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HRHAHAAIUWGDGWHSG ME TOO IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS MOMENT AHHSHDHD
hello!!! hope youre doing well <3
do you have any cowboy bebop blinkies/stamps? totally okay if not! thank you!!
I absolutely love cowboy bebop
Sorry for not posting alot... i just have no ideas .. so requests are appreciated !
well these are delightful
vaguely vintage blinkies...?
made by me! credit not required.
a guide to internet graphics and my blog
I'll try to make this entertaining, but we have a lot to cover!
Q: Sooo... What are blinkies? Or buttons?
A: Blinkies are a type of graphic that was popular 15+ years ago on personal blogs, often on a web host called Geocities.
Geocities no longer exists, but lovers of the indie/old web use other platforms, such as the new Neocities, to make their own old web-inspired blogs. They often decorate these with collectible graphics.
Q: You haven't really answered my question. What's the difference between all of these graphics?
A: Well, there are a lot of different kinds of graphics. For the sake of time, I'll only talk about the ones I post.
Blinkies are usually 150x20 pixels, but many creators like to improve their quality by making them 300x40, or even larger. There are also some oddly-sized blinkies, like this one:
However, most blinkies adhere to the standard dimensions. Most of them also have "blinking" borders, and usually feature text.
Let's talk about buttons. Buttons are, well, buttons. This button specifically is 88x31. This seemingly random size was the standard for Geocities users back in the day, who used these buttons as a portal/advertisement to their website, as well as a way to say pretty much whatever they wanted. Lot's of companies used them as well. Here are some examples:
Not all buttons share this standard dimension, though. Here are some other possibilities:
There are variations of these, too. Some buttons look pretty weird:
...and there are blinkies called "chain blinkies" that look like something else entirely:
Q: Ok, cool. What about stamps?
A: Stamps are a bit different. They're a slighter newer thing, and were made popular on Deviantart in the early 2010's. They are traditionally 99x56 pixels, and can be used to decorate any blog or website. Here are some examples:
as you can see, they can be made with a variety of borders.
I would love to continue, but I think this is enough for today. I'll have a part two up within a couple days! Stay tuned for explanations and examples of dividers, favicons, fanlistings, web etiquette, and more!
part two!
blue + pink blinkies
someone requested this and I accidentally deleted it
trans pride hearts blinkie by @radiotrophicfungi
crybaby and Sakura blinkies by @cemetery-grl
car blinkie by @emptygrvve
t4t blinkie by @polybius-awesome
Hi! :)
I love your profile so much! It's so helpful for when I want to spruce up my socials. <3
This is a bit of a tall order, but do you have any grunge (90s grunge, that is) graphics? Thanks!
Thank you! I always appreciate hearing how people use my resources.
Hopefully this is what you're looking for!
might do a part two!
RUN INTO THE WOODS
i'm very bad at living
mitski blinkie by @pixel-bu99
millipede blinkie by @yorigami
possibly in Michigan stamp by @sillystamped
1st and 5th stamps by @swamp-gremlin
Shhhh.... collection stamps
I've had some of these for a while and decided to do more with some others I found recently LOL
i am very grateful
hallo!! Im back :3
The snail one took 52 images be grateful /hvyj
do you have anything for the strokes?
yep!
blinkies by @loleah
stamps by @pda-mp3
RAHHH tysm also take your time
May I have My Bloody Valentine (shoegaze band) blinkies? Thank you!
Sorry I’ve been so behind on requests lately, I’m trying to get through as many as I can rn agggh