Check out the smileys I made from scratch!

[the_pm]

:D :) :( :o :shock: :? 8) :lol: :x :P :oops: :cry: :evil: :twisted: :roll: :wink: :| :love: :thief: :!: :?: :idea: :arrow:

[Pauly]

Nice :) Maybe we should make a 'gallery' / showroom for this stuff?

[the_pm]

The only reason I made this thread was so I could get feedback from others (site reviews) and let people see the smileys without having to register first. I'm going to delete this thread later. :)

[Pauly]

I see, then it doesn't matter ;)

8) Nice though!

[sonicgroup]

I like them as well. They have that sort of MSN-ish 3D feel without looking exactly like them.

The only thing I'd say is that with the preference for a heavy black stroke on some features of the smilies, it may be worth investigating an outline. ;)

[Jamie]

I must say, I do agree with Dave about the outline.

[websterworld]

I like the retro feel to it. :D

So, it looked like fun and I whipped one up in 2-3 min's, heh:

http://www.websterworlds.com/dontpanic.gif

[Jamie]

Thanks for that Eugene. :) It almost looks like me after a few beers.

[the_pm]

Yeah, smileys are fun :) Maybe I'll hold a contest for a new mini-smiley pack. The winner gets it installed here and some sort of prize.

Maybe I should wait until we officially open!

[Jamie]

Great idea Paul. I agree though, wait until the red tape is officially cut before we start things such as this. :D

[websterworld]

Hmm, I see a "Site Admin" under everybody's username except my own. :roll:

[Jamie]

Eugene, simply because there are 3 admins. The IWDN was created by Paul H, along with Me and yet another Paul. See http://www.iwdn.net/about.php

Hope that answers your question. :)

[websterworld]

I know Jamie, I was just exercising the icons. :twisted:
However, I cant find an edit button anywhere I wanted to add to my post.

I see you have about 30 posts, but I only see one thread in the whole forum!

[Jamie]

Edit button > Next to the text "Posted: Wed Oct 20, 2004 3:12 pm Post subject:"

As for my 30 posts, with different time zones etc effecting us we have a forum within here for Me and the two Pauls. A lot of discussion has occured here to try and get the project up and running. :)

[the_pm]

Actually, that might only be for mods and admins...

I'm looking into a timed edit hack. Shouldn't be too hard to find.

(currently there are no mods - I expect that will change over the course of the next couple months)

[Jamie]

In past experience with phpbb Paul, the edit button should work for anybody as long as it is their own post. That is unless, there has been something changed in the administration.

[websterworld]

No, the edit button doesnt have to work for every user group.
In fact it doesnt work for me! And you are correct, this can be fixed from the adminCP.

[Jamie]

Thanks for that. Glad somebody knows. I'll take a look. :)

[Christina]

Hm, I know nothing of how these phpBB thingys work but I know there's a million hacks to do things.

As for the smilies, I'll have to whip some up when I have time! Looks like fun... :wink:

[the_pm]

We have a few more smilies for y'all!

:spam: - No explanation necessary

:ot: - Ditto

:grandpa: - this one was a tribute to sea otter, but now I'd say I made it in honor of kirxklox!

:slap: - Ooh, how I've longed for this one!

[Dan]

I dig the mummy. 8)

[the_pm]

Crap. The mummy is supposed to be a thief that's been caught :(

[Dan]

I dig the thief that's been caught. 8)

[the_pm]

Made a new one, and here's how I feel about it:

:dance:

[Jamie]

lol. That is brilliant!

[websterworld]

Awesome! :dance:

[Colleen]

Great work Paul, they're funny too.

[the_pm]

Ok, I know you've all been waiting for this one:

:flame:

[daniel]

ace :dance:

[Jamie]

Nice work Paul. ;) But where are the xmas themed ones with snow and santa hats? :lol:

[ethicaldesign]

:dance: - This one is really good!

[the_pm]

And by popular demand, we now introduce...

:santa: and :rabbi:

[ethicaldesign]

LOL! Those two are great aswell!

[Jamie]

lol. :lol: They are brilliant Paul. Well done!

[daniel]

happy xmas everyone :santa:

[websterworld]

And by popular demand, we now introduce...

:santa: and :rabbi:

This is cause for a thread of its own:

http://forums.iwdn.net/viewtopic.php?p=4847#4847


:lol: :mot:

[sonicgroup]

:hi: <- that is the best smiley ever! :D

:hi: :hi: :hi: :hi: :hi: :hi: :hi: :hi: :hi: :hi: :hi: :hi: :hi: :hi: :hi: :hi: :hi: :hi:

[the_pm]

Gotta new one. I might refine it a little...

:ko:

[sonicgroup]

He needs bigger fists - like the one on the hi smiley - they look like boxing gloves. :D

[the_pm]

Like that? :ko:

[sonicgroup]

Yup, them's the apples. :D

[the_pm]

By request:

:rockin:

We aim to please!

[Jamie]

They keep getting better and better Paul. :D

[the_pm]

A little something for Vito :smash:

A little something for everyone else :uzi:

Still trying to figure out the banana. I think I might just have to go with the original...

[Jamie]

:lol: Drop the developer title Paul, you are now officially a designer.

[websterworld]

:lol: Drop the developer title Paul, you are now officially a designer.

:smash: Jamie :uzi:


Ahhh, that feels great. Vito will be happy I bet. :lol:

[Jamie]

I dodged every single one of 'em in true matrix style Eugene. The guy behind me wasn't too impressed when he received 30 or so bullets. ;)

[the_pm]

:lol: Drop the developer title Paul, you are now officially a designer.
I will always be a developer first, and don't you forget it!

:smash2: Jamie :smash:
:uzi2: Jamie :uzi:

(sorry, I just had to do it)

[Jamie]

The hammer got me (slightly) but yet again I used my matrix dodging techniques which in this case meant the two shooters shot each other. Good eh? :lol:

[Tyler]

I believe I have fallen in love! :( I just wish I had these LOL!

[the_pm]

So take 'em. You want the whole smiley pack? I'll send it your way :) A little credit for them would be nice, but either way, I didn't make these to cash in on them or anything, and you don't put anything on the Web you don't expect others to use. So you have my blessing.

[Tyler]

I won't take them, as of now. But if I do have your permissions I'll ask my other admin. That would be awesome :), and of course you will get credit!

[the_pm]

Vito ask. Vito get.

:popcorn:

[Jamie]

:lol: Very nice Paul!

[vito]

Vito ask. Vito get.

:popcorn:

Hehe, thanks, Paul. :D

See? Now you made me have to get rid of one of my dancing bananas in my sig.

(It was a very tough choice deciding which one was to leave. I felt like Trump - "Banana #2, you're fired!!") :lol:

Vito

[the_pm]

Heh heh. Maybe I'll try to get popcorn dude to swig his soda too :popcorn:

Edit: and done! Refresh to see it :)

[Tyler]

Very nice. I got a smilie request! A guy on a sofa being lazy! That would be me and I want it if woudn't be too much trouble :). Woudn't that be a bit 'awesome'?

[the_pm]

He he, I'll see what I can do for you T.

[Jamie]

Very nice Paul. :D

[the_pm]

Polar opposites attract?
:hippie: :texan:

[Jamie]

:lol: Very nice Paul.

[Tyler]

Nicely done! :) :texan: :hippie:

[the_pm]

I couldn't help myself.

Big :pimp: pimpin'

Kick it :kool: old school

[ethicaldesign]

:lol: I really like the hippy :)

[Alex]

:kool: <-- looks like a pirate with sunglasses, Arrrrr!!! :D

[the_pm]

http://members.migente.com/MG/MG_TOP_HOODLUMS/kangol.jpg
:kool:

Throw yo hands in the aiyer, and wave 'em like ya just don't cayer...

:D

[BigBison]

So you're saying it isn't a hippie? (j/k)

[the_pm]

:hippie: <----- he is!

Not my best work, now that I think about it. I'll have to clean that one up a bit...

[BigBison]

Why are all the smilies male? Or is it just my perception?

I want a hippie chick!

[ethicaldesign]

I want a zippy:

http://www.btinternet.com/~acbarrett/zip.htm

(these smilies always remind me of him a bit but the real thing would be even cooler). I tried doing one myself earlier tonight but couldn't get it right (the zip on the mouth is hard to do in a few pixels).

[the_pm]

Dunno about zippy - I'll have to see if I can pull that one off.

These were long overdue (note, it's two different ones):

:beer: :beer2:

[Christina]

Hmm...ok we need a bboy bgirl smiley now!!!

[the_pm]

Well, in the meantime, here's this feller:

:vomit:

[Christina]

for some reason, it reminds me of slimer from ghostbusters! :lol:

[BigBison]

I looked for a :whistles: smilie but couldn't find one. It should resemble

:slap:

but without the "slap" wording or the initial blushed look. The middle animation of the eyes is perfect, but the mouth should be pursed, like whistling...

Kind of a "who, me?" smilie.

[the_pm]

By persistant, singular request, I proudly present...

:zippy:
ZIPPY!

[the_pm]

^^ How funny it that?

It's this funny!

:rofl:

[ethicaldesign]

:lol: That's great paul. You did a better job than I did. I think he's looking a little dark though but still good.

Now I have my own personal equivalent of vitos dancing banana :zippy:

[the_pm]

There, that should be better :zippy:

The bevel makes him look a little darker than I intended :)

[ethicaldesign]

That's great Paul :) Thanks very much

:zippy: :zippy: :zippy: :zippy: :zippy:

You are so going to wish you hadn't done this for me in a couple of days time :lol:

[the_pm]

I already do.

:rofl:

[Danny]

you should make a smilie but with all the smilies inside ;) ... shouldnt take long LMAO

[the_pm]

This one's been long time coming:

:notworth:

[Jamie]

:lol: Of course that is for sole use by Jamie Harrop as he is the only one worthy of doing this. ;)

We can almost see the smilies back, we could find out the real truth about how hairy their back is or if it is yellow at all. How come smilies are always yellow apart from when they are sick? Is there a secret contract with 'The Simpsons'?

[the_pm]

It all started here Jamie, many, many years ago:

http://mrbongo1.homestead.com/files/301.jpg

Some things just can't be messed with ;)

[Jamie]

How do places like WHT get away with green smilies? Why didn't you yellow ones fight back, you dissapoint me. :lol:

[the_pm]

:notworth: - We're not worthy

:bow: - Take a bow

See the difference? ;)

[Martin]

It all started here Jamie, many, many years ago:

Aceeeed-a-a-a-aceeeeed!!

Ahem. My early-90s clubbing days got the better of me there...

[the_pm]

Asked, and ye have received :homer:

[Christina]

Hey, I want a snoopy and a woodstock emoticon then :snoopy: :woodstoc: :waiting:

[the_pm]

There! I hope you're happy! I drew that Woodstock all by myself!

I'll get to that waiting one later :)

[Christina]

:woodstoc: THANKS! :snoopy:

[ethicaldesign]

Thanks paul :homer:

[the_pm]

You can only go through so much "Uncle Guido" stuff before the inevitable must be created:

:mafia:

[Pauly]

Paul can I get a shaved headed Russian smiley sometime? :lol:

[crazyfish]

can we get a lil fluffy bunny for a certain fellow canadian :)

[the_pm]

These have been a long time coming!

Bored - :bored:

Sleepy - :sleepy:

[Tyler]

Testing: I am :sleepy: :D

[Pauly]

Where's that Russian? :smash:

[the_pm]

Calm down Pauly. How the hell do you make a Russian smiley? Wait...I have an idea. I'll come back to it.

Until then, I just had to make this one!

:tehiwdn:

Even if it never gets used again, I'm adding it to the pack!

[Pauly]

:lol: Nice one!

[the_pm]

Ok Paul, you asked for it, so here it is:

:russky:

How's ythat for ya?

[Pauly]

:D :russky:

[Tyler]

These icons are still "simply amazing". Paul you do excellent work! Job very well done!

[the_pm]

These icons are still "simply amazing". Paul you do excellent work! Job very well done!
Thanks Tyler :)

Here's one last one I've been meaning to get done:

:crazy:
Crazy!

[kirxklox]

Is there one of a Gorilla doing a Hat dance?

[the_pm]

Is there one of a Gorilla doing a Hat dance?:lol:

No Sam, there isn't. But if you can find one of reasonably good quality, I'll happily add it to our list :)

[kirxklox]

You bet I will, if I find one.

[Tyler]

Is there one of a Gorilla doing a Hat dance?


Why I wouldn't be surprised if Vito had one! 8)

[kirxklox]

Has anyone found a Gorilla doing a Hat Dance?

Paul: Could I use some of these INFAMOUS Smilies that this group has developed on WHMB???????

:vomit: This one is one of my favorites.

[the_pm]

Sure Sam. Go for it :)

[the_pm]

Three more for the boards, yes (head nod), no (head shake) and guru:


:nod:


:shake:


:guru: < pmoduk2 :roll:

Hey Paul .... lol

[Tyler]

:guru: I love that one! Nicely done Paul!

I like the other two, too but maybe more of a shake? Its rather hard to see!

[Tyler]

Bringing this thread back, is it possible to create a smiley that is similar to I Love WHT's expect for it being IWDN? :D

[the_pm]

I was actually thinking about doing a flag series...

[WebsiteMaven]

I love that smiley face with a small circular hand. :)

[sea otter]

I love that smiley face with a small circular hand. :)

Agreed. IWDN's new motto:

>>> best.smilies.EVAR. <<<

[the_pm]

*sniff* someone likes my smilies - I'm so happy!

[sea otter]

*sniff* someone likes my smilies - I'm so happy!

oh wow -- did you actually make them???

[the_pm]

oh wow -- did you actually make them???You didn't know? Yeah, I hand-made every one of them. I have a couple more to unveil yet, and I take requests for new ones all the time. There's a rather long thread on the subject buried a couple months deep in the lounge (started on the day IWDN opened, I think).

I guess this post must look pretty out-of-place now :lol: (threads merged)

[sea otter]

*bows in admiration*

No, I didn't know you made them. You are TeH MAN, Paul. They're awesome. Perfect combination of whimsy and CLARITY. A lot of smilies are very confusing; often can't tell what they're supposed to represent.

Yours are just kinda fun and happy and make you naturally smile.

Maybe it's just me or a generational or cultural thing (Bison and some of the Brits can help out on this), but I find most of the basic "smile" icons (the ones with the slits for eyes and the big teeth grins) kind of, um..., offensive To my eye, they have a certain racial parody look to them which I find unsettling. Anyone else notice this?

[Tjobbe]

tell you what i do notice, the VOMIT icon kind of looks like an australia shaped continent vomti!! :lol:

[Jamie]

To my eye, they have a certain racial parody look to them which I find unsettling. Anyone else notice this?

I haven't noticed this Charles, but I have noticed that it is very hard to see what many smiles on other forums are supposed to be. Take the 'emlaugh' on WHT, that is supposed to be an embarrased laugh? I never could get my head around how it was that.

[sea otter]

I haven't noticed this Charles, but I have noticed that it is very hard to see what many smiles on other forums are supposed to be. Take the 'emlaugh' on WHT, that is supposed to be an embarrased laugh? I never could get my head around how it was that.

HAH! I'm not the only one! That one always confounded me too.

What I'm specifically referring to is the icon I've attached to this post: that big grin. It looks like an awful awful slur towards Japanese or Chinese, something you might find in old disparaging propaganda material. As such, I really don't like it -- as I said, it leaves me with this odd unsettled feeling.

But obviously, new generations don't have the same associations I do with WW II, etc. etc. and simply don't see it.

Is it really only me?

[Jamie]

Now that I'm looking at it, I see what you mean. I hadn't really thought about it before you mentioned it though.

[sea otter]

Well, you might appreciate this too (being from the UK). Have you ever read any of the Tintin books? I grew up on those (and the British versions from Methuen press, not the American ones). The author, Herge, was known for his very, um, "simplistic" representations of foreign people. So that's also kind of stuck in my head. That said, I didn't like that kind of comical portrayal as a kid, either.

[the_pm]

I got the request, and I couldn't say no.

:dunce:

[sea otter]

YES!

Paul, you totally rock! That's a RIOT!!!

The sad thing is, I'll probably be using it far more than I should!

[Tjobbe]

brilliant Paul, that has to be my favourite!

[the_pm]

Glad I could brighten your day :)

[the_pm]

Another request fulfilled - make sure you hover over it to get the image title! :)

:alf:

[sea otter]

oh MAN! In the time it takes me just to fire up PS CS, you're alread done!

He's da bomb, that's for sure! I hovered. Very very cool. Didn't know you knew that much about ALF!

[the_pm]

oh MAN! In the time it takes me just to fire up PS CS, you're alread done!

He's da bomb, that's for sure! I hovered. Very very cool. Didn't know you knew that much about ALF!I was around in the mid-80s, ya know ;)

Actually, I don't remember a whole lot about ALF, except that he was particularly font of cats.

Well, that's the best pixel-by-pixel rendering I could manage. I suppose you can tell it's ALF - vague recognizability is good enough for me :lol:

[BigBison]

Well, if we're gonna have Alf, where's my B.A. Baracus (Mr. T, non-A-Team-fans) icon?

I haven't noticed this Charles, but I have noticed that it is very hard to see what many smiles on other forums are supposed to be. Take the 'emlaugh' on WHT, that is supposed to be an embarrased laugh? I never could get my head around how it was that.

I believe it's 'emoticon-laugh' actually.

[sea otter]

oh, yes yes yes. Motion seconded.

I pitty the fool who don't want Paul to make that icon!

You can all see how much you really know about Laurence Tureaud here:

http://members.tripod.com/~tasuki/cgi-bin/mrtpurity.pl

And the post just wouldn't be complete without a list of all references to Mr. T in the Simpons:

http://www.snpp.com/guides/mr-t.html

[BigBison]

Oh yeah? Top this!

http://www.tvacres.com/char_baracus_ba.htm

[sea otter]

okay:

B.A.'s SSN was issued in California in 1970. B.A. was born in Chicago in 1955. So ok, he moved to CA somewhere along the way and got his SSN at 15 (no prob, I had mine at 13). Still his mother still lives/lived in Chicago, and every indication from the bio doesn't support the notion that he ever left that city.

Next, BA was a sgt. 1st class (E7), and was ordered to perform the robbery in Hanoi in 1971. At age 16? And assuming we skip the age thing, he made E7 in what, at most 1 year and change, because he only got his social in '70??? Wow! I'm truly impressed! That's an incredible career climb!!!

Done. :)

[BigBison]

Wait a minute... are you telling me the A-Team isn't true? I suppose next you'll tell me the Skipper and those other people weren't really marooned on that uncharted island!

[sea otter]

I suppose next you'll tell me the Skipper and those other people weren't really marooned on that uncharted island!

No no. That really did happen.

[sea otter]

Ah! I found it! The simpsons song in which Mr. T makes a (fake) vocal appearance (it's towards the beginning).

WARNING! link plays an audio file.

http://www.clayloomis.com/simsg368a.wav

[BigBison]

That's obviously the same voice that does Otto. Clay's pages have been online forever, but he only found out about this video from me last year:

http://www.tolkiencollector.com/bilbo5.mov

You know Leonard Nimoy wants that played at his funeral, right? :rofl:

[sea otter]

Oh my. I haven't seen that in ages! It never gets old! Didn't know you knew Clay (I don't). That's cool.

I actually have a record somewhere from when I was a kid with that song on it! You realize, of course, I've spent the last hour listening to "monorail" over and over. (well, that and Bart & Lisa singing Shaft).

[BigBison]

Oh, I don't either, just someone I've corresponded with. I saw this one on his site when I first got online:

http://clayloomis.com/ronnan1.wav

Sacrilege!

[sea otter]

Now THAT is too funny! :rofl: x 10!

Oh, the poor Gipper. *sigh*

[Jamie]

I believe it's 'emoticon-laugh' actually.

I'm not one to proove the Bison wrong, but hover over it. ;)

[sea otter]

Just got to use :alf:

http://iwdn.net/showthread.php?p=35994&posted=1#post35994


Now there'll be no stopping my awful pun humor! :lol:

[the_pm]

I guess I should probably reannounce this one:

:holiday:

Happy Ramakwanzukkamas!

[the_pm]

I got a request for a foot tapping icon. I hope this adequately expresses the emotion foot tapping conveys:

:foottap:

I was on a roll, so created another one...there is little question of the emotion expressed here! I struggled with whether or not to release it, but what the hell...I can always remove it later if it's being used in an abusive fashion.

Here it is!

:fu:

(check out the title when you hover on it)

[mlindi]

I got a request for a foot tapping icon. I hope this adequately expresses the emotion foot tapping conveys:

:foottap:

heh - nice one. The only thing you might add is the crossed arms effect. Might be tough though. :-)

I was on a roll, so created another one...there is little question of the emotion expressed here! I struggled with whether or not to release it, but what the hell...I can always remove it later if it's being used in an abusive fashion.

Here it is!

:fu:

(check out the title when you hover on it)

hee hee. I love it! It's not as bombastic as the one I borrow from my friend Allis from time to time.

www.mattlindi.com/number_one.html

[the_pm]

I had to opt for arms behind the back on the foot tapping one. There was no graceful way to cross the arms. I'm open to attempts from others though :D

[mlindi]

I had to opt for arms behind the back on the foot tapping one. There was no graceful way to cross the arms. I'm open to attempts from others though :D

you *are* rather limited in what you can do in that amount of space.

[crazyfish]

hmmmm a smiley contest maybe?

[the_pm]

Add two more to the mix:

:whistle:

:angel:

[the_pm]

A quick request from Pauly produced this stubborn smiley:

:stubborn:

[Pauly]

:D YEAAAAA :stubborn:

[sea otter]

oh, this I like.

[the_pm]

A tribute to our very own Cameron Cox...

a.k.a...

:obvious:

Captain Obvious!

[BigBison]

Well, it seems I've missed an inside joke around here somewhere...

[the_pm]

Perhaps yes. It's nothing more than Cameron making a series of obvious statements. I found this picture - http://www.p0stwh0res.com/images/captainobvious.jpg - and figured it wouldn't hurt if IWDN had its own Captain Obvious - Defender of everything we already knew! :lol:

[Pauly]

I like this one, although it looks stoned :rofl:

[BigBison]

Or a little X... which reminds me of the forum where I saw this cool smiley:

[the_pm]

I could recreate that one no problem, base it off this one :rockin:

[BigBison]

...except this isn't a proggy-psy Internet Radio station...

[the_pm]

Half the fun of smileys is that they can just...be fun :)