1.) Quality... are they well made, with no noticeable flaws
That puts me out of the running. *lol* Srsly I just voted at the current OWL challenge and all I could see in mine were the flaws that I managed to NOT notice before. UGH
My personal taste.....this usually means the icon I can't keep my eyes off.
Oh yeah, it's those "intangibles" that's a combination of the technical qualities you mentioned, plus emotional impact, or that indefinable "It" factor. Mood and emotional impact are very important to me - does the icon "tell a story"? I often find that there will be one or two that just POP when I look at the entries.
When I look at icons from other fandoms that I'm not familiar with I wonder if I'm "missing" something re: emotional context/impact?
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That puts me out of the running. *lol* Srsly I just voted at the current OWL challenge and all I could see in mine were the flaws that I managed to NOT notice before. UGH
My personal taste.....this usually means the icon I can't keep my eyes off.
Oh yeah, it's those "intangibles" that's a combination of the technical qualities you mentioned, plus emotional impact, or that indefinable "It" factor. Mood and emotional impact are very important to me - does the icon "tell a story"? I often find that there will be one or two that just POP when I look at the entries.
When I look at icons from other fandoms that I'm not familiar with I wonder if I'm "missing" something re: emotional context/impact?