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Subject: RotoGuru Logo in URL
Posted by: ¤ Mario LeMoose ¤
- [101125422] Sat, Dec 04, 2004, 23:25
Guru: This is completely a "frill," but have you considered adding the RotoGuru logo as an icon to your site's URL? (Probably only the light bulb "R" would fit, as the icon should be created from a square graphic.)
Discussion of the process here: Dynamic Drive Forums
Numerous major sites now feature a logo icon in their URL (Boston.com, Sports Illustrated, The New York Times, and CNN, to name just a few).
As mentioned in the Dynamic Drive Forum thread, the icon appears automatically in Netscape, but apparently only on pages accessed via a "favorite" in IE. |
| 1 | Guru
ID: 330592710
Sun, Dec 05, 2004, 21:50
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I always wondered how that was done.
I couldn't make the light bulb recognizable as a 16x16 icon. I did try a simple R, using the same font as the RotoGuru logo. If you open the blurb page, you can see the result.
If anyone with graphical talent wants to build a better icon (limit - 16x16 pixels), I'll consider it.
I'll also set it up to work for forum pages, but I haven't done so yet.
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| 2 | Mike D
Sustainer
ID: 041831612
Sun, Dec 05, 2004, 21:53
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Your "R" is pretty cool Guru. Because the letter is so wide, and dark colored, it stands out well.
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| 3 | Mike D
Sustainer
ID: 041831612
Sun, Dec 05, 2004, 21:54
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Maybe a yellow background instead of white would give the lightbulb effect and add a little to it.
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| 4 | Guru
ID: 330592710
Sun, Dec 05, 2004, 22:27
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Good idea. Yellow background added.
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| 5 | Mike D
Sustainer
ID: 041831612
Sun, Dec 05, 2004, 23:41
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Yeah, that looks great.
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| 6 | JeffG
ID: 31151522
Sun, Dec 05, 2004, 23:51
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I was playing with the icon builder site refered to in the link Moose provided. Looks good, am emailing to guru.
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| 7 | Addicted
Dude
ID: 4611592518
Mon, Dec 06, 2004, 04:18
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Just noticed it. Looks great.
--Addicted--
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| 8 | Guru
ID: 330592710
Mon, Dec 06, 2004, 10:05
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For comparison, I put JeffG's light bulb icon on this page.
I think I like the simple R better (still on the blurb page), as it's easier to identify - although not as distinctive, I'll admit. What do others think?
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| 9 | Mike D
Sustainer
ID: 041831612
Mon, Dec 06, 2004, 10:15
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Agreed Guru. Again, with it being so small, the ease in identifying is key, IMHO.
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