Larger Avatars and Avatar Types

Luskan · 01-31-2011, 01:38 PM

Hey,

This suggestion is aimed basically towards Thamelas, since he is the only one that can do anything about it... but, I think the avatars should be a bit bigger than what they are ... I believe they are 80x80, don't quote me on that though.

I also think the avatars shouldn't just be .jpeg pictures... you should include at least .gif as well.

~ Have a nice day!

Thamelas · 02-02-2011, 04:41 AM

Well the max width is 168 pixels. Anything wider would break the forum template. My avatar is 168px, to give you an idea. The avatars I made, and some others like it are 164 x 78 pixels.

I can alter the height, but I don't want to get ridiculous. Remember, these have to load on each page, and not everyone has high speed internet and a fast computer. Can you give me some idea of what you had in mind?

Luskan · 02-03-2011, 01:30 PM

Well,

~ I had no idea that they were 168 pixels wide...

That is actually big enough.... but I will provide a link to what kind of "types" of avatars I had in mind.

* LINK *

Forum avatars - WoWWiki - Your guide to the World of Warcraft

More commonly known as .gif files.

Thamelas · 02-03-2011, 03:37 PM

I already had a lot of those already on the server. They were reserved as Admin avatars. I moved them to a public category that anyone can select now. Just go to your UserCP, select edit avatar, and pic the "Wow Animated" category. You should be able to see them. As far as making them bigger, I wouldn't recommend it. If you look at the wiki page, when you enlarge these they get rather blurry. Feel free to play around with making your own custom avatar, just remember the max width that I told you above. You can always upload it to the server on your avatar selection page.

Luskan · 02-04-2011, 01:03 PM

Alright,

thanks Thamelas... much appreciated!

Alvasin · 03-19-2011, 04:44 AM

Clan avatars - are worn by members of the same social group, some might even say “gang.” These avs tend to be similar in basic design with slight variations to differentiate each one from the others. As such, each user announces his/her allegiance to the clan by adopting its collective visual appearance, while also maintaining some measure of individuality. It reminds me of the songs in some bird species. The species identifies itself and its members by a basic template that serves as the collective song. Yet each individual bird adds a small unique variation to that template in order to signify its individuality. Clan avs are found almost exclusively among adolescents for whom belonging to a peer group - and conforming to its standards - is a developmental hallmark.

Luskan · 05-15-2011, 01:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alvasin

Clan avatars - are worn by members of the same social group, some might even say “gang.” These avs tend to be similar in basic design with slight variations to differentiate each one from the others. As such, each user announces his/her allegiance to the clan by adopting its collective visual appearance, while also maintaining some measure of individuality. It reminds me of the songs in some bird species. The species identifies itself and its members by a basic template that serves as the collective song. Yet each individual bird adds a small unique variation to that template in order to signify its individuality. Clan avs are found almost exclusively among adolescents for whom belonging to a peer group - and conforming to its standards - is a developmental hallmark.

What are you talking about?