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[–] LeninWeave@hexbear.net 7 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (3 children)

emoji test It's really great, but at emoji size it's unfortunately not readable. I'm trying to think of how it could be adapted to work better in that size.

[–] Trying2KnowMyself@hexbear.net 5 points 4 days ago (1 children)

My phone absolutely butchered this, I’d need to cut it out properly if this works better, but the image is padded, shrinking the emoji. Probably still too small:

Better, though. So the next option is cropping the flour bag - probably want to shift the text a bit so the logo is better centered:

Top text still gets lost, little less obvious at a glance maybe, but more readable.

[–] LeninWeave@hexbear.net 4 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

I can't believe I missed the padding. ohnoes

I think the un-padded one (first image in your comment) is still too small but close enough that the text "no-purpose flour" alone can be enlarged (perhaps covering up the table below it) and be large enough to read without having to crop the outline of the flour package out (like in the second image in your comment, IMO making it less clear what the object is at a glance).

Let me see if I can do this.

[–] Trying2KnowMyself@hexbear.net 4 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

@SnakeEyes@hexbear.net: I didn’t read far enough before messing with the image, sounds like you may already have something in progress, but if not I am either happy to help with how to do this in gimp or to do it when I’m not just on my phone.

E: or LeninWeave has it doggirl-grin

[–] SnakeEyes@hexbear.net 4 points 4 days ago (1 children)
[–] LeninWeave@hexbear.net 6 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

emoji test

Here is the largest I could get the text with a bit of margin left on the package. It's not perfect, but hopefully it works. @Trying2KnowMyself@hexbear.net

Edit: I just checked my notifications and saw you did the same thing. Oops.

Edit 2: I looked closer and yours is a way better edit than mine too. 07

[–] PorkrollPosadist@hexbear.net 5 points 4 days ago (1 children)

It is a recognizable brand, especially for crackers like myself who look up recipes on the king arthur baking website because we have no culture of passing down family recipes

[–] LeninWeave@hexbear.net 8 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

It's generally recognizable as a flour package at emoji size, but the "no-purpose flour" aspect is lost.

[–] SnakeEyes@hexbear.net 5 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I'm going to mess around in gimp to see if I can fix it, thank you <3

[–] LeninWeave@hexbear.net 5 points 4 days ago (1 children)

07 The following markdown (example using the :07: image) allows you to test any image as an emoji, just replacing the URL.

![description text goes here](https://hexbear.net/pictrs/image/4d01158b-c48e-41d4-a94f-5f66eb7f051f.png "emoji")
  ^ This portion is not necessary to make the sizing work, it's an accessibility feature for screen readers.
[–] SnakeEyes@hexbear.net 5 points 4 days ago (2 children)

New and updated version, what do you think No purpose flour

[–] LeninWeave@hexbear.net 4 points 4 days ago

I like the extra touch at the bottom (alt. text: "ideal for liberals fascists nazis zionist genocidaires").

[–] Trying2KnowMyself@hexbear.net 4 points 4 days ago

That looks like it should work well - the part that will make it emoji-sized is the title text at the end: "emoji"

No purpose flour