Google's new Image Search feature is good for finding LJ icons

[flexagon]

As of last Thursday, you can specify the exact height and width of the image you're looking for in Google's Advanced Image Search. This is a great way to quickly find 100x100 images on any topic you might want

Comments

[stainsteelrat]

Thanks for the tip!

[flamencanyc]

You'll get a more complete search of LJ icons (i.e. including the many icons that are smaller than 100x100) by simply doing your search without the size constraint, but with a more specific instruction of where to search, like this:

snowflake site:http://www.insanejournal.com/allpics.bml?*

The asterisk is a wildcard that tells it to search everyone's userpic pages for the word you're looking for.

[flexagon]

That's interesting, thanks; I never knew the site keyword would work for specifications more fine-grained than the domain level.

[flamencanyc]

You're welcome.

However, oops! I just noticed that I copied the wrong URL when replying to you. Obviously, for LJ (as opposed to IJ) it would be:

snowflake site:http://www.livejournal.com/allpics.bml?*

I use these types of searches all the time.
And to be clear to those below: I wouldn't use icons without the permission of and credit to the creator.

[mollydot]

Oh wow. Never knew you could do that. Brilliant.

[northernveil]

Best thing EVER. Thank you.

[thistle_chaser]

Wow, that's cool. Thanks!

[greyyguy]

Just to be clear, this is a way to find icons that other people on LJ already have instead of making your own. Some people don't mind if you take their icons, but some people do.

[flexagon]

Oh, yes. Also just to be clear, if you don't restrict your search by site, you will get 100px by 100px images that may not currently be used as icons.