New Theme: Smileys

[Hwæt]

Well, it would be a good idea if you kept both, TV, and let users pick there type in the user CP

Careful there. We don't want another Great Ubuntuforums MySQL Disaster of 2009.

RIP thanks system.

[codingman]

Careful there. We don't want another Great Ubuntuforums MySQL Disaster of 2009.

RIP thanks system.

It's not a big change to make a MySQL disaster (as you refer to it), just a simple addition of 15 smileys and a form inside of the user cp, nothing to do with MySQL.

[codingman]

T-V:

I like the standardization. Here's my modified version of your Emoticon proof sheet. I enlarged the eyes, added expressive eyebrows, changed the bubble color to match the lighter orange that the "Quote" button is, and also 3D-ified them.



Some thoughts, though...

While it's great not to have a gazillion of these things anymore (it is a real PITA trying to access and look through the emoticons on this board) there are a few you don't have that might make sense to retain. Those would be the animated ones: Guitar Guy, LOLflag Guy, Popcorn Guy (which isn't animated, I know), Bang Head Against Brick Wall Guy, and Red Embarrassed Guy.

Also, maybe now is the time for you to set up a means and process so that, in the future, if a creative member here decides to submit a unique and appropriate image for a future emoticon, we could have a community vote, you could have some kind of mod/admin review, and then you could add it to the board, and with the right process you wouldn't have to add a crapton of hours to your already busy schedule.

Beyond that... more thoughts, when I have them.

How did you make those??? Awesome!!!
I can hardly make a cube in Inkscape what software?

[Linuxratty]

How did you make those??? Awesome!

Aren't those nice! I'm really impressed!

[mips]

Don't like them at all. The old ones are multi-colored and textured, and they look much better. The old smileys are pretty standard in a lot of forums, and it's easier to tell what they mean. Change for the sake of change is not always better.

This ^^

[Technoviking]

I like them, could I get a copy in a SVG format.

T-V

T-V:

I like the standardization. Here's my modified version of your Emoticon proof sheet. I enlarged the eyes, added expressive eyebrows, changed the bubble color to match the lighter orange that the "Quote" button is, and also 3D-ified them.



Some thoughts, though...

While it's great not to have a gazillion of these things anymore (it is a real PITA trying to access and look through the emoticons on this board) there are a few you don't have that might make sense to retain. Those would be the animated ones: Guitar Guy, LOLflag Guy, Popcorn Guy (which isn't animated, I know), Bang Head Against Brick Wall Guy, and Red Embarrassed Guy.

Also, maybe now is the time for you to set up a means and process so that, in the future, if a creative member here decides to submit a unique and appropriate image for a future emoticon, we could have a community vote, you could have some kind of mod/admin review, and then you could add it to the board, and with the right process you wouldn't have to add a crapton of hours to your already busy schedule.

Beyond that... more thoughts, when I have them.

[MisterGaribaldi]

T-V:

Well, I just took the PNG you originally posted and futzed with 'em in Photoshop.

How did you create them initially?

[Technoviking]

They were on the branding site.

T-V

T-V:

Well, I just took the PNG you originally posted and futzed with 'em in Photoshop.

How did you create them initially?

[forrestcupp]

They were on the branding site.

T-V

Well, that brings some light to the situation. So all these pictograms are Canonical's fault and not yours.

[Technoviking]

Fault is not the word I would use. I was not told to change the smileys, but thought something that matches the theme would look better and ran a poll to see what our community thought.

T-V

Well, that brings some light to the situation. So all these pictograms are Canonical's fault and not yours.