My favicon
I don’t think I have written about this before, and why I love what I have as my favicon. Favicon is a favorites icon that displays on the left-hand-side of my web address in the Address bar of compliant web browsers: Firefox and Safari and in certain feed readers. If you have tabs, it shows up there too. (For the uninitiated, do lookup Favicon on Wikipedia.)
My favicon is actually a wireframe of a cube — a representative of a finite element model. I love the icon, because it not only represents the kind of work I do as a structural engineer but also tends to represent open ideas and a tendency towards open and unbiased thinking that I believe in, crave to be affiliated with and make a sincere effort towards such things.
Great explanation of your favicon. I must write this up sometime. My icon is based on a monogram I was designing for a ring. The ring didn’t materialize though ;-). It was based on my initials. Looks a little like an infinity symbol too.
Jun 27, 05 at 06:18Thanks for the reminder, Chetan. I should look at picking up a favicon for myself. Can you write a “how to” kind of a help section for first timers?
Jun 27, 05 at 11:50Hi Kiruba, you probably didn’t notice the info about Favicon on Wikipedia link in the post. It contains more information (and external links) than I can possibly think of putting up as a tutorial. Do look-up.
Jun 27, 05 at 13:58Chetan
Jun 30, 05 at 22:38Thanks for the info. With a fair bit of help I managed to get a favicon set up. I love it. Thanks
Uma: Lovely favicon!
Jul 1, 05 at 08:23Not knowing how to create one myself, picked up the Indian flag instead. Would love to have an alternative or a better one though.
Jul 2, 05 at 09:32Satish: There are tools listed on that Wikipedia link. Look-up. You could also use a software like Iconworkshop to create your icon.
Jul 2, 05 at 10:01