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Very simple, help us create a favicon.ico graphic for the site and win a free Tshirt!*
*Contest void where prohibited. Not responsible for international contestants. Prizes limited to stock on hand. No substitutions of prizes. Contents of prize package may shift during shipment. Do not eat the prize. If you do not win a prize, do not complain to me. Contest is not open to admins or moderators. No exceptions. Except for rao, he may enter, but he won't win I'm thinking. You're still reading this? Go make a favicon already. Entries must be posted by Friday Oct, 28th, 2005. Goodluck
rfd425
10-26-2005, 01:55 AM
What's a favicon? (I'm guessing my chances are slim)
Search:
Google (http://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=What's+a+favicon%3F&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8)
rfd425
10-26-2005, 02:28 AM
Search:
Google (http://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=What's+a+favicon%3F&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8)
:redface: :icon_neut *pretty bad to get flamed as a n00b by Tide*
:lol:
elpete77
10-26-2005, 02:45 AM
What is "google"?
elpete77
10-26-2005, 02:46 AM
(I'm guessing my chances are slimmer)
*Jedimaster*
10-26-2005, 05:24 AM
Hmm- I have a few ideas- lemme see what I can come up with.
I'm wondering how small mike can make the bondage horsey.
mccorry
10-26-2005, 03:22 PM
Don't give him any ideas, Tide... you'll regret it! :D
executor485
10-26-2005, 03:24 PM
What is "google"?
ROFL
mccorry
10-26-2005, 03:35 PM
ROFL
What is "ROFL"? ;)
rallispec
10-26-2005, 03:37 PM
what size do you want? 16x16 , 32x32, or 64x64?
or does it matter to you?
rallispec
10-26-2005, 03:43 PM
here is what came to my mind first
http://www.spillihp.com/danny/legacy/other/favicon.jpg
*Jedimaster*
10-26-2005, 06:06 PM
I'm wondering how small mike can make the bondage horsey.
:lol: Nice- I have an idea, but the size of a favicon might make it hard to see.
Not bad!
here is what came to my mind first
http://www.spillihp.com/danny/legacy/other/favicon.jpg
OCDetails
10-26-2005, 10:40 PM
Well, since the L7 idea is already taken I guess mine doesn't qualify. lol I think that one would be tight. Here is my submission for that one. This is the official 16x16 favicon size. http://tinypic.com/f1b0jt.png
Here are my other ideas...
http://tinypic.com/f1b0uh.gif http://tinypic.com/f1b11j.png http://tinypic.com/f1b3na.png http://tinypic.com/f1b4aq.png http://tinypic.com/f1b7d4.png
I'll try and think a little more. I'm sure I can come up with something better...
OCDetails
10-26-2005, 10:51 PM
I don't know which looks better... this http://tinypic.com/f1b6hh.png or this http://tinypic.com/f1b6rm.png. It is supposed to be a turbo. Hard to tell that small though...
rfd425
10-26-2005, 11:05 PM
You're doing a nice job on this, OC! Keep 'em coming! The Subaru emblem one might cause a trademark problem, though.
All I can think of are smartass ones that I'm not even going to post, because I don't want to piss off Tide.:lol:
rfd425
10-26-2005, 11:09 PM
OK, this isn't very imaginative, but what about just a mini picture of the car that's in the upper left of the site? Or a front-on view showing the scoop?
OCDetails
10-26-2005, 11:16 PM
http://tinypic.com/f1bcia.png
I tried doing a mesh wheel, but you can't hardly see the spokes. It looks dumb. http://tinypic.com/f1bck4.png
OCDetails
10-26-2005, 11:22 PM
OK, this isn't very imaginative, but what about just a mini picture of the car that's in the upper left of the site? Or a front-on view showing the scoop?
Simply because 16x16 is a really small area for something that needs that much detail. This is what the car would look like: http://tinypic.com/f1bcrc.png Just showing the scoop would look look even worse. It would just be a blob with a dark line. It is just too small to get any detail. Even simple front views of cartoon cars don't work very well. http://tinypic.com/f1bd69.png. If it could be bigger then we might could use one of those cartoon legacys, but it is just too small to see what it is.
rfd425
10-26-2005, 11:24 PM
I think my favorite one so far is OC's "LGT" one.
rfd425
10-26-2005, 11:44 PM
Simply because 16x16 is a really small area for something that needs that much detail. This is what the car would look like: http://tinypic.com/f1bcrc.png Just showing the scoop would look look even worse. It would just be a blob with a dark line. It is just too small to get any detail. Even simple front views of cartoon cars don't work very well. http://tinypic.com/f1bd69.png. If it could be bigger then we might could use one of those cartoon legacys, but it is just too small to see what it is.
Yeah, you're right. I think that's why I like your LGT one. It's simple, and clear, and it's specific to our cars. The turbo and wheels are cool in theory, but they could be from any car, even an SRT-4:lol:
OCDetails
10-26-2005, 11:51 PM
I think I'm outta ideas for tonight. I think this took my last bit of creativity. lol time for sleep or something.
http://tinypic.com/f1bk1z.gif
Monkeyshack
10-27-2005, 12:14 AM
http://www.html-kit.com/favicon/
A little help :)
rallispec
10-27-2005, 06:56 AM
http://tinypic.com/f1bcia.png
I tried doing a mesh wheel, but you can't hardly see the spokes. It looks dumb. http://tinypic.com/f1bck4.png
i like your idea of doing a wheel --- i'd suggest using the stock wheel instead though
http://www.spillihp.com/danny/legacy/other/wheel.jpg
executor485
10-27-2005, 07:14 AM
http://www.christianrelocations.com/Mark/Pictures/GT_LEGS_gray_bg.GIF http://www.christianrelocations.com/Mark/Pictures/Scoobies.GIF http://www.christianrelocations.com/Mark/Pictures/Scoobies_dif.GIF http://www.christianrelocations.com/Mark/Pictures/Scoobies_dif_grey.GIF http://www.christianrelocations.com/Mark/Pictures/GT_LEGS.GIF
Just a couple of things I thought of. Nothing too special... I still kinda like the LGT slanted one.
OCDetails
10-27-2005, 08:52 AM
http://www.html-kit.com/favicon/
A little help :)
How dare you share my secret? ;)
OCDetails
10-27-2005, 09:00 AM
i like your idea of doing a wheel --- i'd suggest using the stock wheel instead though
http://www.spillihp.com/danny/legacy/other/wheel.jpg
I thought of that, but I couldn't find a good picture of a stock wheel. That one looks good though.
Strokemouth
10-27-2005, 01:17 PM
I like the slanted LGT one too. Only, it would be better if it were slanted ascending instead of descending. That way, it flows with the forward slashes in the URL.
OCDetails
10-27-2005, 01:40 PM
ah, you mean starting in the bottom left corner and going up to the top right? I could try that. Most people feel more comfortable reading down though. That is why book spines are designed to have the words going from the top to thet bottom. It never hurts to slap it up by a URL and see how it looks though. :)
Strokemouth
10-27-2005, 04:26 PM
Hmm. That's a good point. However, in this application, I don't think the favicon is used as being informative, rather it is more for aesthetics. That's why I think it would "flow" better with the forward slashes found in the URL.
But, then again, I'm just a network admin and have no real art skills, so I could just be talking out the pooper. :)
OCDetails
10-27-2005, 04:58 PM
Well, let's just see here...
http://tinypic.com/f1lkd1.jpg
http://tinypic.com/f1lklt.jpg
I guess it works either way. I'm sure if Tide wants to use it then he can rotate it however he feels it is best.
Why mess with perfection, when we already have a nice logo:
My entry:
http://deexboy.com/albums/album25/favcon.jpg
X
rfd425
10-27-2005, 09:25 PM
Hmmm, I still like LGT, going from lower left to upper right.
Let's get all the entries in and I'll start a poll this weekend.
yeldnats
10-28-2005, 12:48 AM
16x16 is tough...
Here's some ideas:
http://members.cox.net/yeldnatsstuff/iLGT1.jpg http://members.cox.net/yeldnatsstuff/iLGT2.jpg http://members.cox.net/yeldnatsstuff/iLGT3.jpg http://members.cox.net/yeldnatsstuff/iLGT4.jpg http://members.cox.net/yeldnatsstuff/iLGT5.jpg http://members.cox.net/yeldnatsstuff/LS7.jpg
axis008
10-28-2005, 03:34 PM
http://members.cox.net/yeldnatsstuff/iLGT3.jpg
I like this one.
flander
10-28-2005, 07:51 PM
I like the LGT from upper left to lower right.
OCDetails
10-30-2005, 09:17 PM
was there still going to be a poll on this put up this weekend?
Legacy05GT
10-31-2005, 10:03 PM
Simple but effective
rfd425
10-31-2005, 10:06 PM
There are quite a few nice efforts here, but my favorite so far is still:
http://tinypic.com/f1lkd1.jpg
OCDetails
11-02-2005, 12:00 AM
http://tinypic.com/f9qis3.jpg http://tinypic.com/f9qixz.jpg
rfd425
11-02-2005, 12:15 AM
OC, how about trying that one in gray or black? The colors don't do it for me.
OCDetails
11-02-2005, 09:07 AM
http://tinypic.com/fa2a7l.jpg
Good thinkin. I wasn't ever a fan of those colors either. It was the concept I was playing with. Black and grey work better for me too.
*Jedimaster*
11-02-2005, 09:25 AM
http://tinypic.com/fa2a7l.jpg
Good thinkin. I wasn't ever a fan of those colors either. It was the concept I was playing with. Black and grey work better for me too.
Winner! Less is more- I like this design a lot.
OCDetails
11-02-2005, 09:40 AM
http://tinypic.com/fa31mr.jpg
yeldnats
11-03-2005, 03:38 PM
LOL - these came out funny...
http://members.cox.net/yeldnatsstuff/LGTi.bmp http://members.cox.net/yeldnatsstuff/LGTi2.bmp
OCDetails
11-03-2005, 04:05 PM
How much longer can we create images? I've got a root canal scheduled for Saturday morning and I'll bet I'll be feeling really creative that afternoon. ;)
rfd425
11-03-2005, 06:05 PM
http://tinypic.com/fa31mr.jpg
OC, how about trying this one without the big "L", i.e. just the "GT" a little larger?
OCDetails
11-03-2005, 06:46 PM
You mean like this? http://tinypic.com/fb972r.jpg
http://tinypic.com/fb97nm.jpg
John M
11-03-2005, 07:47 PM
When I suggested this a year ago nobody thought it was a worthwhile project. Add the word "contest" to it and look what you get!
Time machine:
http://legacygt.com/forums/showthread.php?t=5703
*Jedimaster*
11-03-2005, 07:49 PM
Apparently, the contest is over.
rfd425
11-03-2005, 08:27 PM
You mean like this? http://tinypic.com/fb972r.jpg
http://tinypic.com/fb97nm.jpg
Yeah that's what I was thinking. It looks pretty good, but it might be a little too similar to the Georgia Tech logo.
OCDetails
11-03-2005, 11:51 PM
I tried a few different ways of putting the L in there, but the one I put up before this is pretty much the only way I could do it that I thought looked good. I'll keep playing with it till Tide tells me to stop I guess.
starlabs
11-04-2005, 07:53 PM
LOL - these came out funny...
http://members.cox.net/yeldnatsstuff/LGTi.bmp http://members.cox.net/yeldnatsstuff/LGTi2.bmp
Looks like a Mini Cooper! :lol:
So the diagonal "LGT" is the favicon now? *shrug*
Better than nothing, I guess :p
OCDetails
11-04-2005, 09:41 PM
I think Tide forgot he posted this. :lol:
Nope, just been busy with the next site. I fixed reviews finally too.
OCDetails
11-05-2005, 03:39 PM
So are you still looking for more ideas, or can I stop thinking now?
OCDetails
11-10-2005, 08:53 AM
So did we decide against a favicon? We had one for a minute last night.
*Jedimaster*
11-10-2005, 09:09 AM
Uh, we've had a favicon for a while now- I first noticed it here: http://legacygt.com/forums/showpost.php?p=350877&postcount=54
OCDetails
11-10-2005, 09:51 AM
I didn't notice it till last night I guess. Oh well.
edit: Wait. Now it's back. Nevermind.
yes, you won. I haven't quite gotten it in place but PM me your info for a shirt.
OCDetails
11-10-2005, 11:09 PM
That's ok. Consider it my donation to the site until I can scrounge up $25 bucks to do it right. :) Technically the one you are using wasn't my idea anyway. It was Strokemouth's idea to go that direction.
rfd425
12-17-2005, 02:42 AM
The favicon never shows up on my home computer. How can I get it to work? It appears at work when I visit the site.
I think my browser at home is IE6.
Euclid
12-17-2005, 09:39 AM
I think my browser at home is IE6.
Here's your problem. IE has a hard time with favicons. Use Firefox instead.