Cute animated girl computer avatar/icons from the early 2000's?
June 5, 2011 9:57 PM Subscribe
Cute animated girl computer avatar/icons from the early 2000's?
When I was like 10, I remember going on the internet and making these icons. They were usually girls dressed in fashionable clothing such as platform shoes, flare pants, and mini skirts. They were customizable, and I think they were icons for AIM and such. An example can be seen here.
When I was like 10, I remember going on the internet and making these icons. They were usually girls dressed in fashionable clothing such as platform shoes, flare pants, and mini skirts. They were customizable, and I think they were icons for AIM and such. An example can be seen here.
Best answer: IIRC, they were called "dollz" ... but I could be wrong. Similar things can be found at Elouai - Dolls (more on the main page that aren't as small). I recall being vaguely interested and quickly losing my interest, so I don't know where people were getting them at the time.
posted by wintersweet at 10:02 PM on June 5, 2011
posted by wintersweet at 10:02 PM on June 5, 2011
Yeah, I always called them "candybar dolls" and made them at the Elouai site wintersweet linked to - if you click on the link labelled "Looking for Candybar Doll Maker", you'll find a site similar to what I used to use.
posted by Judith Butlerian Jihad at 9:03 AM on June 6, 2011
posted by Judith Butlerian Jihad at 9:03 AM on June 6, 2011
I remember seeing these primarily on an early avatar based chat program called The Palace.
The avatars were called dolls (or sometimes dollz), and the process of creating/editing them was dolling. The type of dolls in your example were called Preps or Preppies.
posted by Kattiara17 at 11:05 AM on June 6, 2011 [1 favorite]
The avatars were called dolls (or sometimes dollz), and the process of creating/editing them was dolling. The type of dolls in your example were called Preps or Preppies.
posted by Kattiara17 at 11:05 AM on June 6, 2011 [1 favorite]
Oops.. in answer to your question of where you can find them now, googling gave me this dollmaker link.
posted by Kattiara17 at 11:08 AM on June 6, 2011
posted by Kattiara17 at 11:08 AM on June 6, 2011
Response by poster: Yep, it's "dollz." I tried out a dollz generator...Somehow I remember making these to be more entertaining.
Thanks everyone!
posted by DeltaForce at 10:54 PM on June 6, 2011
Thanks everyone!
posted by DeltaForce at 10:54 PM on June 6, 2011
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posted by DeltaForce at 9:59 PM on June 5, 2011