Avatars, expressing creativity

EMOTICONS

     Usually, the avatars we use for social networks such as Yahoo Messenger, Twitter, etc. are from emoticons. Because of the simplicity of such faces, we appreciate them and they somewhat represent what we feel as of the moment. Also, these faces are really nice to look at.

But, for me, I don't use emoticons as my avatar. Instead, I customize faces that I think will look exactly like my face right now.

THIS IS MY VERY FIRST AVATAR:

     I made this avatar when I was in 3rd year high school. Since avatars were the trend on social networks during that time, I also made myself one. I use the color purple for my background because that was my favorite color. Also, I wore glasses since Grade 6 up to that time. Even though this avatar is very simple, I really appreciated this because it somewhat had the features that I had at that time (hair, glasses, etc.) Also, my friend was the one who helped me make this avatar :)

MY FIRST AVATAR AT YAHOO MESSENGER: 

     Yahoo Messenger is really used by many. It offered some new features that users would love and would like to offer to others. This avatar that Yahoo Messenger offered caught my eye. When I first started using Yahoo Messenger, I used this avatar instead of my personal picture because I was shy to upload my real picture. In this setting, I am wearing a simple t-shirt and skirt to symbolize that I am a girl. Also, the background used in this avatar is the mall because I like to hang-out at the mall back when I made this avatar. I am wearing jewelries and eyeglasses because in real life, I really wear such things. My mood in here is Happy because I really am glad that I have successfully made my first avatar at Yahoo Messenger.

MY CURRENT AVATAR:

     This avatar is the one that I am using now in Yahoo Messenger. In here, I am holding a laptop which symbolizes that I am studying BS Information Systems since we do programming. Also, the background is somewhat similar to De La Salle University because of its long buildings. Since we still have regular classes up and until now (unlike other schools who are already on their summer vacation), I still use this avatar. When our summer vacation begins, I am planning to change this avatar :) Unlike my first Yahoo Messenger avatar, I am not wearing eye glasses anymore since I have switched to wearing contact lenses. Also, my mood here is happy.

     Since not all of us would like to publicize our real photos online, we make avatars the would express ourselves. In expressing this, we use our imaginations and our creativity in creating our own avatars. Through this, we can hone our talents and creativity in a way that we can show others what we think and what we are.