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Published on February 20, 2008 By Zoomba In WinCustomize News

Ok, we have a nice new forum look, but we still have the same old, tired smiley faces we've had for years.  Well, it's time for some new ones!  Instead of just going out to Google and searching for free smiley sets, we're turning to the community for help.  With so many outstanding graphic artists here, I'm betting we'll end up with some outstanding smileys.

Whoever submits the winning smiley set will receive a free ObjectDesktop subscription (or extension to their current sub), as well as having their art become a part of the site for the next several years.

Here are the details:

  • All smileys should be 24x24px
  • Individual smileys should be in .png format
  • You must be able to provide the original Photoshop/Corel/Fireworks/Whatever file used to create the images
  • You must, at a minimum, recreate all the smileys already on the site, plus the ones found here.  You are however free to make more.
  • All smileys should match/have a theme (no pink dinosaur smiley mixed in with a blue alien smiley)
  • For new smileys, suggest appropriate text representations

You have until Friday, March 7th to enter.  And entering is as simple as making a post on this thread with a preview shot of all of your smileys.  We'll pick the winners the following week.

I can't wait to see what everyone comes up with.  We're definitely in need of new smileys.

Edit: Updated the contest rules to require a few more smileys.  We are giving away an ODNT sub afterall...


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on Feb 20, 2008
Good Idea !!!!
on Feb 20, 2008
Now thats funny timing. I just found another thread where someone had suggested using winkys to replace the smileys. And just posted how that would be a good idea for the new Wincustomize. Then I come to the home page and find this article   
on Feb 20, 2008
hum... might have to enter something... smileys can be fun I got a question though.. can the originals file be larger then 24x24 and the actual image 'scaled down' to 24x24 for use in the forums?
on Feb 20, 2008
They have to be clear and easy to read at 24x24.
on Feb 20, 2008
thats not that easy. do we post here once we are done?
on Feb 20, 2008
do we post here once we are done?


And entering is as simple as making a post on this thread with a preview shot of all of your smileys.
on Feb 20, 2008
I like the current smileys
Ditto....just need more expressions of them!
on Feb 21, 2008
maybe some inspiration could be gathered from the smiley post......some ideas for extra expressions.....WWW Link still hoping these are in addition to....not instead of.....sure there's room for both.....  
Ditto....just need more expressions of them!
  
on Feb 21, 2008
As long as I still have my presumptuously impertinent one .... Spell checker that simply exudes arrogance....
on Feb 21, 2008
oh man this TOTALLY ROCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! consider a submission from me a 'compulsary DONE DEAL" yayyyyyyyyyyyyyy      
on Feb 21, 2008
I'm tempted to adapt my poor orphaned fleshy emoticons and submit an entry... Oh, and hello everyone.
on Feb 21, 2008
Oh, and hello everyone.
Long time.  Good to see you around. 
on Feb 21, 2008

Update: Since we're giving away an ODNT sub, the requirements for the smileys have expanded a bit.  You need to cover all the smileys listed here:

http://wiki.wincustomize.com/wiki/IRC:_Smilies_and_Acronyms

on Feb 21, 2008
Can they be animated .png 24x24?trans or white background?
on Feb 21, 2008
No animation.
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