Brother Tyler Posted October 20 Share Posted October 20 You may (or may not) have noticed that we have added a direct link to this club from the + PBP Games + subforum. The forum icon, circled in goldenrod, normally indicates that a member has new unread posts in a forum. With clubs (and other redirects, such as to a blog category or an album category), the icon doesn't work the same way. With the forums, the icon doesn't appear or is faded if there are no new unread posts in that forum. With the other features (i.e., the redirects), the image always appears in its full brightness. This is the reason for the redirects having special icons: With the Nook now having a redirect icon from the Forums, we have two options: Since the Nook is a club, we could use the normal Clubs redirect icon, or The members of the Nook can create a custom redirect icon I have a feeling I know which option y'all want to go with, but I don't want to be presumptuous. If you're fine with the standard icon, easy peasy - I'll make that the icon post haste. If you'd prefer to create a custom icon, there are some requirements/limitations: The image must be 48 pixels wide by 28 pixels high. The actual icon should be no larger than 28 pixels wide by 28 pixels high, centered in the 48x28 area. The icon must work with both the dark and light themes (i.e., there must be contrast). The image must be a .gif with a transparent background. I'm happy to assist with the creation of the icon, including taking your suggestions and coming up with a suitable image that meets your description. I'll give y'all some time to discuss and come to a consensus. Mazer Rackham, Xin Ceithan, Machine God and 3 others 2 3 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/386951-give-the-nook-an-icon/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lysimachus Posted October 20 Share Posted October 20 My first thought was a 40k quill pen of some sort? Maybe that is too obvious, though? Trokair, Xin Ceithan, Mazer Rackham and 1 other 1 1 2 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/386951-give-the-nook-an-icon/#findComment-6137598 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mazer Rackham Posted October 20 Share Posted October 20 (edited) A gravestone with the letters 'TPK' on it....wait... Edited October 20 by Mazer Rackham Lysimachus, ImmediateFrog, Xin Ceithan and 3 others 4 1 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/386951-give-the-nook-an-icon/#findComment-6137604 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Necronaut Posted October 20 Share Posted October 20 (edited) I have some ideas percolating. I'll see if I can mock something up over the next few days. Edited October 20 by Necronaut Lysimachus, Mazer Rackham, Trokair and 1 other 3 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/386951-give-the-nook-an-icon/#findComment-6137612 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trokair Posted October 20 Share Posted October 20 (edited) 1 hour ago, Lysimachus said: My first thought was a 40k quill pen of some sort? Maybe that is too obvious, though? Seconded, though I have no idea bout how to make such an image. While it might be obvious I think we want something fairly simple and self explanatory given that it will be small, and a link from PBP forum to the club so may serve to draw in new participants. Edited October 20 by Trokair Xin Ceithan, Lysimachus and Mazer Rackham 2 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/386951-give-the-nook-an-icon/#findComment-6137617 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xin Ceithan Posted October 20 Share Posted October 20 3 hours ago, Lysimachus said: My first thought was a 40k quill pen of some sort? Maybe that is too obvious, though? Only Caveat here I see is - what’s the Cabal of Dead Ink going to use?! The Club, obviously ( With the Drukhari game postponed, I haven’t gotten very far with hacking up a proper rune for the Cabal - though I’m looking into opening an Index Xenos file with the stuff I have and go from there once things settle down a bit … ) Maybe something with Dice for the gaming association? The icon is pretty small, though.. Maybe a Pair of d6 rolling out of a skull cup? A ServoSkull with a d20 lens for the cybernetic eye? Necronaut, Lysimachus, Mazer Rackham and 1 other 2 1 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/386951-give-the-nook-an-icon/#findComment-6137647 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mazer Rackham Posted October 20 Share Posted October 20 (edited) 2 hours ago, Xin Ceithan said: Only Caveat here I see is - what’s the Cabal of Dead Ink going to use?! Yes, TBH that crossed my mind as well. But - you know the rules. We Can't Say. 2 hours ago, Xin Ceithan said: Maybe something with Dice for the gaming association? The icon is pretty small, though.. A ServoSkull with a d20 lens for the cybernetic eye? Gets my vote. 1 hour ago, FabiusV4lcoran said: Thanks! I'll definitely keep an eye out. I'm gonna have to keep an eye out for your 'scribbles'. They're a really interesting faction for sure. Xin's scribbles are pretty cool - and welcome aboard the crazy train , er, the Nook! :) Edited October 20 by Mazer Rackham FabiusV4lcoran, Xin Ceithan and Trokair 1 2 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/386951-give-the-nook-an-icon/#findComment-6137673 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Tyler Posted October 21 Author Share Posted October 21 Note that I split the posts that weren't about the icon out to a separate discussion. Just keep in mind that at 28x28 pixels, you're not going to get a lot of detail in the image. If you include any dice, the more sides on the die/dice, the more difficult it will be to make out what they are. Xin Ceithan and Necronaut 2 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/386951-give-the-nook-an-icon/#findComment-6137690 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Necronaut Posted October 21 Share Posted October 21 @Brother Tyler yes I started looking at this during the afternoon and was a little dismayed by the loss of detail in my first few attempts. This will very much be a "less is more" sort of solution. Xin Ceithan 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/386951-give-the-nook-an-icon/#findComment-6137694 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mazer Rackham Posted October 21 Share Posted October 21 Maybe like a crime writer association - some kind of bloodied dagger, bringing up ideas of intrigue, murder-hoboism, backstabbing, and the natural proclivity of Players to think the worst of GM's fairness and open-handedness.... Trokair, Lysimachus and Xin Ceithan 3 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/386951-give-the-nook-an-icon/#findComment-6137726 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xin Ceithan Posted October 21 Share Posted October 21 I made a few quick doodles since my mind wouldn’t,er it go … These are for the skull dice cup and dice bionic eye thing I thought it’d be neat to retain the general red cross and letter thing on the skull as unifying theme, like corporate branding… And while doing that I had another idea which became the bottom of my sketch sheet: I know it’s never going to work - but the idea of having those RPG characters running out from a giant Bolter and Chainsword ( Nook Pattern) ServoSkull Castle Greyskull was to cool not to scribble down Brother Tyler, FabiusV4lcoran, Lysimachus and 3 others 1 5 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/386951-give-the-nook-an-icon/#findComment-6137750 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Tyler Posted November 10 Author Share Posted November 10 Has there been any progress on this? I can start working on concepts based on the ideas that have been presented so far (if no one else is able to). I'm a bit busy in Real Life right now, however, so I may not get to it until next week. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/386951-give-the-nook-an-icon/#findComment-6141724 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord_Ikka Posted November 13 Share Posted November 13 I like the idea of a d10 landing on 1, representing the universal truth of how we roll. Trokair, ImmediateFrog and Black Cohort 3 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/386951-give-the-nook-an-icon/#findComment-6142124 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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