Join for FREE | Take the Tour Lost Password?

deviantART

:woohoo:
 
:iconestunt:

$eStunt

Blue Blob
ProfileGalleryPrintsFavesJournal
Wears a tinfoil hat Enjoys birthday shenanigans
Sign up to follow this artist's work

Emoticon Q's, Part 1: Dimensions

Journal Entry: Sun Feb 22, 2009, 8:53 PM
As we develop the Emoticon Dictionary, there will be some questions that arise that I would like some input on from the community and you pixel lovers. My first question is...

What should the size limit of emotes be?




As you know, we tend to not have big emotes. The :llama: emote is the exception and we really don't want to see anything as big as that in the Dictionary. Emotes are supposed to fit within text. Having a 200px gap between lines of text isn't something that would be conducive to the ease of reading. Emotes are a way to enhance the emotion you are feeling while writing text, it is not part of an image board. So, what do you think the height and width limit should be? Give me a number, and defend it...I'm curious as to what you think.

Drop the Hate

112 Comments
  • Mood: Lazy

Devious Comments

love 1 1 joy 2 2 wow 0 0 mad 0 0 sad 0 0 fear 0 0 neutral 0 0
:icondemaulwurfn:
`DeMaulwurfn Feb 22, 2009, 8:57:23 PM
It really depends... there are a lot of emotes with accessories of some sort which make the canvas bigger...
But I really can't imagine any emote being in the dictionary that exceeds 50 pixels in width. That'd be a max, at least if you ask me. :3

--
:juggle: . o 0 ( Portfolio )

:heart: Hate the sin, love the sinner | Mahatma Gandhi
:iconkasumichan2003:
`kasumichan2003 Feb 22, 2009, 9:06:46 PM
I'm not really an emoticon expert, but I'd say they shouldn't go past 75 px width.

--
| Bulbagarden | Oekaki | Gallery
:iconestunt:
$eStunt Feb 22, 2009, 9:06:55 PM
You surely sure?
Your :longthrow: emote is 150px long. You think 50px should be a max?

--
/matt

I think deviously, therefore, I am deviant. :fella:
[devious technology designer / community whore]
:iconestunt:
$eStunt Feb 22, 2009, 9:08:18 PM
What about height?

--
/matt

I think deviously, therefore, I am deviant. :fella:
[devious technology designer / community whore]
:iconoblivion00:
~oblivion00 Feb 22, 2009, 9:11:43 PM
150x50 maximum. Personally, 100px should be the maximum width for new emoticons, though.

--
ocd

Who doesn't love a good commission?
:iconmarconi-freeman:
~Marconi-Freeman Feb 22, 2009, 9:12:41 PM
Keep them as they are. They're used to accentuate a point or mood, not inspire a work of art. If people want a big cutesy-wootsy bear (or some other tacky thing) pasted in the midst of text they can go write to their pen pal or draw a picture and post it on their site.

Keep it simple before the site turns into an assortment of colorful, kiddy gum ball machines you find at the mall... guaranteeing the immediate departure of fantastic artists who currently display here on Deviant.
:iconissandre:
~Issandre Feb 22, 2009, 9:13:01 PM
The avatar size is 50px but an emoticon is not really like some picture you can design: I saw a 3 account thing to send a message, so, anyway, if someone want a bigger size that someone is going to find a way.

imo 55*30px is suffisantfor creativity. The width is the more friendly dimension.

--
:+favlove: : [link] ~ [link] ~ [link]
:iconcookiemagik:
`CookiemagiK Feb 22, 2009, 9:14:03 PM
I think the height should be no more than 50px-60px but the width could be probably be a lot more. Since most people usually use plz-accounts in their comments, having a 50-60px line gap shouldn't be that weird.
I don't see how having a big width would be a problem, so setting the max width to 150px could probably be reasonable I think.

--
-   How to make emoticons :eager:
-   Software for making emoticons :woohoo:
-   :la: NOW GO MAKE SOME!!!
:iconissandre:
~Issandre Feb 22, 2009, 9:14:43 PM
Good point of view :)

--
:+favlove: : [link] ~ [link] ~ [link]
Previous Page12345...Next Page

Shoutboard

LOLZWHAT?

I really need to figure out what to put here.

Shoutbox

~live4ever23:iconlive4ever23:
:lala:
Tue Nov 24, 2009, 3:38 PM
~saathiyaana:iconsaathiyaana:
lol
Fri Oct 2, 2009, 12:27 PM
*Shining-Zephyr:iconShining-Zephyr:
:dummy:
Fri Sep 18, 2009, 9:47 AM
~RukiaUchiha:iconRukiaUchiha:
:meow:
Thu Sep 17, 2009, 5:52 PM
=bikerboy:iconbikerboy:
Showin' my support with this text right hurrrrrr
Sun Aug 23, 2009, 2:25 AM
~Cokeacola101:iconCokeacola101:
I jizzed in my pants
Sun Aug 23, 2009, 1:25 AM
=maester96:iconmaester96:
FFFFFFF
Tue Aug 4, 2009, 5:38 AM
=MixedMilkChOcOlate:iconMixedMilkChOcOlate:
:stupidme:
Mon Aug 3, 2009, 12:21 AM
~wendydarkri101:iconwendydarkri101:
inesidora has some strange comics,but there cool
Sun Aug 2, 2009, 2:38 PM
~Sand-wich:iconSand-wich:
shooooooouttt!
Mon Jul 27, 2009, 8:08 PM

On a website, I prefer to see advertisements... 

46%
156 deviants said Ads make my eyes bleed, so I generally pay for a subscription whenever I can.
33%
110 deviants said ...that are integrated into the site (suggested features, relative text/images, etc). These are sometimes mistaken for 'real' website content.
21%
70 deviants said ...that are the typical horizontal, vertical, and square ones. These are usually more invasive to the user experience, but they are the most conventional.
25 comments, Previous Polls

Site Map