Slog - Comments on HWP Website Seeks Petite Witty Favicon http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/02/hwp_website_seeks_petite_witty_favicon_1 Look at your URL bar, to the left of the address. Notice what's missing? The Stranger.com needs a favicon (or "urlicon," if you're like that). Anyone want to design one for us? Entries should be 16-color, 16x16-pixel .ico files. Send them to editor@thestranger.com before noon on Wednesday, Feb 14. The winner will receive 5 days of Slog posting privileges (subject to editorial review). No copyrighted images, please. Useful: Favicon Generator, converts images to .ico files A guide to creating pixel art And don't bother sending us this; several people already have.... Copyright 2008 Wed, 07 Feb 2007 11:47:20 -0800 Thu, 08 Feb 2007 13:39:34 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by seattle98104 is there a limit to the number of submissions?

]]> seattle98104 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/02/hwp_website_seeks_petite_witty_favicon_1#c618354 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/02/hwp_website_seeks_petite_witty_favicon_1#c618354 Arts Wed, 07 Feb 2007 11:54:47 -0800 Comment by ORLY? hello and welcome to 1998!

]]> ORLY? http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/02/hwp_website_seeks_petite_witty_favicon_1#c618360 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/02/hwp_website_seeks_petite_witty_favicon_1#c618360 Arts Wed, 07 Feb 2007 11:55:34 -0800 Comment by Dan Savage I'm a late adopter, like I said.

]]> Dan Savage http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/02/hwp_website_seeks_petite_witty_favicon_1#c618369 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/02/hwp_website_seeks_petite_witty_favicon_1#c618369 Arts Wed, 07 Feb 2007 12:01:19 -0800 Comment by JC I'm not sure if this preview will work, fingers crossed. But, something like this?

http://www.html-kit.com/dlc/cache_0e58accafa82699001eb88266d0b215e/preview_16x16.png

Or are wee going for wacky here?

]]> JC http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/02/hwp_website_seeks_petite_witty_favicon_1#c618378 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/02/hwp_website_seeks_petite_witty_favicon_1#c618378 Arts Wed, 07 Feb 2007 12:08:39 -0800 Comment by Amy Kate No limit, I guess. Bring 'em!

]]> Amy Kate http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/02/hwp_website_seeks_petite_witty_favicon_1#c618391 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/02/hwp_website_seeks_petite_witty_favicon_1#c618391 Arts Wed, 07 Feb 2007 12:24:24 -0800 Comment by frederick r Can't you just use some old headshot of Kathleen Wilson that you might have around?

]]> frederick r http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/02/hwp_website_seeks_petite_witty_favicon_1#c618421 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/02/hwp_website_seeks_petite_witty_favicon_1#c618421 Arts Wed, 07 Feb 2007 12:52:42 -0800 Comment by Mike in MO Uh, I don't have the time (or skill) to design one, so allow me to just make a suggestion...How about a Ted "100% Hetro" Haggard pic?

]]> Mike in MO http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/02/hwp_website_seeks_petite_witty_favicon_1#c618513 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/02/hwp_website_seeks_petite_witty_favicon_1#c618513 Arts Wed, 07 Feb 2007 13:18:15 -0800 Comment by Fnarf Goatse, anyone?

]]> Fnarf http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/02/hwp_website_seeks_petite_witty_favicon_1#c618517 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/02/hwp_website_seeks_petite_witty_favicon_1#c618517 Arts Wed, 07 Feb 2007 13:20:29 -0800 Comment by golob @8. Heh. Brings back many unfortunate slashdot memories...

]]> golob http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/02/hwp_website_seeks_petite_witty_favicon_1#c618579 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/02/hwp_website_seeks_petite_witty_favicon_1#c618579 Arts Wed, 07 Feb 2007 14:01:08 -0800 Comment by JPF Why use the same one all the time? Why succumb to branding? Just take an interesting mini-crop of the Stranger Cover each week and make an icon out of that.

]]> JPF http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/02/hwp_website_seeks_petite_witty_favicon_1#c618887 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/02/hwp_website_seeks_petite_witty_favicon_1#c618887 Arts Wed, 07 Feb 2007 16:13:28 -0800 Comment by reader @10 agreed.

Or even having one for the Classifieds, Personals, Slog, Line Out, MainPage and Forums. ETC

]]> reader http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/02/hwp_website_seeks_petite_witty_favicon_1#c618890 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/02/hwp_website_seeks_petite_witty_favicon_1#c618890 Arts Wed, 07 Feb 2007 16:15:45 -0800 Comment by Anthony @10 - Because browsers aggressively cache favicons and it wouldn't work.

]]> Anthony http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/02/hwp_website_seeks_petite_witty_favicon_1#c618999 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/02/hwp_website_seeks_petite_witty_favicon_1#c618999 Arts Wed, 07 Feb 2007 17:04:14 -0800 Comment by I Love IPA I also don't have the time or skills to submit an actual favicon, but I would love it if you brought back the bald headed guy looking away that the Stranger used as an icon on shirts, etc. in the early years of publication-kind of like going old school for those of us who have been reading you for over a decade...

]]> I Love IPA http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/02/hwp_website_seeks_petite_witty_favicon_1#c619560 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/02/hwp_website_seeks_petite_witty_favicon_1#c619560 Arts Wed, 07 Feb 2007 21:51:34 -0800 Comment by COMTE I Love IPA @13:

That was the first favicon I submitted...

]]> COMTE http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/02/hwp_website_seeks_petite_witty_favicon_1#c620459 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/02/hwp_website_seeks_petite_witty_favicon_1#c620459 Arts Thu, 08 Feb 2007 09:13:18 -0800 Comment by John Just use the 'S'. Having a random picture that no one can recognize doesn't do you any good. Instantly recognizable and instantly correlat-able is what you should aim for.

]]> John http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/02/hwp_website_seeks_petite_witty_favicon_1#c620946 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/02/hwp_website_seeks_petite_witty_favicon_1#c620946 Arts Thu, 08 Feb 2007 13:39:34 -0800