Who makes the lovely icons here?

I'd love to have one for !microbiology@mander.xyz, and I have this sketch I made that I'd be happy to use, but it doesn't quite fit the style of other communities:

Is someone in particular making these, or are they coming from a particular place?

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Sal@mander.xyz · 3 pts · 3y (2 replies)

I like this style a lot! Thanks for sharing it! I am away from my computer this weekend but I can add it as an icon tuesday morning. The style is unique and stands out, but I do think it fits well with other icons. And I am not trying to adhere to a specific style. I would just need to either make the bacteria lie inside of a white circle or make the background transparent, and then test that the width/height ratio is correct such that the image doesn't get cropped.

The first community icons and the mander icon I drew with inkscape, and my girlfriend helped me make some, like the jumping spider for /c/arachnology. More recently some users have contributed their own icons to a few communities. And a few days ago I asked an AI called Midjourney to make a few icons for some communities that didn't have them.

Mothra@mander.xyz · 2 pts · 3y

It's great to see the care that goes for this instance.

I'm also happy to contribute with icons and other graphics if anyone needs them- just give me a nudge.

kevin@mander.xyz · 2 pts · 3y

Great! I can move stuff around a bit so it works a bit better in a circle. I can also share a transparent and white-background version to play with - the bugs are a bit translucent, so just removing the background with Photoshop/Gimp won't work that well