Side project 01 - Holiday icon collaboration
It's the holiday season and here at Wonderous Stuff, we are all for parties. But we also like to mix things up, so this isn't your usual holiday icon post!
Our makers are from all over the world and the holidays mean something different to all of us. Maybe we don't celebrate the same holidays, maybe the weather is completely the opposite. If you live in Australia, you don't wish for a white Christmas and if you celebrate Hanukkah, you might get tired of all the red and gold and green around.
We decided to use traditional themes as inspiration for icons that, topically, had little to nothing to do with the holidays. Our themes were:
01. Snow - white, pure, untainted. Also frozen, ice queens or melting.
02. Candle - A candle provides light and symbolises hope.
03. Mistletoe - Kiss!
04. Holidays by numbers - There are a lot of significant numbers to our holidays. The twelve days of Christmas, the nine-branched menorah, the three Magi etc.
05. Food - Food is an important part of how we celebrate our holidays. Icons inspired by characters eating or by food in general.
06. Prayer - Even those who don't observe the religious aspects of the several holidays often use the holidays to reflect on their year and their life.
07. Family - We love celebrating with our families, but our family can also drive us nuts.
08. Haze - Icons inspired by the 'traditional' Christmas barbecue: icons featuring smoke, smokey textures, but also inspired by the simmering heat coming off the coals.
09. Bright - That moment when the sun glints off a shiny surface and the light is sharp. Also featuring sunny situations or characters that are positive and happy.
10. Sand - Since it's summertime in the Southern Hemisphere, many head out to the beach for a Christmas vacation. The theme was interpreted in many ways, think graininess, texture or the sandy colour palette.
11. Fireworks - Fireworks are a big hit for New Year's Eve and who doesn't know those cold fireworks they put on ice cream? This theme can be interpreted technically or topically.
12. Gifts - Materialistic people that we are, this is a mini version of Secret Santa, where the participants made an icon for one of the other makers. (Except for firstillusion, who assigned the secret santas.)
As an extra challenge, we developed four colour schemes we had to use at least once:
Christmas: Warm colours (think: red, gold, green)
Hanukkah: Cool colours (think: white, blue, silver)
Winter: Monochrome, black-white-grey.
Summer: Bright colours.
_puchula_'s Holiday set
Bright +
Summer
Candle +
Christmas
Gift +
Winter*
Haze +
Hanukkah
Mistletoe +
Christmas
Sand +
Summer
*Gift for absolutelybatty.
absolutelybatty's Holiday set*
Bright +
Summer
Haze +
Summer
Candle +
Summer
Family +
Summer
Haze +
Christmas
Candle +
Winter
Sand +
Christmas
Snow +
Winter
Haze +
Hanukkah
Candle +
Summer
Fireworks +
Hanukkah
Snow +
Hanukkah
*All of these (except Chang) fit the gift theme for deternot.
deternot's Holiday set
Snow +
Hanukkah
Candle +
Hanukkah
Holiday by numbers
+ Christmas
Food +
Christmas
Haze +
Winter
Sand +
Summer
Gift +
Winter*
*Gift for saxify (larger version here!)
firstillusion's Holiday set
Sand +
Hanukkah
Fireworks +
Christmas
Snow +
Winter
Holiday by numbers
+ Summer
Mistletoe +
Winter
Family +
Summer
Prayer +
Christmas
Candle +
Hanukkah
longerthanwedo's Holiday set
Gift +
Christmas*
Snow +
Hanukkah
Sand +
Summer
Prayer +
Summer
Holiday by numbers
+ Christmas
Mistletoe +
Christmas
Haze +
Winter
Food +
Hanukkah
Fireworks +
Hanukkah
Family +
Winter
Candle +
Summer
Bright +
Winter
*Gift for tinebrella.
raiindust's Holiday set
Candle +
Christmas
Family +
Summer
Snow +
Hanukkah
Prayer +
Christmas
Kiss +
Winter
Prayer +
Hanukkah
Candle +
Winter
Prayer +
Hanukkah
Haze +
Christmas
Bright +
Summer
*They are all presents for longerthanwedo.
saxify's Holiday set
Sand +
Summer
Gift +
Summer*
Prayer +
Hanukkah
Family +
Hanukkah
Food +
Christmas
Candle +
Christmas
Snow +
Winter
Bright +
Winter
*Gift for raiindust.
tinebrella's Holiday set
Haze +
Christmas
Mistletoe +
Hanukkah
Candle +
Winter
Fireworks +
Summer
Gift +
Hanukkah*
Gift +
Summer**
*Gift for _puchula_.
**Gift for firstillusion.
Alternates
absolutelybatty:
deternot:
firstillusion:
raiindust:
You have brains in your head so...
1. Please credit the correct maker. You can find their wonderous identities right above their icon sets.
2. Please do not edit any of the icons you find in this post.
3. Comment if we've delighted your eyes, inspired your minds, or even if you think we could have done better. We'd love to hear from you (because no one is youer than Y-O-U).