any tips to make an "authentic looking" blinkie?

[candycanearter07]

hi!

is there any design rules to make a blinkie more authentic looking? (besides the obvious making it 88x31)? i wanted to make some for some games i like

[Melooon]

I think it might be a good idea to clarify what a blinkie is to start with  You can search for them on this forum and find lots of topic examples;

The main thing I'd point out is that while there is no rule; 88x31 buttons/badges are almost never called blinkies. Usually the term blinkie refers to a wider thinner badge (150x20px apparently) that has blinking pixels around its edge; like the ones here!



My guess is that this format of image was originally inspired by mid century theater signs like this one:


So as always my recommendation when replicating media is to study the media, but also study its sources and history of where it evolved from; then you can build on the same idea as the original media, rather than just imitating it 

EDIT:
Also also, if you're curious about the origin of 88x31 badges too; those are most lightly inspired by American mall signs:


I think the interesting thing about both examples is that it really shows how early web culture evolved out of middle class American suburban culture ~ that's a really big subject in itself and there's a lot of room to explore it! 

[candycanearter07]

I think it might be a good idea to clarify what a blinkie is to start with  You can search for them on this forum and find lots of topic examples;

The main thing I'd point out is that while there is no rule; 88x31 buttons/badges are almost never called blinkies. Usually the term blinkie refers to a wider thinner badge (150x20px apparently) that has blinking pixels around its edge; like the ones here!



My guess is that this format of image was originally inspired by mid century theater signs like this one:


So as always my recommendation when replicating media is to study the media, but also study its sources and history of where it evolved from; then you can build on the same idea as the original media, rather than just imitating it 

EDIT:
Also also, if you're curious about the origin of 88x31 badges too; those are most lightly inspired by American mall signs:


I think the interesting thing about both examples is that it really shows how early web culture evolved out of middle class American suburban culture ~ that's a really big subject in itself and there's a lot of room to explore it! 

Huh? h how do you study that

[Melooon]

Huh? h how do you study that

Same as you study anything! You ask questions and then you find answers and you keep doing that until you’re satisfied in this case you could examine existing blinkies, examine theatre signs; find out who made the first blinkie, who made the first theatre signs; what’s the history of signage etc etc! Anything that catches your interest ~ you did ask the question, so something about it must be interesting to you; there is no expert on this subject so you could become the expert if you wanted 

[Memory]

i'm not really sure what you mean by "authentic" in the context of a button or a blinkie! could you elaborate a bit? is there a particular time period you want to emulate or something like that?

[candycanearter07]

i'm not really sure what you mean by "authentic" in the context of a button or a blinkie! could you elaborate a bit? is there a particular time period you want to emulate or something like that?

No particular time period.. i was just wondering if theres anything to keep in mind

[candycanearter07]

well uh heres my first attempt after trying to imitate existing ones