Comments on: The Art of Favicons http://www.kristarella.com/2008/05/the-art-of-favicons/ Website of photography loving, mac-using, Christian molecular biology graduate working in web design. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:27:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Miguel Wickerthttp://www.kristarella.com/2008/05/the-art-of-favicons/#comment-27686 Miguel Wickert Sun, 04 Jan 2009 06:18:35 +0000 http://www.kristarella.com/?p=1110#comment-27686 I need some help making one for my blog. Also, how do I implement the favicons once it's created? Thanks!-Mig I need some help making one for my blog. Also, how do I implement the favicons once it’s created? Thanks!

-Mig

]]> By: LaurenMarie - Creative Curiohttp://www.kristarella.com/2008/05/the-art-of-favicons/#comment-20907 LaurenMarie - Creative Curio Tue, 10 Jun 2008 17:53:42 +0000 http://www.kristarella.com/?p=1110#comment-20907 New favicon is up!! New favicon is up!!

]]> By: LaurenMarie - Creative Curiohttp://www.kristarella.com/2008/05/the-art-of-favicons/#comment-20823 LaurenMarie - Creative Curio Tue, 03 Jun 2008 05:03:03 +0000 http://www.kristarella.com/?p=1110#comment-20823 Eh, I don't like the lowercase g as much either. Eh, I don’t like the lowercase g as much either.

]]> By: kristarellahttp://www.kristarella.com/2008/05/the-art-of-favicons/#comment-20822 kristarella Tue, 03 Jun 2008 04:39:43 +0000 http://www.kristarella.com/?p=1110#comment-20822 Check it out!In the same week that this post was written, Google changed their favicon from a capital G in a square to the blue lower case g in the name. <img src="http://www.kristarella.com/uploads/google-new-favicon.png" alt="Google\'s new favicon" title="Google favicon" width="172" height="30" /> I don't think it's as effective, but it maybe because I was just used to the old one. Check it out!

In the same week that this post was written, Google changed their favicon from a capital G in a square to the blue lower case g in the name.
Google\'s new favicon
I don’t think it’s as effective, but it maybe because I was just used to the old one.

]]> By: Sirehttp://www.kristarella.com/2008/05/the-art-of-favicons/#comment-20779 Sire Sat, 31 May 2008 02:59:35 +0000 http://www.kristarella.com/?p=1110#comment-20779 You never know, sometimes what didn't look right the first time around may take on new substance with a few little tweaks. Good luck. You never know, sometimes what didn’t look right the first time around may take on new substance with a few little tweaks. Good luck.

]]> By: kristarellahttp://www.kristarella.com/2008/05/the-art-of-favicons/#comment-20778 kristarella Sat, 31 May 2008 02:37:22 +0000 http://www.kristarella.com/?p=1110#comment-20778 Heh, thanks Sire. I think yours might be better for it than mine: it's monochrome, and relatively high contrast. I played around with mine for a bit, increased the contrast and so on, but at 16x16 I didn't think it was really happening. Might try again, now that you've suggested it though. :) Heh, thanks Sire. I think yours might be better for it than mine: it’s monochrome, and relatively high contrast. I played around with mine for a bit, increased the contrast and so on, but at 16×16 I didn’t think it was really happening. Might try again, now that you’ve suggested it though. :)

]]> By: Sirehttp://www.kristarella.com/2008/05/the-art-of-favicons/#comment-20777 Sire Sat, 31 May 2008 02:20:49 +0000 http://www.kristarella.com/?p=1110#comment-20777 Why not use your Avatar as your favicon. It seems the logical choice, at least to me, which is what I have done. Those who know be by my avatar immediately recognize my blog ownership by having it as my favicon of choice, maybe its just a male thing, over simplifying things. :angel: Why not use your Avatar as your favicon. It seems the logical choice, at least to me, which is what I have done. Those who know be by my avatar immediately recognize my blog ownership by having it as my favicon of choice, maybe its just a male thing, over simplifying things. :angel:

]]> By: kristarellahttp://www.kristarella.com/2008/05/the-art-of-favicons/#comment-20736 kristarella Thu, 29 May 2008 11:18:05 +0000 http://www.kristarella.com/?p=1110#comment-20736 Esben and David, thanks for your comments. It is a difficult decision. Leading up to this design I spent ages trying to come up with a logo that I could use for that sort of thing, but to no avail.I will give those ideas a go. Thanks David :) Esben and David, thanks for your comments. It is a difficult decision. Leading up to this design I spent ages trying to come up with a logo that I could use for that sort of thing, but to no avail.

I will give those ideas a go. Thanks David :)

]]> By: David Aireyhttp://www.kristarella.com/2008/05/the-art-of-favicons/#comment-20733 David Airey Thu, 29 May 2008 07:42:53 +0000 http://www.kristarella.com/?p=1110#comment-20733 I can see how it's not straightforward with your choice.I was going to mention using the 'k' from your header, as opposed to Georgia, but you're already thinking along those lines.You could always use a solid blue square, with a tone lifted from your header image, or you could show a little of a cloud moving across the blue sky, which also ties in. For me, either of those would work better than the 'k', but of course you have to be happy with it. I can see how it’s not straightforward with your choice.

I was going to mention using the ‘k’ from your header, as opposed to Georgia, but you’re already thinking along those lines.

You could always use a solid blue square, with a tone lifted from your header image, or you could show a little of a cloud moving across the blue sky, which also ties in. For me, either of those would work better than the ‘k’, but of course you have to be happy with it.

]]> By: kristarellahttp://www.kristarella.com/2008/05/the-art-of-favicons/#comment-20725 kristarella Wed, 28 May 2008 21:28:58 +0000 http://www.kristarella.com/?p=1110#comment-20725 Hi Clara, it's basicaly what I said earlier on, <blockquote>the little shortcut icon that shows up in your browser’s address bar, on tabs and in bookmark lists</blockquote> You can add it as a shortcut image in the "head" area of your HTML, but if it's in the root directory of your site and named favicon.ico it will be used by browsers automatically.LaurenMarie – heh, thanks :) I guess the post turned out to be a bit more useful than I originally thought it was going to be. I suppose in the end I didn't say much about <em>making</em> them, more about using them? Spot on about the last four. Damn, I wish I had the simple bits logo. :P It might not be as well known if I did, but it's so cool! Hi Clara, it’s basicaly what I said earlier on,

the little shortcut icon that shows up in your browser’s address bar, on tabs and in bookmark lists

You can add it as a shortcut image in the “head” area of your HTML, but if it’s in the root directory of your site and named favicon.ico it will be used by browsers automatically.

LaurenMarie – heh, thanks :) I guess the post turned out to be a bit more useful than I originally thought it was going to be. I suppose in the end I didn’t say much about making them, more about using them?
Spot on about the last four. Damn, I wish I had the simple bits logo. :P It might not be as well known if I did, but it’s so cool!

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