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Re: Show HN: Vector icons, but for viral memes

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Post by dmonitor »

vmoore wrote: post #17

I might use these. I always wanted to get into making memes instead of just sharing them. These can be easily added to (rasterized) images to remix the original image, which is great. I've also wanted to birth a meme, as in, instead of just rehashing an old joke, I created the joke and it gets shared widely, sort of like some legacy that I contributed to cyberspace. Or maybe I should just use 4chan more and try and g…

If you make a meme with these, you will probably be bullied. The imperfections of the ms paint lines are part of the charm to the original images.

Re: Show HN: Vector icons, but for viral memes

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Post by yboris »

vmoore wrote: post #17

I might use these. I always wanted to get into making memes instead of just sharing them. These can be easily added to (rasterized) images to remix the original image, which is great. I've also wanted to birth a meme, as in, instead of just rehashing an old joke, I created the joke and it gets shared widely, sort of like some legacy that I contributed to cyberspace. Or maybe I should just use 4chan more and try and g…

Academic side-note: an excellent book about memes, culture, genetics, evolution, and life is by one of my favorite philosophers: Daniel C. Dennett

From Bacteria to Bach and Back: The Evolution of Minds

https://www.amazon.com/Bacteria-Bach-Back-Evolution-Minds/dp...

Re: Show HN: Vector icons, but for viral memes

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Post by bobbylarrybobby »

I guess this is a good place to plug a project I worked on, https://github.com/rben01/collagen . It lets you compose raster images and SVG shapes (including text) into another SVG, without re-encoding anything into a raster image. It's all just SVG. (Raster images are included via data: urls.)

I bring it up here because it's flip side of TFA. Instead of vectorizing memes, you can just take any old image you have, or a link to an image, and stick it in an SVG with some text on top, without actually having to write the SVG by hand. So an input like [this](https://gist.github.com/rben01/c0f51d8481c3ba8bd0ac108ac0b5a...) produces an output like [this](https://gist.github.com/rben01/23d01aa2668acc64cf4cffa815cb9...) (YMMV whether a linked image works in an SVG; I think in secure contexts it doesn't, but if you just copy paste the SVG into JSFiddle it should work).

Much easier than crafting memes by hand.

Re: Show HN: Vector icons, but for viral memes

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Post by slimsag »

tinus_hn wrote: post #16
slimsag wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Huh? Patents have nothing to do with it, unless you were granted a license to use it then it is copyright infringement by definition. Whether they sue you over it is a different matter.

There is such a thing as a design patent that could cover something like the smiley.

> design patents do not protect pictures, images, graphic designs, patterns or any other 2-dimensional visual imagery in the abstract. A patented design must be tied to an article of manufacture. In fact, the patent examination manual known as the MPEP requires that each design patent application specify the article of manufacture in the title and claim.

Re: Show HN: Vector icons, but for viral memes

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Post by vincent-lemoign »

natalia-a wrote: post #22

Those are very cool, I wish there'd be a bit more inventory though.

Yay, thanks for the feedback! Streamline's known for its massive, consistent sets so we're absolutely going to add more soon. Even more so because the love we've received from the community is incredible. Would you want to bookmark that page or (if you're feeling lazy) sign up on our newsletter: https://www.streamlinehq.com/newsletter? Thanks again, much appreciated!

Re: Show HN: Vector icons, but for viral memes

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Post by vincent-lemoign »

Freak_NL wrote: post #15

Regardless of where you stand on the 'Pepe the Frog is a hate symbol' issue, you might want to reconsider including it. The Wikipedia page¹ is fairly informative. 1: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pepe_the_Frog

Thank you for the helping us stay culturally sensitive and mindful. We hadn't known this.

Re: Show HN: Vector icons, but for viral memes

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Post by vincent-lemoign »

Thanks for your support and questions!

We're thrilled to announce that our Vector Meme set is now open source, under the GNU GPL license. Our goal was always to bring some lighthearted fun - not claim property rights over these cool memes. So it's nice & clear now!

We're also keeping "Pepe the Frog" - even though it was corrupted by use from the Alt-Right, its original intent as a fun cartoon is still widely recognized. Plus, it's used in many non-political memes too!

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