Let's talk icons!

[melagan.livejournal.com]

It will surprise no one that with the opening of the McShep Match icon challenge I'm bringing icons up as a topic.

I'll admit, right off the bat, I have no icon making skills and I'm in serious envy of those that do.

I'm using the above icon as an example. It's a simple 100 x 100 pixel crop. That's the best I can do. Fortunately the subject matter speaks for itself.

Icons! Tell us what you love about them, what challenges you, what inspires you. Toss us a few examples and we'll love you forever.