Hi guys,
New member here. I've been designing emotes for a friend of mine for his site on Twitch.
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They are a real challenge! They must look good, clear and readable at 28x28 pixels.
I've made several so far, but have such a hard time getting words and text to look clear at that tiny size, especially in today's standards. I do, however, see other 28x28 emotes/pictures with words that look clear, so I know I'm doing something wrong.
In general, I create a new document at 28x28, then choose a font as around 9-10 point then type a word out. Usually then I'll put a drop shadow on it, then sharpen it and that's it. I'm sure I can be doing more, so I'd like some help 
FYI, I need to make these pictures/emotes at 3 sizes: 28x28 (most used), 56x56 and 112x112, all PNGs.
Currently, I'm trying to make the word 'WRONG' work at 28x28. W's are a pain since they are larger letters than most, I know. Here are versions I have come up with as examples.
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Here are examples of good-looking, readable text at 28x28 for reference:
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2)(this one has 'wrong' in it)
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3)(has a few with letters that look good.)
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I was using TW Cen MT Consdensed Extra Bold at 10 point, then added a dark drop shadow. I'm sure I can find a better font, if someone can point me in that direction. I also noticed that sizing down a 112x112 to 28x28 is not a good move. It seems you have to create the tiny pics from the ground up first.
Thanks for any help!!
