Community Challenge: St Patrick's Day Icons

A little bit of holiday fun

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March 17th is St. Patrick's day, a day most often commemorated by corned beef and cabbage, green beer, short little red-headed guys with funny hats and all sorts of people wearing buttons that say "Kiss me, I'm Irish!"  Well, we thought it might be fun to get into the spirit of the upcoming holiday here at WinCustomize with a mini-contest of sorts, something to get everyone thinking a little more "green".  Here's what you have to do to participate:

  • Create five St. Patrick's Day themed icons for the following shortcuts:
    • My Computer
    • My Network Places
    • My Documents
    • Recycle Bin
    • Internet Explorer
  • Bundle up the icons into a zip file and submit them to the "Misc Icons" category here at WinCustomize
  • Make a post to this forum thread for the community challenge with preview images of all five of your icons and a link to your gallery entry.

The cut-off is Saturday, March 17th.  The following week, site moderators will pick the three best sets and the winners will receive a free 1 year WinCustomize subscription (or 1 year extension to a current sub).

This is meant to just be a bit of fun for our icon artists.  If this community challenge is successful, we hope to do more in the future.

The luck of the Irish be with you!

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Reply #1 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Surely My Computer would be a pint of Guinness!
mmmm Guinness.... Can't wait!
Reply #2 from WinCustomize Forums Top
great Idea....that would actually be six icons tho being that there is an empty and full recycle bin....look forward to it.
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Reply #3 from WinCustomize Forums Top
17th March...hmmm...won't be here, I'll be in an Irish bar in Amsterdam consuming large amounts of Caffreys (can't stand Guinness)   
Reply #4 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Ooooh, Caffreys... drink one for me!  It's been about 5 years since I had one of those!
Reply #5 from WinCustomize Forums Top
What's the deal with all the Irish beer drinking stereotypes. I'm Irish, and I've never drank an ounce of beer in my life. This should be a fun contest. I'll see if I can find some time in my day to come up with something good. It's been a LONG time since I've done anything, this'll be a good return.
Reply #6 from WinCustomize Forums Top
This is a great idea; something to put a little spark into the creative community. I hope there are more to come. It seems obvious but I just want to make sure, these are icons as in actual .ico files?
Reply #7 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Sounds like fun , I may give it a go   

Top o' the mornin' to ya !
Reply #8 from WinCustomize Forums Top
What's the deal with all the Irish beer drinking stereotypes. I'm Irish, and I've never drank an ounce of beer in my life.


I'm Irish too and i reckon there wont be many people eating corned beef and cabbage either, don't get me wrong, there will be some, but i wouldn't call it a staunchly followed tradition on Paddys Day lets just say!

This wee competition sounds good though, and thanks to WC for acknowledging it for all us Irish people on WC. Incidentally RPGFX is the first Irish person I've come across here in 5 years, surely there has to be more, anyone? Anywhere? Hallo...calling all green people...

Paddy Ronan H
Reply #9 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I'm looking forward to see what people come up with. 

 
Reply #10 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I'm green !~! I have the reddish hair & freckles ......

It's My Secret
Reply #11 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I'm green !~! I have the reddish hair & freckles ......


Somehow I thought you might ...wait... I didnt think u were green     
Reply #12 from WinCustomize Forums Top
So...do you want the recycle Bin Full or Empty?
Reply #13 from WinCustomize Forums Top
For the purposes of this little contest, I'll take either (or both if you're so inclined)