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- set0
- Lolzfalcadia
- But probably the best one yet.falcadia
- ex qbnr? now i'm curious.sea_sea
- too shy to come back on an internet messageboard?pinkfloyd
- curious...renderedred
- Tell skuttlebut to come back alreadymoldero
- 2 cups 1 stringbklyndroobeki
- neh, it's a link, if anythingWeyland
- mrpt0
What about using the hashtag/number/pound sign?
1) Most of the major social networking sites use the hashtag.
2) One could argue, a secondary goal of a social network is increasing your numbers; be it followers, likes, shares, etc. there’s an implied association with the number sign.
3) Can’t think of a third reason.
- i_monk0
What does "social" mean if not "share"? I can't think of a leading social media site/service that isn't just a proprietary way of sharing links, photos, opinions, or whatever.
- The act of sharing a specific peice of content and the act of being taken to a social media profile page are two totally different things....set
- Then it isn't "social" the icon needs to convey, it's "profile".i_monk
- Deep. Of course it's social. Social media profile. The pointless resistance and half wittery in this thread is astoundingset
- So what exactly would differ b/w a generic "profile" icon and a generic "social media profile" icon?
And don't be a dick.i_monk
- monoboy0
A few points on social media follow buttons...
- Utter tripeset
- If I'm on the site of a brand I like the look of, I want to follow them on twitter so I can keep a tab on them. If I can't find the twitter link anywhere....set
- I won't follow them and would consequently soon forget about the brand. That article is nonsensical chuff.set
- I'm guessing you have a fax number on your business card.monoboy
- Like the article said, you can encourage social media interaction within your content.monoboy
- Thanks for coming in today thoughset
- Nothing worse than being forced to use some shitty embedded option. Users are intelligent enough to come back to the website of they do desire.set
- If they so desire*set
- Your mentality is to force users into doing something they don't want to. Not cool...set
- Again, you misinterpret. But I'm done now. Bored.monoboy
- I thought you were done yesterday lol. Little divaset
- Thanks for coming inset
- monoboy0
Why on earth would you need to use one?
If you insist, how about this...
https://thenounproject.com/term/…- sometimes you just don't want to contaminate your designs with fb, twitter or instagram, a well recognized symbol instead would make sense.uan
- Don't contaminate them at all.monoboy
- Astonishing the amount of half wits incapable of understanding the conceptset
- Though to be fair I wasn't exactly the most eloquent in my original postset
- The point i was making. Putting social media icons in the header of your website just encourages visitors to leave? No point.monoboy
- You clearly don't work in the industry.set
- 15 years my friend. 12 Awards. Show me yours.monoboy
- Lol. Brands shouldn't link to their social media profiles? What a fuckwit...set
- "Header'.you fuckwit.monoboy
- Who said anything about only ever needing said icon to use in the header? What an astonishing chuffnut.set
- Sense, you make none of it...set
- Often there's not enough room to display all the icons of all the platforms without a dropdown or popup, so there needs to be a universal social icon..set
- What part of that are you failing to understand?set
- I only call you a fuckwit in jest and I mean no offence old bean, but I really don't understand your input in this thread...set
- Tell you what, I'll just let you get back to making an icon nobody will understand.monoboy
- You could say that about any icon ever made, before it became recognised. Please be in your way, and consider your opinion void.set
- You mentioned 'in the header' in your original post.monoboy
- set6
- this I think works well, and I really haven't seen it before in widespread usemonospaced
- good mix of notification, chat bubble and emoticon, indicates interaction and people, I likemonospaced
- I like this directiongoldieboy
- no. emoticons are like a thing.docpoz
- ^ What mono said.
Good one, I like that.grotesk_neue - but it's racist. SJWs will be triggeredGnash
- Has got a Sambo flavor to it, doesn't it?_salisae_
- Gets my vote too.Bilious_Fog
- not good for universal use because it has a specific emotion. this share button on a cancer research website?mekk
- Cancer patients can be happy too. I see what you mean but I think it's Dar too specific an issue. It could use some work to look like talking rather than...set
- ...smiling, though.set
- You might have to have "share" written next to it for awhile before it becomes used regularly.monospaced
- lol, ITS NOT SHAREset
- my badmonospaced
- :)set
- i don't see it.
it's a smile in a knocked out circle. the mouth does not indicate much else but a smile.bklyndroobeki - It's a chat bubble. Implies communication.monospaced
- hahahaha... black face.pango
- something funny here pango?bklyndroobeki
- he was laughing at the Sambo flavor comment abovemonospaced
- jatrick0
- jesus christjatrick
- no one's gunna make me not-green at this ratejatrick
- lol will you be our next fouty?pango
- ;)Continuity
- The second coming?BabySnakes
- continuity knows i'm certifiablejatrick
- I like the cut of your jib.Continuity
- set0
Apologies if I wasn't clear enough..
The act of sharing a specific peice of content and the act of being taken to a social media profile page are two totally different things.
'Share this content and click here to choose your social platform to share it on' already has a universal icon.
'Click here to choose your social platform to follow us on' does not have a universal icon.
- apology denied.doesnotexist
- I'm just trying to be a normal human. I don't feel sorry and I know I was perfectly clear you're all just thick cunts.set
- Somebody needs a hug.monoboy
- http://i14.photobuck…set
- Good effort. ;)monospaced
- It took some doing =Dset
- jatrick0
https://images.duckduckgo.com/iu…
Social media is the people's media, rise up and share a video etc.
- hans_glib1
no i think what he means is an icon to represent all the social channels for that website/company, rather than a sharing thing.
Acme Widgets has a website, and they also have a twitter, a g+, facebook, pinterest, ello, etc etc. Rather than have a ton of icons, set's looking for an icon that says "click here for all our other channels'.
if i understand it right.
which i probably don't.
- realistically though most of these companies post the same shit across all channels, so i'm not sure how important this ishans_glib
- You got it. And you're right with the note but some people only use one platform, like myself (twitter) so it's totally necessary to offer all platformsset
- Often there's not enough room to display all the icons of all the platforms without a dropdown or popup, so there needs to be a universal social icon..set
- doesnotexist0
an icon to hide other icons inside of it doesn't seem like a good reason to need a new icon.
- uan14
- perfect! we got it, let’s call it a day, guys!pressplay
- well, on a second thought, it doesn’t really say interaction. guess we need a couple of arrows.pressplay
- and while you’re at it, throw in a twitter bird flapping around with an instagram camera icon round it’s neck.pressplay
- love the Illuminati triangle... nice touch =DmonNom
- Haha. Client designed logoset
- lol, perfectyuekit
- level illuminati and shitpinkfloyd
- illuminatti sees your clouddocpoz
- I like how it's racial segregated.i_monk
- hahahaha i love you guysfeel
- white guys look like cock and ballsdirtydesign
- you would i_monkbklyndroobeki
- seriously, why are their dicks hanging out?pinkfloyd
- Because that's what people do onlineyuekit
- qbn. where shit gets one.docpoz
- *donedocpoz
- LOL. Only needs more penis from georges.grotesk_neue
- haha! QBN = best online community.Krassy
- It's like an invasion of flying men with big dicks hoveringpinkfloyd
- This is art.BabySnakes
- Ben992
- yeah, but needs more dung.docpoz
- We know it, but I think it'd be a massive stretch to say everyone knows it.Nathan_Adams
- You're totally missing the point. This is a share icon, to share a specific page or content. We're talking about a generic social media icon...set
- This opens up a list of platforms you can share the content on. Im talking about an icon that opens up a list of platforms you can view their profile on.set
- Two very different things. One already has an icon, the one you posted, the other doesn't...set
- georgesIII5
- hahahaset
- the overlapping nut sacks express unity, sharing, bonding and a sense of togetherness.utopian
- Yep, way too much sharing in that one.grotesk_neue
- this shares the shit out of mesrhadden
- the balls have lots to giveomg
- iCanHazQBN0
- Hah! Cuntsset
- So what? Looks completely different.qoob
- Also not even there real logoqoob
- It's not their official logo, correct, but it's the logo most are familiar with. It's the one they use all over food packaging in the US.iCanHazQBN
- I didn't even know what their official logo was until I looked it up one minute ago.iCanHazQBN
- But this is the icon people associate with the AHA.iCanHazQBN
- Any ideas iCuntHaz?set
- LOL. You post work asking for thoughts. Then someone gives an objectively critical and legitimate opinion that you don't agree with.... so you call them a cunt.iCanHazQBN
- You're a headcase. I don't know how anyone could stand to be around you if you're anything like this in real life.iCanHazQBN
- lol calm down. I asked if you had any ideas yourself rather than simply shooting down others? Why are you talking about my company? Hahahaset
- Sensitive little flowerset
- You took constructive criticism as "shooting you down", then called someone a cunt for it. Go get mental help, son.iCanHazQBN
- ...sounds like your the sensitive one who can't take an drop of criticism.iCanHazQBN
- Do you call your clients "cunts" when they object to one of your design concepts and then storm out like a child?iCanHazQBN
- lol you having a nice day? I call everyone a cunt. Relaxset
- I never said I disagreed with you anyway, haha, I don't.set
- We'll scrap the heart you big touchy cuntset
- I think it's passable. As long as you don't use the same colour or style of illustration. Most people recognize colour before shape.pango
- set2
- This is from a discussion we had here at the office about this a few months ago. We came up with paws for "follow", smiley faces etcset
- Favorites. For social maybe a soap box and megaphone would work?kona
- I like the icon though. It's clever.kona
- What about a heart in a profile user icon? Social media is about people and reaching their emotionspinkfloyd
- Looks like a Health or Heart Check icon. Like some diabetes program or whatever. Too health related, not very social at all.iCanHazQBN
- Heart is too much linked to other things. Love, Health, etc. Share wouldn't work I think.grotesk_neue
- It's not share, that's the whole point... Bit I agree the heart should be scrappedset
- pressplay0
- Facebook?qoob
- Myspacemonospaced
- messengeruan
- Why are their cocks hanging like thatpinkfloyd
- lol pinkfloyd.grotesk_neue