Cool Icons

[Melinda]

Hey I was just wondering where Abby got all those icons for the site Model Lists?

examples: 610261036104

They are so cute, perhaps one of the Abby staff members actually made them? Would love to know....

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[Luxman]

That's the work of our well beloved Vid Dude.
He's a creative guy and a skilled graphic artist.

Lxm

[Melinda]

That's the work of our well beloved Vid Dude.
He's a creative guy and a skilled graphic artist.

OMG, I was totally going to guess that this might have been Vid Dude's work! Wow you are very skilled VD, I love all the little icons they are so cute and very creative.... I (well actually my bf) even used a couple as icons for some of our folders on our computer... :cool:

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[Luxman]

I (well actually my bf) even used a couple as icons for some of our folders on our computer...
Tell us where VD shall send the invoice for the royalties please. :)

Lxm

[Vid Dude]

You have to pay me 50c for every time you double click on them.

I actually made a new one just a couple of weeks ago, for the new "Video By" Lists.

[sweatyfox]

They are very cool and do look really cute. Which of the characters are people's favourites (probably best if you refer to them by hair colour).

I didn't know that everytime we click on a muff we inflate Vid Dude's bank balance by 50c, good deal you got there sir.

SF

[Melinda]

You have to pay me 50c for every time you double click on them.

I actually made a new one just a couple of weeks ago, for the new "Video By" Lists.

Phew, lucky I have my computer set up in single click mode or I would be in trouble.... cool, when will we get to see this new icon?

Invoices can be sent to: 123 Fake Street, Funtown, South Nowhere, Mars, Zip: 746j5 ;)

Seriously though, was that your idea to do those icons Vid Dude?

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P.S. Would like to hear from the members which icon is their favourite? I'm still deciding, so I'll let you know...

[chiefbrody]

I keep going in just to look at the cute freckled girl (sad i know ) so i must be contributing.
vid dudes left i just read it

[Vid Dude]

Seriously though, was that your idea to do those icons Vid Dude?
I can't remember. Most likely it was not my initial idea to have them in the first place, but my idea to make the designs so colourful and cartoony. I didn't get much of a chance to do stylisation in my graphics like that, so I made the most of the opportunity.

[wannadance]

i am torn between the peeing one and the 'not pierced or tattooed' one. they both strike me as so funny..., esp. the latter

[Melinda]

Hey I was thinking, now that Vid Dude has gone, what's gunna happen if any new categories open up and we need more cool little icons? Could be a chance for someone else at AWHQ to try out graphic art skills, perhaps Webdude could try since he's now doing wallpapers... Or perhaps we can pry Vid Dude away from the tropical islands to come and make some more....

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[artlover]

We'll just have to declare a moratorium on new categories, 'cause I love Vid Dude's cartoons.

[Melinda]

We'll just have to declare a moratorium on new categories, 'cause I love Vid Dude's cartoons.

That is a fantastic idea artie! But first tell me what a moratorium is.... :rolleyes: Maybe Vid Dude made a whole heap of back up icons anyway, in case certain new categories appeared?

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[Tango270]

But first tell me what a moratorium is....

A freeze or a hold. :)

[MightySpork]

That is a fantastic idea artie! But first tell me what a moratorium is.... :rolleyes: Maybe Vid Dude made a whole heap of back up icons anyway, in case certain new categories appeared?

Well, when you have some torium, and then you get some more, you have moratorium! OW! Stop hitting me! OWWWW! :eek:

OK, serious answer: A moratorium (http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=moratorium&x=0&y=0) is a temporary suspension of an activity. It's often used in connection with government affairs.

[Luxman]

OK, serious answer: A moratorium (http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=moratorium&x=0&y=0) is a temporary suspension of an activity. It's often used in connection with government affairs.

The question is, why don't people simply say "a temporary suspension of XXXX...."? :)

Lxm

[Tango270]

The question is, why don't people simply say "a temporary suspension of XXXX...."? :)

Lxm

Dunno, you'll have to ask those people. Let us know what they say. :D

[Dekoda]

The question is, why don't people simply say "a temporary suspension of XXXX...."? :)

Lxm

It makes them sound smarter to say moratorium. A guy once told me that you can tell how smart someone is by how long they can talk without saying anything.:)

[Melinda]

A guy once told me that you can tell how smart someone is by how long they can talk without saying anything.

That must be why Luxman keeps his posts so short and sweet these days.... :cool:

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[Dekoda]

That must be why Luxman keeps his posts so short and sweet these days.... :cool:

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So you're on again. What time is it there?

[Melinda]

So you're on again. What time is it there?

hehe, again? ALWAYS! It's about 9pm at the moment... but soon bed time, got a biig day tomorrow... ;)

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[Dekoda]

hehe, again? ALWAYS! It's about 9pm at the moment... but soon bed time, got a biig day tomorrow... ;)

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No, I meant that you're on again like you were the last time we posted back and forth. It's good to see you again. Anyway, I don't want to get us in trouble, so I'll stop.;)

[Melinda]

No, I meant that you're on again like you were the last time we posted back and forth. It's good to see you again. Anyway, I don't want to get us in trouble, so I'll stop.

Ohhh, I gotcha dekoda... haha, yes we're at it again, I'm not worried though, Luxman isn't even that scary *looks around nervously* Sorry, I said that a little loudly... Well you know the best place to have back and forths with me... ;):)... see ya dekoda!

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[MightySpork]

The question is, why don't people simply say "a temporary suspension of XXXX...."? :)

Well, the word comes from Latin, so I guess that at some point in the past, when people said "moratorium" they were saying "a temporary suspension of" and the usage carried over into English. That's happened a lot in certain professions, like the law.

Back on topic: You may have lost your artist, but not the art, and it may be easier for AW to create new icon variants than you think. Many of the icons use common parts, like the smiling faces, and Vid Dude may have left those elements separate so that future artists could assemble new icons quickly, just by altering details as needed.

I create a lot of digital art, and that's how I would have composed these icons, for my own convenience as well as anyone else's.

[ham]

It makes them sound smarter to say moratorium. A guy once told me that you can tell how smart someone is by how long they can talk without saying anything.:)
IE Politicians!:D

[chiefbrody]

I loved looking at the site model icon list,but now it is bouyed by pictures of cameras as everyone is jostling for praise and credit,

[Melinda]

Wow, there are a lot of cameras now chief... but I guess we gotta give credit were it's due, plus a number of people seem to be interested in who shot which set...

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[sweatyfox]

Hey,

I am one of those people who is interested in who shot what. However maybe at some point in the future these could be moved to a separate list from what we used to call the 'categories'.

SF

[Melinda]

I am one of those people who is interested in who shot what. However maybe at some point in the future these could be moved to a separate list from what we used to call the 'categories'.

SF

Yeah that's a good idea SF, perhaps this could be a category in itself entitled "Site Photographer lists"? That way all the shoots are categorised by who shot them, then in the site Model lists this can just be for various categories according to content...

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[chiefbrody]

Yeah that's a good idea SF, perhaps this could be a category in itself entitled "Site Photographer lists"? That way all the shoots are categorised by who shot them, then in the site Model lists this can just be for various categories according to content...

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So the people who want to know who is holding the video camera,are these the same people who need to know who the cameraman is on the credits of a movie ? the seperate list is a good idea,or there could be caricature sketches,abby can be a silouette.

[sweatyfox]

Yeah that's a good idea SF, perhaps this could be a category in itself entitled "Site Photographer lists"? That way all the shoots are categorised by who shot them, then in the site Model lists this can just be for various categories according to content...

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Thanks Melinda.

Hey Chief, yeah I am quite interested in the way films/video is shot and who shot them but of course my main focus with AW videos is on the actual action and the participant(s). I just like to see credit where it's due and think it would be a good idea as Melinda says to have a separate "Site Photographer/Videographer list" of a "Shoot Credits list". Anyway call me a nerd if you will but I like knowing about the technical side of things. I do agree that the categories are getting a bit lost and I use them a lot too, so maybe it's a good idea to separate the two things out.

I did find your idea about caricature sketches funny. :D Maybe they could be sexy cartoon representations of the actual people, like their superheroine alter egos. In the same way as the cartoon people in the categories icons are quite endearing.

SF

[Melinda]

I did find your idea about caricature sketches funny. :D Maybe they could be sexy cartoon representations of the actual people, like their superheroine alter egos. In the same way as the cartoon people in the categories icons are quite endearing.

Yeah that's a cool idea too! Perhaps each of the photographers/videographers could be asked to sketch their own little self-portrait to be used for the lists... would be interesting to see how they choose to represent themselves :cool:

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[arsby]

Yeah that's a good idea SF, perhaps this could be a category in itself entitled "Site Photographer lists"? That way all the shoots are categorised by who shot them, then in the site Model lists this can just be for various categories according to content...

This won't work for all cases, esp not videos, but on the list of shoots on the sitemap (http://www.abbywinters.com/main.php?page=sitemap) maybe they could add a column with the photographer's initials, and the ability to sort by photographer by clicking the column header.

[Melinda]

This won't work for all cases, esp not videos, but on the list of shoots on the sitemap (http://www.abbywinters.com/main.php?page=sitemap) maybe they could add a column with the photographer's initials, and the ability to sort by photographer by clicking the column header.

Ahh that's my arsby, always coming up with good ideas :).... I like it!

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