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i made some icons to help with a common issue (lemmy.world)

submitted 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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https://gitlab.com/sxwpb/minimal-tux-icons

These are only meant to help for cases where the full tux is too detailed to display, see examples in the linked README. But the shape also works well for single fill cases, like in the keychain example. I wouldn't want these to be used when the full tux could be displayed in all its glory instead.

~~One issue I have is I do not know how to license these properly, I wouldn't want them to show up in a trademarked logo or anything, but I would still want them to be freely usable as tux icons anywhere. What do you think?~~

I have chosen the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, thank you for helping me!

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

Very nice icon, would you consider contributing it to font-logos project (where a lot of FOSS projects logos are, including Tux) that is used on nerd-fonts so people can use it on their terminals? Nice to see SolveSpace being used for it. Edit: Fix typo.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

oh yea that would be cool, let me see if i can do it

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

@[email protected] I will wait for the license issue to resolve, seems better?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

@[email protected] Sure no problem, I'm still not 100% how to proceed, I hope in any case it get resolved before new NF release.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

aw I missed the release. maybe we can get it in for the fall release. ( personally I would prefer to get it in under the right license, than in a new one or in a grey-area). thanks for reaching out back then, it would be crazy to me if people had access to this icon in neovim etc.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I'm still figuring out some things and also have been busy, eventually should be done.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

no problem at all, I will try to get it in whenever it is solved, I’m in no hurry :) thx

[–] [email protected] 11 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Oh dude this is really awesome. Fresh.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

thankyou! btw, since you're a billion dollar corp can you send me a check? cheers

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

LoL I'm not. Just an early Lemmy user with weird taste

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

aw ok.. you never know ig heh

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

The middle one reminds me of Elan from The Order of the Stick

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Honestly I hope any of these variations replace the old logo. Looks great OP! Thanks for sharing

[–] [email protected] 6 points 8 months ago (1 children)

hell no, full tux is the best, these are just simplified icons. but thanks for the compliment!!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

No problem stranger 👈😎 lmao

[–] [email protected] 13 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (2 children)

This logo feels unbalanced, I don't have enough experience to say what is wrong, but it feels wrong.

Thanks for sharing. Maybe I will fork it and make it better.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Two issues I notice:

The beak looks like a wide open mouth. It does not look like a beak.

The middle icon colour scheme makes it look like it has a different expression to the other icons, like one of those squinting/extremely pleased anime faces. The expressions should match regardless of colour scheme.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I agree. Its cute but i think it lacks essential details. The monochrome versions don't look penguin enough.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

Yeah, the colored version is pretty good but the monochrome needs something to make the beak a beak.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 8 months ago

I love Pingu.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago

Some real KKK vibes from the white one

[–] [email protected] 11 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Why is the white one wobbling?!?

[–] [email protected] 15 points 8 months ago

Maybe you should go lay down

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

What?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago (2 children)

I don't know why but like I swear it looks like the white one wobbles when on my phone screen.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago

No such effect for me. Some cheap Samsung AMOLED here.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I notice the same effect.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 8 months ago (1 children)

One of you show me your phone, I don't see it.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago

📱

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago

I love Tux and these icons!

I now I also know how it's skull looks like :P

[–] [email protected] 65 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (2 children)

Obigatory

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

OMAHA

[–] [email protected] 7 points 8 months ago

OP should make an extended forehead alt icon pack in this image’s honor

[–] [email protected] 71 points 8 months ago (2 children)

I need the colored one as a sticker to cover that weird square thingy on my super keys.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 8 months ago

Imma try and make a 3d print out for my laptop to replace the keycap

[–] [email protected] 14 points 8 months ago

Ooh now I need that too.
Why can't those scummy forum scraper bots work in my favor?

[–] [email protected] 34 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

Creative Commons is exactly the tool you need for licensing; they even have a "build-your-own" customized license tool. The tool will generate an icon, text, and a link to easily understandable legalese for your license.

CC is like GPL (but more flexible) for art, and it's an awesome service.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

thank you, the build-your-own thing is great, i have chosen the CC BY-SA 4.0.

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