Avatars, Icons & Logos with GIMP
I finally decided to unify all my different "social network" (flickr, ning, nowpublic, vox, xing) avatars, icons & logos.
Many people have been recommending the GNU Image Manipulation Program ( GIMP ) to me but I've never tried it before !
Because everyone says GIMP is amazing I (foolishly) assumed that meant it was easy to use (wrong!) and that I wouldn't need to read the manual (wrong again!)
After wasting 2 hrs trying to create my new icon I decided to read the first 100 pages of
Beginning GIMP: From Novice to Professional (Beginning from Novice to Professional)
A Peck
and now it's just taken me 15 mins to create the following two logos !
One for "people" focused "social networks" and one for "technology" focused social networks !
What do you think ? Does this consistently get my "brand image" across to both sorts of social networks ? Interestingly the mini photo in the top right corner looks smaller on the second image ! Have I made a mistake in GIMP or is this just an optical illusion ?