New FTLOP favicon?
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Re: New FTLoP favicon?
#23 is the favourite of PhilW, my second-favourite, and liked by GEE.
#19 the favourite of ADV.
#17 the favourite of GEE.
#24 might be the other favourite of GEE.
#25 is JDAW’s preference, being marginally preferred to #23.
#26 requested by DRT.
And an honourable mention for the old favicon (also designed by me).
Perhaps Roy could do a poll of these (minus those he dislikes).
#19 the favourite of ADV.
#17 the favourite of GEE.
#24 might be the other favourite of GEE.
#25 is JDAW’s preference, being marginally preferred to #23.
#26 requested by DRT.
And an honourable mention for the old favicon (also designed by me).
Perhaps Roy could do a poll of these (minus those he dislikes).
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Re: New FTLoP favicon?
I’ve made a new version of #23, visually identical, but reducing the size of the file by 12%.
= old
= new
I’ll do the same file-size-reduction for whichever is selected (and if #23 is selected, please could the IT people use the new smaller file).
Also, as #23 is my favourite, a 24× zoom is shown below, as if on a white background.
= old
= new
I’ll do the same file-size-reduction for whichever is selected (and if #23 is selected, please could the IT people use the new smaller file).
Also, as #23 is my favourite, a 24× zoom is shown below, as if on a white background.
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I do also like #24, but I'm coming 'round to #23 now. It does look more compact and tidy with the letters below the bottles.
The current icon is also still good.
The current icon is also still good.
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Just added, #25, a variant of #23, with added white edging.Julian D. A. Wiseman wrote:23 = which, on a white background =
24 =
25 =
On a different background: 23 = 25 =
In the 24× zoom grey checks represent transparency. (In the zoom of #23, two posts ago, all white pixels are transparent.)
I marginally prefer #25 to #23, but it is close.
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Re: New FTLoP favicon?
In this thread, on this background (a semi-grey light blue for me), I prefer #23 to #25. But on a darker background I suspect I might prefer #25 for clarity.
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Re: New FTLoP favicon?
Some candidate favicons are tested against some background colours in www.jdawiseman.com/2014/201402_ftlop_favicon.html.Glenn E. wrote:In this thread, on this background (a semi-grey light blue for me), I prefer #23 to #25. But on a darker background I suspect I might prefer #25 for clarity.
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I'm somewhat surprised to find that I prefer 23/24 to 25 on all of the tested colors.
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Re: New FTLoP favicon?
Julian D. A. Wiseman wrote:I marginally prefer #25 to #23, but it is close.
Your preference seems stronger than mine, so wins.Glenn E. wrote:I'm somewhat surprised to find that I prefer 23/24 to 25 on all of the tested colors.
#23 versus #24: I much prefer letters below. How strong is your preference? If strong, a moderator’s preference outranks the designer’s preference. If not strong, designer’s strong preference wins.
If you want other colours tested, please specify which.Glenn E. wrote:tested colors
Re: New FTLoP favicon?
Good - I didn't like the effect of #25 on non-white backgrounds. #23/#24 superior to #17 for me, for the same reason.Julian D. A. Wiseman wrote:Julian D. A. Wiseman wrote:I marginally prefer #25 to #23, but it is close.Your preference seems stronger than mine, so wins.Glenn E. wrote:I'm somewhat surprised to find that I prefer 23/24 to 25 on all of the tested colors.
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#23 or #24? or ? Letters below or above? Just noticed, on the front page:
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Perhaps you should lose the labels on the favicon bottles to make them more similar to the main site logo?
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Added. I prefer #23, but could live with #26. YMMV.Julian D. A. Wiseman wrote:26 =
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The ‘O’ has been capitalised.Roy Hersh wrote:I could certainly live with #4 if it had a capital "O" instead of our current favicon. I said I'd keep an open mind.
Roy: could you live with #23 = or with #25 = or with #26 = ?
Edit: don’t forget to look at them on various backgrounds.
Julian D. A. Wiseman wrote:Some candidate favicons are tested against some background colours in www.jdawiseman.com/2014/201402_ftlop_favicon.html.
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Re: New FTLoP favicon?
My phone isn't displaying gifs so I can't comment on the new ones, but I'm coming 'round to letters below between 23 and 24. It is more compact and matches the front page logo.
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Re: New FTLOP favicon?
So we have a decision: it is.Roy Hersh, by private message, wrote:26 is my favorite. No question about it.
The files are at:
• www.jdawiseman.com/2014/20140215_ftlop_favicon_26.gif
• www.jdawiseman.com/2014/20140216_ftlop_favicon_26.ico
Please use the former for on-page graphics, in particular, as a emoticon. Please could the emoticon not have the BBcode as changing the meaning of that BBcode would edit the posts of people who have used it. Perhaps would be acceptable. Though the old graphic could cease to appear on the list of emoticons.
(Edited to change the .ico link to point to the new version with transparency. I didn’t know until a few hours ago that .ico supported transparency.)
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Re: New FTLOP favicon?
Yes, 26 it is, thank you Julian!
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Re: New FTLOP favicon?
Done, by David Spriggs: thank you.
Not working for you? Most browsers rarely re-load a favicon, because they change so rarely. So open www.fortheloveofport.com/favicon.ico in a new tab, and reload reload reload until it updates. Then it the browser will be using the new.
Not working for you? Most browsers rarely re-load a favicon, because they change so rarely. So open www.fortheloveofport.com/favicon.ico in a new tab, and reload reload reload until it updates. Then it the browser will be using the new.
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Edit: link to previous thread on this subject.Julian D. A. Wiseman wrote:• www.jdawiseman.com/2014/20140216_ftlop_favicon_26.ico
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(Edited to change the .ico link to point to the new version with transparency. I didn’t know until a few hours ago that .ico supported transparency.)
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Re: New FTLOP favicon?
The new ico with transparency has been uploaded.