You're right pal! There's hundreds of us thinking the same way.

The badge seems it was made in ilustrator in less than 5 minutes (just 5 circles and some clipping masks lol)

there is probably a youtube on the way....

we payed a $5 for someone to do steam sale art and guess what happened..

The art of ruining a badge collection.

I waited so much to complete my commitee badge collection and this is what is was reduced to...sadness and despair

I hope if I craft another badge that thing goes away!!

I don't know what they were thinking with this one honestly. The image doesn't make any sense and doesn't really represent the Steam Award Nominations what-so-ever like previous badges. They messed up big time, and I'm disappointed that now this will be on my profile. I just don't understand why they couldn't have just stuck with the same badge like previous years with new colors. If they wanted to change the design, at least relate it to the Steam Awards Nominations instead of downloading Gimp and making a few circles and coloring it in like some child's drawing.

Originally posted by NS Plover:

I hope if I craft another badge that thing goes away!!

You need to craft 4 badges for that thing to go away x)

Originally posted by Crazyhobo100:

I don't know what they were thinking with this one honestly. The image doesn't make any sense and doesn't really represent the Steam Award Nominations what-so-ever like previous badges. They messed up big time, and I'm disappointed that now this will be on my profile. I just don't understand why they couldn't have just stuck with the same badge like previous years with new colors. If they wanted to change the design, at least relate it to the Steam Awards Nominations instead of downloading Gimp and making a few circles and coloring it in like some child's drawing.

I don't get it either. Even the steam sale stuff this sale doesn't make any sense. What the heck is MURUGIAH and what does it have to do with autumn? Its repulsive.

Originally posted by ɪsʟᴀ ʙᴏɴɪᴛᴀ:

Originally posted by NS Plover:

I hope if I craft another badge that thing goes away!!

You need to craft 4 badges for that thing to go away x)

I wish - I've got three "stuck" badges that never leave.

It's just a badge. I can understand why people are upset over it but it doesn't matter at the end of the day.

I want this ugly as badge out of my profile but i cant :C

Originally posted by Sp4rtan:

I want this ugly as badge out of my profile but i cant :C

It'll be gone once you get 4 other badges to push it down the line.

Originally posted by B l u e b e r r y P o p t a r t:

It's just a badge. I can understand why people are upset over it but it doesn't matter at the end of the day.

You are quite right - it doesn't matter. Just for some reason it reminds me of one of those sliding puzzles where when you move one colour the other ones move - maybe that is why it is annoying...

Originally posted by ツ:

I don't get it either. Even the steam sale stuff this sale doesn't make any sense. What the heck is MURUGIAH and what does it have to do with autumn? Its repulsive.

It's the name of the artist who made the art.
Points Shop has a new section- Artist Profiles.

MURUGIAH is one of the artists there.
They also have an Insta page and their own website.
it took 5 seconds to Google search the word (name).

https://store.steampowered.com/points/shop/c/artistprofiles

The Halloween Sale Points Shop items used some of the art from the Artist Profiles as well.

It's not to my taste either, but it seems like Valve is trying to introduce the work of new independent artists, and is using the sales to see how many people like it or don't like it.
I fully support new and independent artists having a place to get their work out into view. If I like it, I may buy some. If I don't, I won't. I just wish the badge was like past years, with optional Points Shop items like the artist profiles available for those who choose to get them. Though there are also people who disliked the previous years' badges and emotes as well who may like this year's badge and art.