Suggestion Changing Smilies

I don't know, maybe it's just me, but the smilies here don't do any justice to what originally the smilies were supposed to mean.

I mean, call this whatever you want, but this is not a smile: This looks more like someone is gloating over somebody else's misfortune (or something like that).

This is definitely not a frown: It looks more like "What?!" "Huh?"

This is definitely not confused:

And I have no idea why this is Roll Eyes?

Anyway, I really think the smilies here could be better (and easier to use). I, sometimes, am not sure if I can use them, because I am not sure if the person on the other end will understand that I am just extending a friendly smile and not laughing at him/her.

 

I don't, but maybe some good DP people can create something without any copyright claims and what not. As a favor.

 

But on the positive side...(yes there is always a positive side) the smilies go well with the DP green motif, no?

 

May be. That green motif (this particular shade) is the color of the US dollar currency. I like it. However, the smilies look more like little aliens or moon people with strange contortions. Again, may be it's just me.

 

It looks like someone who has had a few too many drinks.

 

Drinks?...Nope...we're talking drugs here,*very* powerful drugs.

 

Alcohol is a drug But yes, aliens prefer to partake in psychedelics. I don't blame them

 

Aussies are aliens aren't they? So...what shade of green do *you* see these smilies in? (just trying to stay on topic)

 

No they're convicts. But their accent is incredibly sexy, so most girls see past that.

 

Means you need vector based smiles only right? and which format will best fit ? AI/SVG/EPS or any other?

But I really don't like these green smiles.. when smiles come in my mind then I can think about yellow color only (unfortunately)

Lolz when new forum is migrated and checked this new smiles the the first thought came in my mind was same "What this 2 antenna doing on smile's head?? Are these Dp servers shifted to Mars? "
and thanks for opening this thread

 

Okis will try my best

 

Thanks malky. I just had a quick look through that thread. Seems like the problem is to do with vectorization. I've actually got a software that can definitely vectorize all those smilies. Don't really want to do it if people don't like those smilies though. Let's see what others think first...

 

I would disagree with that (I know, shocking)... SVG is painfully and grossly inefficient due to it's plain text delivery -- just look at a SVG version of a font (as needed for old iOS devices) where most of them by themselves are twice the size I'd allow for an enitre page's template of HTML+CSS+SCRIPTS+IMAGES!

... that said, If I wanted vectors, I'd consider using a webfont, but really they are just another of the things I have to block to even use this site due to their being system performance robbing garbage. (honestly I have most of the 'static' subdomain blocked now for everything coming from it being what was making the site painful to even visit.)