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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 21, 2008
You need to cover all the smileys listed here:



***rubs the Crayola off his screen,aww man.. gota start over..

on Feb 21, 2008
***rubs the Crayola off his screen,aww man.. gota start over..
       
on Feb 21, 2008
Smilies, we don't need no steenkin' smilies...
on Feb 21, 2008

Oh my...

on Feb 21, 2008
on Feb 21, 2008
Just wondering, guys(and gals! ) What sort of program would I need to even ATTEMPT to make a smiley ?
on Feb 21, 2008
Just wondering, guys(and gals! )

What sort of program would I need to even ATTEMPT to make a smiley ?

You could use something as simple as paint, photoshop also works.
on Feb 21, 2008
Thanks for the reply Bebi !! I have paintnet already !! ~ So there is no program specifically that I could download from the web ?
on Feb 21, 2008
Not really, any graphics program should do the trick.
on Feb 21, 2008
Ahhhh ... Ok then ~ !

Thanks Sweetheart ( said in a Humphrey Bogart drawl ) !!!  
on Feb 21, 2008
on Feb 22, 2008
  DC...
on Feb 22, 2008
Who ever wins this better do smooch smilie. I need that when I'm speaking to all my ladies...
on Feb 22, 2008
I never did understand why there were three different smilies with tongues. Wink-tongue, Happy-tongue, Happy-upsidedowntongue?????? lol. I'm working on a set. I doubt I'll win, but I'm having fun.....and that's what counts.
on Feb 22, 2008
Who ever wins this better do smooch smilie. I need that when I'm speaking to all my ladies...

 
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