x-blood / AWS-Community-Day-Gaming-Mat

AWS Community Day Gaming Mat Design Generator

Overview

• This Python script generates a design filled with randomly selected AWS Architecture Icons.
• I was inspired by the custom-made AWS Architecture Icons Mouse Pad which was given away at Poland AWS Community Day - Warsaw. Thank you, Rafa Mitula for the support in assisting with design the Gaming Mat for AWS Community Day Aotearoa (New Zealand).
• We gave away a special Swag "Cool Gaming Mat" at AWS Community Day Aotearoa (New Zealand), and we received such wonderful comments on the Gaming Mat which I decided to share the steps in the hope that it may help other AWS Communities.

Prerequisites

Before using this script, ensure you have the following:

• Python installed on your system.
• The Python Imaging Library (PIL), which can be installed using pip install Pillow.

Usage

1. Set Up Your Project:

   • Define the dimensions of the gaming mat design (mat_width and mat_height) in pixels.
   • Specify the directory where your icons to be located (icons_directory).

2. Finding Icons:

   • Download the Icons from : (https://aws.amazon.com/architecture/icons/)
   • The script will recursively search for icons with the filename pattern @5x.png in the icons directory and its subdirectories.
   • @5x.png files are high resolution icons.
   • All matching icons will be collected and stored in a list.

3. Maintain Aspect Ratio:

   • The number of rows and columns are calculated to maintain the desired aspect ratio of the gaming mat design.
   • Icons will be shuffled randomly to ensure a random distribution.

4. Generate the Gaming Mat Design:

   • The script creates a blank image with the specified dimensions using PIL.

5. Place Icons on the Mat:

   • Icons are placed one by one on the gaming mat design while maintaining the aspect ratio.
   • The script opens each icon, calculates its size while considering the desired space between icons, resizes it, and pastes it onto the mat.

6. Save the Mat:

   • The generated gaming mat design is saved as an image file (e.g., gaming_mat.png).

7. Find a Place to Print:

   • We decided to print the end product on this game mat.: https://www.trends.nz/item/121956

Running the Script

To run the script, execute the following command:

python gaming_mat_generator.py