynes Convention Center (which previously housed the Video Games room). It’s a much, much bigger room, so there will be more space for people to peruse awesome artwork.

(Source: inappropriatelyadorable)