It's time to replace these emoticons

Djaser · Post by **Djaser** » Mon Nov 05, 2007 21:58

Shadow Master wrote:
Djaser wrote:
Allstories wrote:Would maybe something like this be acceptable?

That doesn't look much better to me.
It's lovely, an anti-aliased smiley! That hit the nail.

I can bear the old emotics as long as they don't have hard edges on my laptop.

It stresses even more that the helmet is out of proportion,the smile is roughly painted on the face, and the plack lines are to thick. In stead of ugly oldschool emoticons you have updated quasi-nice-but-in-fact-really-ugly-emoticons. Forgive but I don't buy that.

DaVince · Post by **DaVince** » Tue Nov 06, 2007 0:01

Shadow Master wrote: It's lovely, an anti-aliased smiley! That hit the nail.

I can bear the old emotics as long as they don't have hard edges on my laptop.

Actually, it's no antialiased in the least. If it were, you'd see some transitional pixels from black to yellow, yellow to green etc. in the appropiate areas.

It's just a lot smoother and hi-res now, and I love it.

KeenEmpire · Post by **KeenEmpire** » Tue Nov 06, 2007 6:27

I'm using that from now on! It's cute

Retodon8 · Post by **Retodon8** » Wed Nov 21, 2007 8:23

Personally I never liked the original emoticons for their mixing of pixelated (zoomed in) original art, and higher resolution custom art.
If you recognise the original head first, the smaller lines in the face look out of place, and if you notice the face/emotion first, the pixelated outline just looks ugly due to its low detail.
It's just my opinion, but that has always bothered me a bit.

I say choose one style and stick with it.
Considering the original art is too tiny to show a whole range of emotions, why not base the emoticons on the art used in the games' ending sequences, or the art in the title screens and packaging.

kuliwil · Post by **kuliwil** » Wed May 12, 2010 11:19

CK Guy wrote:Meh, call it conservative if you will, but I'd like to just stay with the old pixely ones.

Keenishness(:)) > Keenishness()

I agree entirely. The new one may be cute.... but it's not QUITE Keen.

Post by **Flaose** » Wed May 12, 2010 20:38

kuliwil · Post by **kuliwil** » Thu May 13, 2010 9:11

KeenEmpire wrote:I'm using that from now on! It's cute

Yep. And despite the strange jagged-smooth crossover that, I agree with the others who have said this, is a little strange I really like this one:

kuliwil · Post by **kuliwil** » Thu May 13, 2010 9:15

Allstories wrote:Seriously, they could not be any less aesthetically pleasing. Lets get some ideas rolling. Here's some examples I made in like 10 minutes:

That is pro, Allstories. But yeah, the old ones are.... as a newcomer to this forum, they really do scream KEEN at me. They keep the forum on-topic I guess.

In the words of the kids on the taco ads (in Australia at least

), "why can't we have both?"

DaVince · Post by **DaVince** » Thu May 13, 2010 16:28

Who what why?!! Oh, it's just an old thread.

RoboBlue · Post by **RoboBlue** » Fri May 14, 2010 3:17

This thread's moldier than a bowl of Casu Marzu.

Genius314 · Post by **Genius314** » Fri May 14, 2010 3:23

RoboBlue wrote:This thread's moldier than a bowl of Casu Marzu.

Well thanks. I had to look up Casu Marzu. Your emoticon is very fitting.

StupidBunny · Post by **StupidBunny** » Fri May 14, 2010 12:39

mortimermcmirestinks · Post by **mortimermcmirestinks** » Fri Oct 01, 2010 20:16

I'll just end this thread here:

...NAZIS!

(Godwin's Law, by the way)

DHeadshot · Post by **DHeadshot** » Fri Oct 01, 2010 20:47

It's not the mention of Nazis that does it, it's comparing people to them...

You Nazi!

Galaxieretter · Post by **Galaxieretter** » Sat Oct 02, 2010 0:42

God DAMN IT!

You people SUCK!

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