Because you know I spend too much time thinking about it.

[mysticalchild_isis]

A graphics poll, with some general icon questions, and some very specific.



[Poll #1518758]

Comments

[theidolhands.livejournal.com]

I honestly run across good icons through other people's comments and checking out those who have good taste. However, I do also check out icon comms.

[mysticalchild_isis]

I actually find a lot of icon makers that way, myself. I didn't even think to include that option, though...

[tinpra.livejournal.com]

I do this as well. If I see someone with an icon I love, I'll hunt down the icon-maker when possible.

[cat-calls144.livejournal.com]

*gasp* That's how I found you!

[alexiscartwheel.livejournal.com]

Ditto this.

[takhys]

I often find new iconmakers by clicking on the keywords of icons I like, but if I'm looking for something specific, I search LJ for comms by interests.

[mysticalchild_isis]

I surf through people's icons myself, I totally forgot to include that option.

[clockwork-sky.livejournal.com]

What's a ticky box? *feels stupid*

[mysticalchild_isis]

The little boxes you put the check mark in, on the questions that aren't radio buttons (the round ones) or text boxes.

No need to feel stupid, it's one of those things that you only get to know with lots of polls.

[clockwork-sky.livejournal.com]

Ohhh! So just ticky boxes for fun. I see, I see... Thank you for this enlightenment.

[volmerburroughs.livejournal.com]

When looking for new icons I usually go to comms of joint iconmakers.

[mysticalchild_isis]

The ones where like 4-5 icon makers post, or something else?

[volmerburroughs.livejournal.com]

Yes, places like acrobatica, fracturedshapes & cylonized

[tardis-stowaway.livejournal.com]

Things like mood themes and headers are fun sometimes, but I am okay with the current balance of mostly icons with the occasional surprise other graphic. I mostly find icons either through setting out to look through a show's icon com like dwicons, seeing icons pop up in a more specific community that I watch (like time_and_chips), or tracking down icons I like that I see other people using.

[mysticalchild_isis]

::nods:: Cool, thank you. :D

[janice-lester.livejournal.com]

Disorganised thoughts:

I don't have a mood theme and I hate the ordinary LJ ones. So I'd be quite receptive if the right one came along. It would have to be non-animated because I find flashing things irritating and I don't want to have to dodge them on my own journal.

I'm not interested in having a header or banner, but I AM interested in collecting larger graphics to go in my screensaver folder. I have a few in there that were designed as headers, but they don't look as good as those that are designed to be wallpapers for something close to my resolution (1440x900). I don't use wallpapers as wallpapers per se; I find anything remotely photoesque too distracting to have on my desktop all the time.

I hate having to hunt through a massive icon post to find the one or two icons from fandoms I'm interested in, but OTOH I love going to a post looking for one thing and finding something else I never knew I had to have. So I guess I'm in favour of multi-fandom posts, but also in favour of icon makers holding onto stray icons until they have a decent handful from that fandom to post.

Forgive the generalities; I can't honestly recall how you do these things, as it's been a while since I mined your journal for icons. (Currently around 12% of my in-use icons are yours, BTW.)

[mysticalchild_isis]

It looks like a lot of people zre interested in mood themes, so I'll probably post a request-ish sort of thing about it in my blog at some point. They can be sort of tricky, as one has to track down 132 suitable images to do it, but when I'm up for it, they can be fun.

Yeah, I've always been the sort to only post a small handful of fandoms, but with a decent number of icons per fandom. However, I've noticed the trend of posting a couple icons each of dozens of different fandoms these days, and figured I should check if that's what people prefer.

::grins:: Thanks!

[kalikethewind.livejournal.com]

I am honestly happy as long as you post graphics. I don't even care that 90% of them are fandoms I don't watch or know much about. I just like your graphics :)

I like bigger posts though..but if that means I have to wait a long time..pfft. Post 3 icons I don't care haha

I generally search by interest and find communities for the specific things I like..for instance 24 or criminal minds :)

and I like posts with all kinds of fandoms because it's interesting to see the differences in the style of crops and coloring you use for each :)

Blah blah blah POST! :)

I don't see the need to change to a community..it works just fine as it is doesn't it?

[mysticalchild_isis]

I think so, but I've just seen some rants about people using icon journals instead of comms, and wanted to check.

Thanks, hon. :D

[kalikethewind.livejournal.com]

and what is their main complaint? that it doesn't show up under communities? are they so stupid they can't find the journal that has ICONS in the title? haha

I mean it's a lil annoying when someone has a journal and also posts their icons there and they don't use "icons" as a tag so you have to root through a lot of their useless drivel..but your icon journal is..ohmygodGASP nothing but graphics...

I'm confused. Of course this isn't a new state of mind for me but..still..what the hell?

:)

[mysticalchild_isis]

The rant was about the fact that some people don't want to friend icon journals because that would give the icon maker access to the ranters locked journal. I understand that; which is why I was considering an alternate possibility. But I can promise that I never read my icon journal's friendlist- I have enough trouble keeping up with my own. :D

[infinitejoys.livejournal.com]

I didn't answer the first two because I honestly don't have a preference.

I often find icons through the icon equivalent of citation chasing -- find an icon I like, look up who made it, look at their icon journal (and then in the comments of their icon journal, I'll see another icon I like, so I'll look up that user, and repeat until I suddenly have a billion new icons saved on my computer). I only go looking for certain comms when I'm looking for something specific, like a certain character or episode.

[mysticalchild_isis]

Yeah, I surf through people's userpics myself- it's actually probably how I found most of my favorite makers.

[rare-fandom.livejournal.com]

Like a lot of others have said, if I see someone with an icon I like I go to their userpics to get the maker's name and then check out that person's com/journal. If they post enough icons I either think are really pretty or in fandoms I follow then I add/watch them.

[mysticalchild_isis]

Indeed, I do it myself- I totally forgot to add it to the poll.

[jenna-thorn.livejournal.com]

in order:

Really large posts tend to overwhelm me. I get burnout and don't really appreciate the second half of the hundred on a single page.

posts with only a few subjects make sorting through tags much simpler/more efficient

When I'm getting into a new fandom, I'll hit the fandom-specific comms or find the newsletter for that fandom and open up a handful of icons posts, but I friend a few iconmakers, and really that's where most of my icons come from.

I love to look at wallpapers, but I don't actually save many.

[mysticalchild_isis]

::nods:: Indeed- I feel about the same with really big posts, especially when there are lots of different fandoms/subjects.

[sunlitdays.livejournal.com]

I didn't pick moodthemes not because I wouldn't love to see what you could do with one, but because as a fellow graphics maker, I know how much of a pain in the butt they can be and I don't wish that on anyone! lol

I voted for more Firefly & Superman; it's how I found you in the first place. ;) But I usually love whatever you choose to make.

[mysticalchild_isis]

Heh, they are indeed a total pain. Usually the worst part is finding the last 20 or so images.

Thanks!

[time-lordy.livejournal.com]

I think the work you do here is great. I myself have no clue how to make an icon, and really no desire to learn. I think this place works well as it is, a journal.

what else? more Classic Who is never a bad thing.

[mysticalchild_isis]

Thank you kindly!

[lissa-ann.livejournal.com]

We need to get you into Supernatural so that you can make all the prettys for our fandom. :D

[mysticalchild_isis]

I'm not sure how up my alley Supernatural might be (sorry!) but I'm always happy to do specific screencaps et al.

And baseball season is starting soon :D

[pat-t.livejournal.com]

I'm actually getting my wish of new Highlander icons at our new hl_stills community which makes me very happy. Thanks for contributing.

[mysticalchild_isis]

I really should be thanking you- it's a great comm, and it's nice to have a little push sometimes to get these things done. Sometime soon, I'll actually get around to posting some HL icons- I have the contest ones, plus some new ones.

[tdapenguin.livejournal.com]

So I took the poll but I'm not really sure I get to count because I've got my 6 icon slots and judging from past experience I don't reallly cycle icons through them....

Although have you seen Monsoon Wedding? With its lovely bright colors it might be fun to iconify...

And I basically get my icons from myself with my mad skillz or from you :P

[mysticalchild_isis]

Hehe, well thanks for filling it out anyway. :D

Passing by (in search of icons ;-) )

[kehlen-crow.livejournal.com]

Looking for new icons is always very much not-fun for me. I look everywhere I can think of, and find one icon I like in about 20-30-50 entries. Because I know what emotion I want the icon to be of, and -that- is difficult to come by. :-)

Re: Passing by (in search of icons ;-) )

[mysticalchild_isis]

Oh, I totally understand. That's why I started making icons in the first place- I get really picky about what I want. :D

[ifavorfire.livejournal.com]

I'd be very interested in a Man From U.N.C.L.E. header or two.:)

[mysticalchild_isis]

I'll put it on my list :D