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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...


Comments (Page 5)
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on Mar 02, 2008
on Mar 02, 2008

First attempt ever at doing a smilie...

Ok, I'll go away now...

on Mar 02, 2008
Hey, put a bit of elbow grease and some spit & polish into it and you could come up with something pretty cool, fuzzy...

However...

Ph34r teh Digi*Cons Ninja!

on Mar 02, 2008
I would love to see Winky smilies
on Mar 02, 2008

Ok maybe I should go away too!
on Mar 02, 2008
Jafo, I based on ...
on Mar 02, 2008
I got a set in motion woot woot so at least a few entries
on Mar 02, 2008


I thought i would try at least one
on Mar 02, 2008
I thought i would try at least one


Now thats great   

I know most would be against something so dark but I hate the yellow smiley faces(not the Wincustomize ones in particular just yellow smileys in general). Theyve been around way to long.
on Mar 02, 2008
Theyve been around way to long.


waaay too long!
since the seventies I think.
time for a new color and a new look
and I would gladly use the adorable little misshapen ones vstyler created. they are different and different is good as far as I am concerned
on Mar 02, 2008
I thought i would try at least one


I like it too!!    Will it scale down to the right size and still look that good?
on Mar 03, 2008
Don't speak too soon. Wait till you see the finished entries, they may just change your mind.
on Mar 03, 2008
since the seventies I think.


The smiley will turn 26 this year........
on Mar 03, 2008
Just needed to see how bad I was for this



The first one was the normal one, then I got a liiiitle bit too excited hehe
on Mar 03, 2008

Not so good scaled down
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