I've forked Andrew Hayward's Badge Studio from our Mozilla days. Stripped out the branding, updated the codebase, added a randomise button.
It's a simple browser-based tool for generating badge images in PNG + SVG. Free to use, free to fork!
Full post: blog.dougbelshaw.com/badge-studio-is-back/
#OpenBadges #OpenRecognition #Microcredentials #WorkingOpenly #OpenSource
Parchment Digital Badges allows users to issue and manage a standardized type of digital badges called Open Badges. A digital badge is a visual symbol of accomplishment. It can be awarded for any definable achievement and earned in many learning environments, games or the workplace. An Open Badge is a specialized type of…
Digital credentials are widely used, but many people don’t know what makes them secure or verifiable. Open Badges 3.0 is a global standard that defines what data a badge must include, like metadata and how a badge can be verified. This guide explains how it works and how to issue OB3-compliant badges using Certifier.
@badgefed is an open-source project that generates digital recognition in the form of #OpenBadges.
OpenBadges is a specification based on JSON. BadgeFed currently uses version 2 of the spec.
The main difference with v3 is verification.
In OpenBadges v3, the badge can be verified by itself because the verification information is embedded in the credential.
In OpenBadges v2, verification requires retrieving information from the issuer and badge endpoints.
For our use case, issuing recognition on the internet, this is not a problem.
In fact, we actually WANT that external verification step.
It allows badges to reference issuer endpoints and remain connected to the systems that created them.
Instead of static badge images, what if we used SVG radar charts as living views over Open Badges v3 / VC data, showing how practice is recognised across contexts and over time?
Featuring Open Recognition ideas and Serge Ravet’s Recognition Practices Occupational Framework.
https://blog.dougbelshaw.com/polygonal-badges/
#OpenBadges #OpenRecognition #VerifiableCredentials #DigitalBadges #SkillsRecognition
It is time for an #introduction !
This is the official microblogging account for BadgeFed, an open, federated platform for issuing and verifying digital badges and community credentials across the #Fediverse.
Here we share quick updates, releases, experiments, and community highlights. Longer posts and full announcements live at @[email protected], and yes, the accounts boost each other so you won't miss anything.
Follow along for #DigitalCredentials #OpenBadges #Recognition #OpenSource #Federation
First 100: BadgeFed Explorer
The verified Badge was issued to @annabonnie
You ventured into uncharted territory and helped shape the BadgeFed project from the start. As one of the first 100 testers, your curiosity, feedback, and bug-finding instincts helped stabilize the platform. The fediverse will always remember your role in getting us off the ground—one crash, typo, and glorious bug report at a time.
Earning Criteria: Awarded to the first 100 individuals who actively participated in the early testing phase of BadgeFed. This includes exploring the platform, submitting feedback or bug reports, and generally poking around where things probably weren’t ready yet. These badges are limited—no retroactive claims, no reruns, no exceptions. You were here. You mattered.
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Thanks for using BadgeFed for IFree Software Day !.
Issued on: 02/15/2026 02:06:16
Accepted On: 02/15/2026 06:29:24
Verify the Badge here.
#badgefed #fediverse #openbadges #socialcredentials #IssuedByBadgeFed #_BadgeDrop
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