So, this is partially inspired by the way flickr displays thumbnails. I decided I’d take images of things that I like, and create small 72×72 pixel images. I decided to combine 25 of them in random order into one image. I’m dubbing it an “iconolike”. Anyways, this is my first attempt. I might expand on it, or do one every month or so, so people can get a quick snapshot into what I’m into. This one is very general.
Note: During this process, I realized I need a real image editor at home.
Neat. Knowing you I can recognize many of these items. I am curious to know if you are going to have 25 new things next month, or just 25 next icons of the same things.
–dan
Some where to small and I couldn’t tell what they were. Make it so enlargeable! Great idea tho.
I’d like to do one every month, they might be a little smaller.
I like them being small, since it makes some of them abstract.
But “abstract” doesn’t have to mean “unintelligible” or “too small to see” does it?
Being a word guy, I thought I’d give you a rundown of what I could see in your likes-matrix. (Misses are in parens):
Row One: (Some football thing): Apple logo; (random kitten); Cliché book; (can’t read the type) – score 2 recognized
Row Two: Zombies; turntable [and a microphone?]; X-box or X-box game; (unfamiliar red comic character) – 3
Row Three: (Mystery batter); UW-Mad logo; Lambeau Field, Green Bay; You and your lovely and talented wife doing the wedding dance; Clint as Man w/no Name [also a personal icon] -4
Row Four: Woody; (some bird); (can’t see it); Wisconsin Capitol dome; (unknown people) – 2
Row Five: (Unknown logo); (video game?); Prince; Great local beer; (Unknown robot) – 2
Total: 13 out of 25 recognized, 52%
Row One: Fantasy Football, Apple, Annie Hall (my cat), Catcher in the Rye, CSS code
Row Two: The Walking Dead (comic), Vinyl, OK Computer, Xbox Live, Daredevil
Row Three: Chicago White Sox, UW, Green Bay Packers, my wife & I, The Man with No Name
Row Four: Woody Allen, Twitter, Punch-Drunk Love, Madison, Friends
Row Five: WordPress, Rock Band, Prince, Capital Brewery, Halo 3
You should of taken more guesses as to what they were. That would have been fun to see what people guessed.
–dan
I like Tank’s idea about a hover effect; maybe post guessing (if you’re going to go that route).
I think next time I’ll have people guess the icons.
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