Sig
| Hey! | 
|
This article isn't lulz just yet, but its coverage can spark a lollercoaster. You can help by reverting people who delete shit, and vandalizing their user pages. See this article on Google? Want to add something? Join us! |
|
A sig, or signature or faggot-flag, is a small image that is automatically placed at the end of a forum post. There are many different kinds of forums which allow users to display sigs, but it is most popular among gaming communities, animu clubs, and other fagpools.
Think of a sig as the internet's version of a tattoo:
- It's fucking hardcore.
- It goes with you everywhere.
- Every single one looks the same.
- It's DeviantART; rather, useless, shitty design.
- It indicates that you are a douchebag.
- Fat chicks typically have more of them than anyone else.
Sig Making
Internet Jesus set in place seven specific rules for the creation of all sigs.
- Download grunge, tech, and abstract gfx brush sets from deviantart
- Open bootleg copy of PhotoShop (or The GIMP if you're a pussy and not a pirate)
- Create a canvas size 400x150
- Cover the canvas with random brushing
- Insert random anime or video game character and text, preferably in ALL CAPS
- Retire as Professional Graphic Artist
- ????
- PROFIT!
PROTIP: For greater justice, pay no attention to how the lighting and color scheme relate to your sig's animu character.
The Theorem
Extensive studies on forums and various forms of sig research have lead to the development of the formula
which shows that "devotion to Sigs is inversely proportional with social life." Some people argue that sigs can eventually lead to living in your parents' basement, and/or a van down by the river. This extensive research has basically shown what everybody already knew: that Sigs are reserved for gheys and jews. This theorem has been proven through the use of mudkipz.
National Sig League
Nationalsigleague.com (NSL for short) is the web's official home for sig battling. The world's top graphic designers mingle here to discuss their trade, and to show their skills in combat.
— NSL, true justice league | ||
Classification
Upon joining the forums at NSL, you must be classified before you can begin battling. A potential sig warrior must post five signatures, which will be judged by the GFX Crew. 90% of the graphics crew twats will vote "novice" without even taking a glance at the sigs. Their signatures will usually be "simple" to reflect their expertise, as they have "evolved beyond complicated designs. This is also known as a writers block. After intense deliberation from the GFX Crew, a sig warrior will be classified as one of the following:
After being classified, the warrior will hone his battle skills with the advice of senior SIG SUPER SAYAINS. The warrior's new devotion in life is the art of battling sigs.
Battle System
The typical sig battle consists of two sig warriors battling to the death in hopes of winning ultimate samurai honor.
Once two warriors are ready to commence battle, they will hand their fate to the Battle Bot. The Battle Bot posts the sigs and the battle begins. Intense voting can go on for at least one hundred years. Once all votes have been cast, the winner is revealed.
- Winning a sig battle assures your breadwinning capabilities to potential mates, and a guaranteed spot in upcoming special olympic games.
- Losing a battle is certain ultimate shame, leaving no option but An hero.
Pro
The primary goal for any sig warrior is to reach the Professional level, which is said to be more prestigious than any IRL honor.
Becoming a professional sig warrior is no easy task. Many warriors will spend countless hours training for this. A devoted sig warrior will use a better part of his life perfecting his brushing skillz. Once a sig warrior's brushing skillz can produce enough depth, he will be knighted by Sir Paul McCartney.
He is officially pro!
After becoming an officially ranked Professional Artist, the sig warrior can either stay at NSL and receive handjobs daily from budding sig warriors, or graduate to the professional art world of deviantart.com.
List of Noteworthy Pros
- Adam Sandler
- Jesus
- The Elephant Man
- Flash Gordon
Ripping
Ripping is the act of using someone else's sig in any way without consent. Ripping is serious fucking business, therefore some sig rippers will go through great lengths in trying to hide their crime.
Sig makers take great pride in their work, and will prosecute to the furthest extent of the law if you are found ripping their art.
Hypocrisy
The thing is, every sig is a rip of something else. Sigs are collages of other peoples' work. A sig is comprised of brushes (not made by the sig maker), a render (not rendered by the sig maker) and shitty Photoshop effects (not programmed by the sig maker).
Drama
For lulz and guaranteed drama, raid a sig forum and rip everyones sigs.
Confusion
There is an awful lot of confusion between legitimate, actual banner art (such as insignias, recognizable logos, etc.) and sig black person. For one, most graphic and web designers would spend anywhere between two hours to two weeks of careful thought and planning to work on their company's design, page layout graphics, etc. A signature designer, on the other hand, can usually make their piece in about 10 minutes thanks to Jew magic and CS3. Thus, in many communities, people who make signatures feel that they are better than most graphic designers because their commissions takes less time to finish. Of course, when quality isn't an issue, it's not surprising that people would be able to get so much hard work done.
Please Note: Sig and SIG are equally faggy but opposite in direction.
- A SIG is a Special Interest Group created for the purpose of
directing attention toward serious problems that can result
in tragic losses but often times end up becoming an hero. - A sig is a crappy graphic created for the purpose of
directing attention to one's self.
In the Media
Sigs were made popular by hilarious old meme Zero Wing, when Cats, the game's antagonist, commanded the player to "take off all sigs for great justice." Unfortunately, gamers thought the dialogue was an error in translation, and disregarded the message. Goatse resulted. Scholars still maintain that, had it been taken more seriously, Zero Wing could've made the intertubes over nine-thousand times less ghey. This position is generally known as the Riemann Zeta-Hypothesis.