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The Icons gallery a misused mêlée of art theft, unauthorized art reuse, mis-categorizations and under-representations. These troubles cannot be dealt with properly without most or all of the following concepts occurring or being heavily considered. Thus, this list has been compiled to be a checklist of sorts for administration.
eIcons - We were under the assumption it had finally been removed, but the locked gallery is still present.
mp3text - All [unlikely] submissions, as with eIcons, would be relocated to Miscellaneous.
Buddy Icons - All submissions would be relocated Avatars> Messenger Display.
Signature Banners - Category moved under Designs & Interfaces; Gallery description also needs expansion including strict rules about copyrighted image reuse.
Avatars
Avatars> deviantART
Avatars> Messenger Display [AOL, Windows Live Messenger [msn], Trillian, et cetera]
Avatars> Miscellaneous
Emoticons
Emoticons> Static
Emoticons> Animated
Emoticons> Projects
These are to be appended to the gallery descriptions. Bear in mind this only concerns the actual file, not preview.
Avatars
Avatars> deviantART - .Gif, .Png, .Jpeg; .Zip, .Rar; 50*50 pixels maximum/minimum size.
Avatars> Messenger Display - .Gif, .Png, .Jpeg, .Zip, .Rar; 50*50 pixels to 100*100 pixels.
Avatars> Miscellaneous - .Gif, .Png, .Jpeg, .Zip, .Rar; 25*25 pixels to 150*150 pixels
Cursors
.Ani, .Rar, .Zip; 32*32, any file over this limit [such as multiple cursors in one deviation that transcend this maximum value] automatically warrants the necessity of a preview image and archival file [.rar, zip.].
Dock Icons
.Png, .Rar, .Zip; Preferably 128*128 or 256*256.
Emoticons
.Gif, ,Png, .Zip, .Rar; Any emoticon submission over 100*100 pixels automatically warrants the use of a preview image
IconPackager
.Ip, .Iptheme, .Iconpackage, .Rar, .Zip
OS Icons
*NIX - .Icon, .Png, .Rar, .Svg, .Tif(f), .Xpm, .Zip; 16*16, 32*32, 48*48, 72*72, 96*96, 128*128, 256*256
Mac OS - .Icns, .Dmg, .Png, .Sit; 16*16, 32*32, 48*48, 72*72, 96*96, 128*128, 256*256
Windows - .Ico, .Icl, .Png, .Rar, .Zip; 16*16, 32*32, 48*48, 72*72, 96*96, 128*128, 256*256
Bring on another Gallery Director to manage Cursors, Dock Icons, OS Icons, & IconPackager; `livius manages Avatars, Emoticons, Miscellaneous. This particular division of galleries between directors isn't necessarily the rule, but would provide for both directors to equally shoulder Icons as a whole.
Avatars> deviantART
Avatars> Messenger Display
Avatars> Miscellaneous
Cursors
IconPackager
Miscellaneous
OS Icons
Avatars
Emoticons
This guide has been compiled and presented by !camelhijackation and ~ipholio.
Removal Of Unused Or Expendable Icons Tiers
eIcons - We were under the assumption it had finally been removed, but the locked gallery is still present. mp3text - All [unlikely] submissions, as with eIcons, would be relocated to Miscellaneous. Buddy Icons - All submissions would be relocated Avatars> Messenger Display. Signature Banners - Category moved under Designs & Interfaces; Gallery description also needs expansion including strict rules about copyrighted image reuse.Relocation Of And The Creation Of New Icons Tiers
Avatars
Avatars> deviantART Avatars> Messenger Display [AOL, Windows Live Messenger [msn], Trillian, et cetera] Avatars> MiscellaneousEmoticons
Emoticons> Static Emoticons> Animated Emoticons> ProjectsFile And Size Limitations
These are to be appended to the gallery descriptions. Bear in mind this only concerns the actual file, not preview.
Avatars
Avatars> deviantART - .Gif, .Png, .Jpeg; .Zip, .Rar; 50*50 pixels maximum/minimum size. Avatars> Messenger Display - .Gif, .Png, .Jpeg, .Zip, .Rar; 50*50 pixels to 100*100 pixels. Avatars> Miscellaneous - .Gif, .Png, .Jpeg, .Zip, .Rar; 25*25 pixels to 150*150 pixelsCursors
.Ani, .Rar, .Zip; 32*32, any file over this limit [such as multiple cursors in one deviation that transcend this maximum value] automatically warrants the necessity of a preview image and archival file [.rar, zip.].Dock Icons
.Png, .Rar, .Zip; Preferably 128*128 or 256*256.Emoticons
.Gif, ,Png, .Zip, .Rar; Any emoticon submission over 100*100 pixels automatically warrants the use of a preview imageIconPackager
.Ip, .Iptheme, .Iconpackage, .Rar, .ZipOS Icons
*NIX - .Icon, .Png, .Rar, .Svg, .Tif(f), .Xpm, .Zip; 16*16, 32*32, 48*48, 72*72, 96*96, 128*128, 256*256 Mac OS - .Icns, .Dmg, .Png, .Sit; 16*16, 32*32, 48*48, 72*72, 96*96, 128*128, 256*256 Windows - .Ico, .Icl, .Png, .Rar, .Zip; 16*16, 32*32, 48*48, 72*72, 96*96, 128*128, 256*256New Gallery Director
Bring on another Gallery Director to manage Cursors, Dock Icons, OS Icons, & IconPackager; `livius manages Avatars, Emoticons, Miscellaneous. This particular division of galleries between directors isn't necessarily the rule, but would provide for both directors to equally shoulder Icons as a whole.Creation Of New And Replacement Of Outdated Gallery Icons
Avatars> deviantART Avatars> Messenger Display Avatars> Miscellaneous Cursors IconPackager Miscellaneous OS IconsRemoval Of Shadows On Gallery Browse Pages
Avatars EmoticonsThis guide has been compiled and presented by !camelhijackation and ~ipholio.
I've had avatars removed (twice now) because DA doesn't seem to understand that an avatar is art, and it can be a collaborative effort. I've had written permission to animate some DevArtists' work, and no one seems to read this in the deviation descriptions. (Thankfully, the first time this happended DA replaced my avatar back into my gallery when I explained. But now it's happened again, and I'm still waiting to hear from the Help Desk about it.)
What does this have to do with your article? Well, I like that you recognize the importance of fleshing out the avatar category. It's about time for someone to bring up this topic. I hope they listen. Maybe then avatars will be seen as artistic.
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Congrats buddy!
In suggesting these alterations, it is important to keep in mind the power that such a large art community has in the definition of these categories outside of the community itself.