New default user avatars

[SuraimuSuu]

Not the exact picture from before, but...

Spoiler: Angel Avatar image aka the AP mascot

 

[SoobinUnnie]

When did this happen?

 

[LavanderGirl]

I absolutely adore the new avatar mascots. Awww!!

 

[TimmieTenders]

Good improvements, Keep it up !!

 

[DW75]

Anime-Planet has many default images that are used when we're missing content. For example, user avatars, default anime and manga covers, and more. As a follow-up to our new brand launch, we've been slowly designing new replacements for these default images that fit our style and theme.

Today we're announcing the first set of defaults: user avatars! Going along with the space theme that you see on the homepage, and our Planet-kun mascot, the avatars have a similar cosmic personality:

Simple, clearcut, colour options, nicely thematic and even manages to achieve "cute". Very good.

 

[sothis]

Not the exact picture from before, but...

Spoiler: Angel Avatar image aka the AP mascot

It was a much worse version of this, yes, with the old Anime-Planet 2.0 font that said "anime-planet".

 

[LadyPsychic]

I like my new default avatar. I got the blue one (which is good because blue is my favorite color).

 

[Funkgun]

It was a much worse version of this, yes, with the old Anime-Planet 2.0 font that said "anime-planet".

Eh, it was cute back in the day.

 

[Catalano]

All these developements are nice

 

[Deitren]

Yeah, I had been wondering where the other one went.. Was kinda sad when it got changed, so I went and uploaded my own now.

 

[MrLolo]

Aww so cute! They're perfect!

 

[Quin15]

They look nice :)

 

[Guest]

Nice upgrade!

 

[Miyoko43]

Awesome!^^

 

[RedShadow]

I think its ironic my most favourite site (anime-planet) has one of my least favourite themes. Space! It looks childish. I think a Teru teru bōzu Mascot delivers more of an impact with its cutesy look and its dark history than our current Planet-kun mascot. He looks cute but forgettable.

Going along with the space theme that you see on the homepage, and our Planet-kun mascot, the avatars have a similar cosmic personality

- Sothis. V4.5 is not appealing to me at all when compared to V2 more matured theme albeit dated look. Just my two cents.

 

[LilianTae]

Not the exact picture from before, but...

Spoiler: Angel Avatar image aka the AP mascot

Would it be ok to recreate this image into the old default avatar for further use? Because I really, really liked it (as well as the old Anime-Planet look). Just wouldn't want to violate a copyright or something. Or if anyone's got the old default saved somewhere I'd use that.

Also was this a character from an anime/manga or was it drawn specifically as Anime-Planet mascot?

 

[sothis]

The old avatar was created for Anime-Planet/is copyrighted yes

Sothis. V4.5 is not appealing to me at all when compared to V2 more matured theme albeit dated look. Just my two cents.

I'm sorry to hear that, but we don't plan to change the brand back to the archaic and 90s-looking V2 ;) hopefully we'll win you over eventually!

 

[Guest]

Very nice.

 

[QueenSkull]

l o v e l y !

 

[Warpuppy]

I'm not seeing anyone's default avatars in forums. For example in LilianaToreen's post all I see where an avatar should be is a white question mark on a grey background. Its like this on both Firefox and Chrome for me. Is this normal or is there something wrong on my end?