How can I get avatars from CG?

[Mouse]

I find the resolution is perfectly ok for such a very small picture, but then I'm using a 15 inch laptop

[silk186]

The resolution looks OK on my monitor, the avatars are unusually small.
The size is inconvenient because you can't find anything this size on google.
Try a search some something with a custom size of 80 x 80, they are all crap.
Even windows icons are a higher resolution. The current resolution on windows is 256x256.
A google search with size set to icon gets you 256x256 and 128x128.
I'm on a lot of forums and on all others i can use these for avatars. Some are more generous with allowing larger gifs.
If CG is concerned with storing larger icons you can use an image host, or recommend one for users.

[ChickPea]

The resolution looks OK on my monitor, the avatars are unusually small.
The size is inconvenient because you can't find anything this size on google.
Try a search some something with a custom size of 80 x 80, they are all crap.
Even windows icons are a higher resolution. The current resolution on windows is 256x256.
A google search with size set to icon gets you 256x256 and 128x128.
I'm on a lot of forums and on all others i can use these for avatars. Some are more generous with allowing larger gifs.
If CG is concerned with storing larger icons you can use an image host, or recommend one for users.

The avatar size is set by the vBulletin software that runs the forum, as far as I understand. People upload very large images to the Guild every day, so it's certainly not a storage issue.

I can appreciate it's quite a small size, but hey, you want to learn vector, right? So make your own. If you haven't got Illustrator yet, download Inkscape for free, and give it a bash. It's quite possible to have crisp clear images that are only 80px (you know, like mine! )