videohelp.com favicon contest ?

[lordsmurf]

Not to be a jerk, but the videohelp.com favicon sucks.



What is this thing?

FAVICONs are 16x16 image, 16 colors only (transparent can be used too).

You can create them in an image software, like Adobe Photoshop or Adobe ImageReady, then save them as 16-color GIF files. Then you can use any number of free tools to convert to ICO files.

This one is down online for you: http://www.chami.com/html-kit/services/favicon ..... instantly makes you a ZIP file that you can download several ICO files (see readme.txt in zip).

How about having a contest for the best favicon?
Then use that instead of that unusual amorphic grayish blob?

[Baldrick]

Maybe a new videohelp logo also.

[BJ_M]

my entry -- simple but readable

[offline]

What about "found" objects?

Here is a must have emoticon

[yoda313]

How about a dvd circle with v on the top and help below it??? I am not very good at computer graphics - just the ms paint program for scribbling so I can't really submit a finished version of my suggestion for the favicon.

[BJ_M]

favicon can only be 16x16 -- you cant read "help"

[yoda313]

Oh never mind then.

[MOVIEGEEK]

How about "who cares?",sorry but I couldn't care less what icon is in my browser.

[lordsmurf]

How about "who cares?",sorry but I couldn't care less what icon is in my browser.

Professional sites give attention to detail.

[thecoalman]

One thing I find about the icons is that they don't work in IE. The only time they work is if you save as a favorite. From there it shortly disappears after it gets removed from your temp files or you clear your history.

[zoobie]

it can be 32 x 32 or even higher as it gets resized
which looks much better on the desktop
don't believe me?
try it


so maybe the contest should be for the best 32 x 32 that also resizes to the best 16 x 16

[thecoalman]

so maybe the contest should be for the best 32 x 32 that also resizes to the best 16 x 16

Not sure about favico.ico but desktop icons are actually made up from numerous icons. Some of the techniques I've read for making them is creating in a .gif animator where you create a icon for each dimension in seperate frames, there's programs to convert to the .ico. Each one is apllied where needed when viewing.

Might be the same for favico.ico ... too lazy to look it up.

[Baldrick]

[Faustus]

I dunno, needs more V if you ask me.

[BJ_M]

i like it

[Faustus]

I suck at photochop, but I like the idea of extending the V so that the icon itself is more 3 shapes that create an virutal V.

Bad example

[lordsmurf]

i like it

Me too.

[Baldrick]

I suck at photoshopping also...i'm just using same font as in .


but for the new design of the site ( http://beta.videohelp.com/ ...... ) I might make something better...or hire my brother...or a videohelp logo contest...

[Baldrick]

but how do I force firefox to update the favicon in the bookmarks?

[Baldrick]

cleared the cached workd fine.

yep, it looks much better than the old one...but not perfect.

[offline]

yuck - sorry but I prefer:



or



or



...until we can get something better

[MackemX]

is that were that V came from?

how about this?

V

it's about the limit of my Photchop skills and I've got the copyright :P

[offline]

Baldrick,

TRY this online tool:

http://www.html-kit.com/favicon/