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[Poll] What do you do with them?

With so many icons to choose from, I was curious what everyone is doing with them. Are they in your website navigation? Buttons in an application? Desktop icon replacement? Or do they just sit on your digital shelf, gathering digital dust?

Posted by Jahnoth Vip-micro on Mar 23, 2007 in Blab | 29 comments

mhayes on Mar 23, 2007

For now just sitting on my digital shelf - but I dust them regularly.

tamashii on Mar 23, 2007

If you guys have sightings and/or have used IB sets, please post about them in the IB Sightings post also.

Personally, I haven't used any of the icons for a site or anything yet. Some are definitely worthy of blogs and the like, though.

slypix on Mar 23, 2007

for now, just collecting :)

cry187 on Mar 23, 2007

I used them as a reference when I do design for icons.

justG on Mar 23, 2007

Just collecting at the moment.

boxofjack on Mar 23, 2007

I print them out and use them as confetti.

eagle on Mar 23, 2007

I use pieces/parts of them for icons on application buttons. Nothing has been exactly what I needed, but a few were close enough that with a little modification they worked.

kilrae on Mar 23, 2007

The smilies will probably be going into my blog, although I haven't decided Manhattan or Shanghai yet. Of course, I'll probably need to do a redesign to make it look right, but that's what summer break is for. I think I'll use the Anaheim alerts in the error messages software I'm writing for my business. I wish there were some free CMS icons.

jamie on Mar 23, 2007

I use the 16x16 versions as my favicons in FF for bookmarked sites.

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Newberry on Mar 23, 2007

They make great coasters ...

Betty on Mar 23, 2007

Great question--mostly for collecting and hanging with IB friends, some on a neighborhood website I volunteered to do, some in emails, some on desktop for app/folder icons.

tamashii on Mar 23, 2007

how do you guys set favicons for websites not your own in FF?

cypher-neo on Mar 23, 2007

I used some of the icons in a webpage journal. You can see the icons on my journal at http://cypher-neo.deviantart.com/journal
There aren't many of them used... just in the side menu (that's all).

Sly on Mar 23, 2007

I just collect mine for now too - I have not worked out where I can use any of the current sets on my sites ... yet ...

Keeblerelf on Mar 23, 2007

I normally use them as either images/buttons within an application or when I need inspiration for a little image I'm creating myself.

etherbrian on Mar 23, 2007

They keep your breath fresh and drive away evil spirits! And who doesn't want fresh breath?

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watehey on Mar 23, 2007

Speaking of evil spirits... that avatar is creepy!

slypix on Mar 23, 2007

@watehey - lol, you should see his avatar, when he didn't have the icons to drive away the evil spirits

justG on Mar 23, 2007

@ Keeblerelf: I love your new avatar. It looks kind of like a Dock icon, with all the little badges around it. =)

Keeblerelf on Mar 23, 2007

Why thanks. :) Kinda stole your idea of shrinking down your main image and moving it to the upper left corner. hehe

predrag on Mar 23, 2007

just collecting. i want more. icons... more icons... stamps... must have tokens... icons... :)

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watehey on Mar 26, 2007

Mostly use them for desktop/files/favicons/etc. Also use them occasionally in other image creations.

travisseitler on Mar 26, 2007

So far I'm using Manhattan Smilies and a few Dresden icons on my blog. I've got plans for some of the others, but no time to implement those plans!

theexxs on Mar 26, 2007

i havnt used them yet

emed795 on Mar 26, 2007

I sometimes use these icons for personal programing projects. Otherwise, I just collect them.

Q1475 Vip-micro on Apr 01, 2007

Right now they are used for my shortcut icons at work. That's it for now.

gswd on Apr 01, 2007

I have used a few in various projects (as detailed - badly - in the IB Sightings post), and as avatars on other sites.

mvisconte on Apr 02, 2007

DO with them? We're supposed to DO something with them? You mean, besides just bask in the warm comfort they provide?

Hm... I never thought of DOING something with them. I must give this further thought.