if we provide these in several sizes, will the apps pick them up correctly. Also a lot people will probably replace the pics we provide with photos of themselves or some dorky thing they found on the net. I’m sorry, but not even I (andreasn) will sharp up my pics in gimp. What sizes does taking photos with a mobile phone give these days?
gaim seems to use 30×30 for the user list and 50×50 for the message window.
Well, that’s mostly everyone. It’s supposed to be diverse. People have different interests. We’re selecting pictures that may be able to represent most people.
The images should look good, be fun, and/or clearly convey something. Also, it should go without saying, but our user pictures should not be offensive.
These all should all be concepts or things that people identify with.
Every one of these should be simple: one object/idea or part of one object/idea (could be abstract). The picture should work in small sizes (buddy list size) as well as mid to large size (lock screen, gdm).