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Re: New .vignette sidebar!
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Date: 
Fri, 11 Mar 2005 21:44:32 GMT
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In lugnet.build.vignette, Bruce Hietbrink wrote:
> Hey guys,
> 
> It looks good!  Thanks for linking <http://www.vignettebricks.blogspot.com/
> VignetteBricks>, btw.  A couple of suggestions:

Thanks, and no problem!

> Pics.  You've probably already got this in mind, but I like how some of the
> sidebars (e.g. space, castle, adventurers) feature a thumbnail of a recently
> posted MOC, that rotates on a relatively regular basis.

Done and done!  I was just about to code the sidebar when your post popped up!

> FAQ.  I suppose I'm old fashioned ;), but in my day we thought of vignettes
> as being squares 8x8 or smaller.  Your size chart includes sizes and shapes
> that I would personally not call vignettes.

*Looks at Nelson*

> Galleries.  It's cool how many you found.  I'll have to go through these in
> depth as I think there are some I've not seen before.  I could probably help
> you replace some of the brickshelf id's with real names if you'd like.

Searches of "vig", "vigs", "vignettes", and "vignette" on LUGNET, CC, FBTB,
Brickshelf and others revealed a ton more than I expected.  Mwhahaha...we're
taking over the world!

And it would be a great help if you provided actual names.  Thanks!

> Timeline.  I don't mean to sound overly partisan, and I suspsect that maybe
> you were both trying to go out of your way to not sound partisan, but I would
> think it's important to note that my initial vignette posting really sparked
> other vignette builders on Classic-Castle first, then this spread to FBTB.
> It was really only after that that vignettes took a stronger hold here on
> Lugnet. Perhaps I would change "A series of subsequent vignettes are posted."
> to "A series of subsequent vignettes are posted on Lugnet and in other AFOL
> forums, including Classic-Castle and FBTB." Also, in the pre-history, there
> were other vignettes outside of the Japanese AFOL community.  In particular,
> I found pics of great trophies created for the Space room at one of the
> Brickfests, including <http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=95373
> this one> by Aaron Sneary.  Frustratingly, Brickshelf is up and down right
> now, so I can't find the others.  >:(  Also in the prehistory, as you note in
> the FAQ, the official SW storyteller sets were technically vignettes, albeit
> particularly lame and lifeless ones, IMO.

*looks at Nelson again*

> In addition to my blog, I would also include
> <http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=vignette&stype=fi> in the
> links page with the title "vignettes on Brickshelf" or something.

Thanks a lot for the comments, Bruce!

-- Nathan

"Think big, build small, build on!"



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Hey guys, It looks good! Thanks for linking (URL), btw. A couple of suggestions: Pics. You've probably already got this in mind, but I like how some of the sidebars (e.g. space, castle, adventurers) feature a thumbnail of a recently posted MOC, that (...) (22 years ago, 11-Mar-05, to lugnet.build.vignette, FTX)

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