Favicon2Dots

Dotted Favicon

Favicon2Dots turns your favicon into a 3D dot projection. It works rather well and is a quite interesting way to see a 16×16 picture. For a future update, I’d wish for semitransparent pixels to be not quite as tall as the other dots.

What does your favicon look like?

Responses to “Favicon2Dots”

  4. Joen says:

    Wow, not bad. This is most welcome spam.

    I like the first two and the last. I notice you’re not using alpha transparency, though?

    When I create favicons, I create a transparent, hi-color PNG and import it into Microangelo. It just works. You?

    February 7, 2007 at 19:00
  5. lm says:

    mine

    is not bad but nothing like a leaf when it is 16×16 px.

    Nice toy.

    February 7, 2007 at 19:24
  6. James AkaXakA says:

    Wow, not bad. This is most welcome spam.

    I like the first two and the last. I notice you?re not using alpha transparency, though?

    I’d like to give a nice thoughtful response saying how it’s my policy not too. I’d include reasons like not knowing the bg colour that the favicon may have, as (for instance) my bookmarksbar has alternating bg colours.

    The real reason is that I’ve just haven’t thought about it!

    Particularly the last one could use it….hmmm.

    The middle (third) one is supposed to be a cookie. It was a given logo and tweakingly blurred to look half-way decent at 16×16. See?

    When I create favicons, I create a transparent, hi-color PNG and import it into Microangelo. It just works. You?

    I create a PNG and use this html-kit page for converting them. Are you pleased with Microangelo? Does it just convert or do special stuff?

    Also, if you want more favicons to play around with, delta tango bravo has a great list. For example this one looks great:

    February 7, 2007 at 20:56
  7. Joen says:

    Here are a few nice ones:

    February 7, 2007 at 22:49
  8. Cyrris says:

    Not too exciting:

    February 8, 2007 at 02:49
  9. Joen says:

    Not too exciting:

    I disagree. Such a detailed pic is especially interesting in large angled dotted 3d.

    February 8, 2007 at 08:47
  10. James AkaXakA says:

    Haha, my comments really aren’t getting though!

    (Must have spammed too much…..)

    February 8, 2007 at 16:59
  11. Joen says:

    The middle (third) one is supposed to be a cookie. It was a given logo and tweakingly blurred to look half-way decent at 16?16. See?

    Ah yes, I see now!

    Are you pleased with Microangelo? Does it just convert or do special stuff?

    Not especially. I download the trial version every time I need to convert the PNG, then uninstall it afterwards. It does work wonders, and I’m sure it creates better favicons than web alternatives, but I’d frankly like a free alternative.

    Haha, my comments really aren?t getting though!

    Wow, that’s the first time ever Akismet has backstabbed me! If you hadn’t told me, I wouldn’t have recovered your comments!

    February 8, 2007 at 17:29
  13. Joen says:

    Jonas,

    This is a really good opportunity for me to ask: What does that favicon resemble ?? I know you use it on flickr as well!

    February 9, 2007 at 17:03
  14. Tristan says:

    Pretty neat! Joen, I like yours best, good use of transparency :-)

    February 9, 2007 at 21:25
  15. James AkaXakA says:

    Jonas,

    This is a really good opportunity for me to ask: What does that favicon resemble ?? I know you use it on flickr as well!

    Isn’t it the helmet (& head) of that Looney Tunes’ Marvin the Martian?

    February 9, 2007 at 21:47
  16. Joen says:

    Isn?t it the helmet (& head) of that Looney Tunes? Marvin the Martian?

    Could be.

    I’ve always imagined it to be some sort of bear in a costume…

    February 9, 2007 at 23:40