Boing Boing iPhone/iPod Touch Web Clips Icons

Posted by Joel Johnson, January 17, 2008 2:08 PM | permalink

I whipped up some easy icons for all three Boing Boing sites just in case anyone wants to save a page to the menu screen of their iPhone or iPod Touch with a spiffy custom button. (You have to be on the latest firmware to do this. And own an iPhone or iPod Touch. And have the desire to visit us on a regular basis.)

In my infinite wisdom, I took Kevin Worthington's advice and made them twice as large as Apple advises, the better to be scaled down for "crispness"—except I think I made them 157 pixels square instead of 158, which I believe means they're not going to be any more crisp than anything else. But still, they look okay!

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#1 posted by Dustin Driver , January 17, 2008 3:48 PM

Looks great on my iPhone, thanks Joel!

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#2 posted by Shawn Wolfe

, January 17, 2008 4:00 PM

I was adding boingboing to my iPhone home screen last night and grumbling that you guys didn't already have custom art for me.

Thanks for only making me suffer in icon-deprivation for one day.

Less than one day!

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#3 posted by travelina

, January 17, 2008 4:24 PM

Awww, they're so cute! All I need now is an iPhone.

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#4 posted by Johne Cook , January 17, 2008 4:31 PM

Where do you find them - load them?

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#5 posted by Johne Cook , January 17, 2008 4:37 PM

Oh, nm. You'd think a Tech Writer would RTFM:

Just open the web app on your iPhone, tap the plus sign, and then tap "Add to Home screen." iPhone will make a Web Clip and add it to your Home screen automatically for easy, one-tap access.

It's so automagic. I expected it to be harder, somehow.

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#6 posted by daede , January 17, 2008 5:29 PM

It's so automagic. I expected it to be harder, somehow.

You new to Apple stuff or somethin? ;P

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#7 posted by Jelf , January 17, 2008 6:18 PM

Thanks for this Joel - my menu screen looks mighty fine now!

Didn't bother with the BBtv one though, since I can't actually watch any of the flash eps on my iPhone... (although they do work fine if you download them from iTunes)

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#8 posted by adamswine , January 17, 2008 8:58 PM

Am from India and was wondering when Iphone was hitting the shelves.... I want one

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#9 posted by Not a Doktor , January 17, 2008 11:01 PM

Can someone now make a bOINGbOING Nokia theme?

plz?

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#10 posted by Bek , January 18, 2008 5:38 AM

Aww. BoingBoing looks so cute next to Digg, Google, meebo & Compendium. They're like a little web app family now.

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#11 posted by David