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I’d love to know what everyone thinks of our updated bdsm symbols ❤️ I love the idea of having some universal symbols to show off my place in the bdsm community, but the ones I’ve seen were inconsistent and didn’t always make sense. This modernized version is way better!

Here are some design notes from Ken:

-Based on what appear to be Tanos symbols however wanted to expand the idea to cover more roles and consistency; The core idea being BDSM symbols that could discreetly declare roles.

-On this attempt I felt declaring sex was unnecessary, however understood if the symbol was overly simple it would not be recognizable.

-Current style is very simple on purpose, some concerns they may come off too masculine for some.

-2 versions are offered to accommodate visual preference and material type.

-Some people may just like Master/Slave icons more than Dom/Sub even if don’t declare themselves as such.

-“Visibility Enhanced” variants are offered to assist making the icons look more unique from a distance, however overall look more “futuristic”

-Rather than get too elaborate to show owned or in a relationship, adding corner dots seemed to be a way to show this option without getting too visually busy.

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