[game_preservation] SIG Icon and theme

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My vote is for the joystick--a very generic, and easily recognizable graphic that represents old games very well.

Will it be in a glass dome?

Joe
---- Andrew Armstrong <andrew at aarmstrong.org> wrote: 

> Yeah, I've no idea how to do that with only the GIMP available to me 

> that I have much knowledge of. If anyone has an free or cheap program to 

> do the final icon in, it'd be much appreciated :)

> 

> Andrew

> 

> Henry Lowood wrote:

> > We obviously need a vector graphics version ...

> >

> > Henry

> >

> > Andrew Armstrong wrote:

> >> I can do other pictures if anyone has any ideas. I'm glad you like 

> >> the joystick :) only person to comment on it so far.

> >>

> >> The cross? It's meant to be a circle. I did 20x20 pixel images, doing 

> >> circles for that is hard, I can up the pixels to do a better circle 

> >> though.

> >>

> >> That's why I did a grey one, since it allowed me to do a better 

> >> circle :) I can redo the black 5" floppy though.

> >>

> >> Andrew

> >>

> >> Henry Lowood wrote:

> >>> Here is my vote then:

> >>>

> >>> 1st choice. Joystick

> >>> 2d choice. The 3.5 floppy you have in the banner.

> >>> 3d choice. The 5 floppy that is black (the second image in the 

> >>> list).  Except: Why is the center a cross?

> >>>

> >>> But I only get one vote ...

> >>>

> >>> Henry

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