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Favicons are an effective way to brand websites. Their simple nature allows them to be created quickly and with minimal fuss even by first time site builders.

Icons are everywhere--on T-shirts, billboards, and business cards. In the online world, icons have developed from small graphical user interfaces to life-like avatars.

You don't need an expensive converting program to make your own icon. Here's how you can create an icon for free to use on your website or forum.

Since the beginning of Orthodoxy in Russia, icons have played an important role - so important, in fact, that the Soviets sought the destruction of icons.

Since the beginnings of icon painting in Russia, the development of these religious artworks were produced according to a tradition also influenced by trends.

Though little is known about Rublev's life and education, the style of his icon paintings and his famous works have served as an important influence in Russian art.

How were angels depicted in early Christian art? Why were they used on icons from Byzantine Egypt?

Frequent users of the Skype messenger soon might grow tired of the happy smiley, sad smiley variety offered by the system. Here are some lesser known icons!

Calenders from Italian automotive companies such as Pirelli and Ferrari enjoy cult status due to their exceptional photography and limited distribution.

A brief history of Tiffany & Co. and how this small store founded in the 19th Century has become an iconic covetted brand loved by celebrities, royalty and the art world.

For Jazz Lovers, the introduction of DVD's did not make high quality Jazz Concerts any easier to get until now. The Jazz Icons DVD series is changing jazz viewing.

Icons are pictures that are shortcuts to common tasks. Opening a document is faster using the shortcut. Remember: I con see the pretty pictures!

Lucille Ball and John Ritter helped make their respective hit shows, I Love Lucy and Three's Company, two of the most beloved comedies of all time.

Some fashion classics (the Hermes Kelly bag) never die. Others are tossed aside as irrelevant. An innovative new program has students to re-tool old school classics.

The Sex Pistols played an indelible part in reshaping modern music, with an anarchic rage towards society and the music industry entrenching them in modern music history.

Each of the four parks at Walt Disney World has a special symbol that is representative of the park. Each has a it's own history and fun facts.

Pink, plastic and perfect. Barbie conjures images of utter fantasy-a dream world where a girl can be whoever she wants to be. But is Barbie more than just a toy?

A work of art painted to represent the re-birth of an ancient English shrine to Our Lady contains images of the Virgin Mary, the rosary and the flowering of Christianity.

Pam Grier was one of the hottest African American actresses in the major motion picture industry during the 1970s.

Audrey Hepburn changed the face of beauty and fashion forever with her signiture style and her elfin looks.

During the late 1960s and early 70s, Charles Bronson made a startling transition from character actor to box office star.

With the sad passing of an iconic figure of Australian film, television and radio comes this tribute to the early screen roles of Charles 'Bud' Tingwell.

He's a pop culture icon and one of country's perennial favorites, and following an Oct. 15, 2009, news announcement, Garth Brooks was open for questions.

Queen Maud's stylish wardrobe, including her coronation gown, returns to Oslo after an exhibit called Style and Splendour at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.

Take your inspiration from the great fashion icons, Hepburn, Monroe, Onassis and Kelly. Learn how to be stylish rather than fashionable, and appreciate the difference.

Revolutionary new kit sports plane looks likely to shake up the kit plane market and attract thousands of new pilots

Jobriath didn't get credit during his lifetime for all that he influenced in the world of glam rock.

The new Star Trek film is one of the most eagerly anticipated movies in recent years. It's not just a film, it's an event for millions of Trekkers around the world.

This tutorial will teach you how to make an avatar, or forum icon, in 7 easy steps using Gimp. Images, credits and other resources are at the bottom of the page.

Mr. Bingle, a jolly little snow fairy with an ice cream cone for a hat and holly leaves for wings, has had to struggle for survival but he continues to help Kris Kringle.

Entertainment icon Michael Jackson died June 25, 2009, from cardiac arrest at age 50. Legend left behind historical contributions to R&B, soul and pop music.

A grungy dive in the bowels of New York City CBGB was the home of underground rock and a music Mecca for more than three decades.

Political figures have always had a hand in dictating fashion trends from Marie Antoinette's ringlets to this season's flavor, Senator Sarah Palin's long bangs & beehive.

As well as the major figures of Jesus, his mother Mary and others, the Cross of San Damiano contains many symbols in the forms of people, their dress and colors.

Known as the Pied Piper of fashion, the world of women's fashion mourns the passing of Yves Saint Laurent, one of the greatest fashion designers of our time.

When in 1900 artist Francis Barraud sold his painting of a dog called Nipper, he did not know that he had created an international symbol lasting a hundred years.

Use fall color, Thanksgiving icons and unexpected pieces to create place settings for modern or classic tables.

For centuries, so-called "stigmatics" have amazed believers with their miraculous wounds, but skeptical analysis points to fraud.

It is often difficult to discern if someone is joking, serious or sarcastic in an email or in a chat room discussion. Emoticons help convey an emotion.

What is a monastery? Why were they responsible for preserving numerous artifacts?

Emo, short for emotional, covers many different styles of emotionally charged punk rock and has been warped and convoluted over the many years of the genre's existence.

In the past 50 years Barbie has become a fashion icon and has mastered various occupations. In one sense a doll, in reality a representation of female achievements.

John Updike, who won two Pulitzer's and two National Book Awards for fiction that captured the struggle of middle-class America, died today (January 27th) at 76-years old

Our online image is a representation of our real self; it comprises what we write (and images we share). How do avatars and usernames help construct an online identity?

Russian peasants lived in houses that necessitated animals and humans sharing quarters and created unhealthy living conditions.

There are many ways for parents, teachers or care givers to teach toddlers more about the changing world around them as spring, summer, autumn and winter seasons pass.

Stevie Wonder was born Stevland Hardaway Judkins on May 13, 1950 in Saginaw, Michigan. He continues to entertain, inspire and delight audiences around the world.

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The Firefox extension, Twitbin, lets users connect to Twitter accounts, view public and private messages, and send and receive messages - all from the Firefox sidebar.

A C# Windows form is always plain and grey. However, a C# programmer can customize the form to give it exactly the look and feel that they require.