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Can't face a Smiley? Try a Gloomy. SEEING THINGS Visit my blog to find out a bit more about sketching and painting on the iPhone and iPod Touch. Don't send a picture the size of a poster to show at the size of a stamp! Size before you send. Some little pictures may not be as small as they look. A multi megapixel portrait can seem tiny on the screen of a camera phone - or even an iphone. The bill for sending it by email or posting it to a gallery might not be so small!

SYMBOLS AND FACIAL EXPRESSIONS ADD IMPACT

WHEN EVERY PIXELCOUNTS

SYMBOLS

If you have a phone, you're already a veteran user of pictures down to the size of a pin head. . What would we do without those tiny icons, readable at a glance - in any language? They're not only indispensable. Symbols can be powerful stuff.

A symbol stands for more than it represents. Symbols can stir strong feelings.

FACES

One little shape can say most of all in the smallest space. What's that? A face. Symbols can have different meanings in different cultures, but let's - er, face it - we've all got faces. What was the first thing you ever learned to read? A human face.

Smileys are not the only tiny images that say worlds with a wink or a frown. If you want to make any icon, phone or iphone graphic, logo or gallery thumbnail stand out from the crowd, forget the gimmicks and garish colours. Just give it a face!

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