My LJ default icon is crap; I made it, but I consider it a placeholder. My fandom name is an Arabic pun; I originally had an icon of one of the words in it done by a contemporary calligrapher, but I received a copyright violation notification about it, so took it down. Not being a calligrapher, or at all visual, I made myself one that included the whole phrase. (You can see it here.) I think it's pretty ugly, but it's my name, both possible ways, and it's got the big ol' hurriyeh there in the center, which makes me happy to see. But, because it's ugly, I rarely use it. Maybe someday I'll make a better one.
This is my DW one; my DW icons are literally the six icons I was most in favor of the day I uploaded them. I love this icon to bits and pieces--it's a very specific fandom reference (and it's a line from my favorite character), it's highly combative, it's a little cracky, and it's more than a little gay. That's basically me, right there. I use it a ton both on LJ and DW.
I'm also in the "if your icon is ugly, or misspelled, or poorly done, I roll my eyes a little" camp. But that applies to any icon, not just default icons.
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My LJ default icon is crap; I made it, but I consider it a placeholder. My fandom name is an Arabic pun; I originally had an icon of one of the words in it done by a contemporary calligrapher, but I received a copyright violation notification about it, so took it down. Not being a calligrapher, or at all visual, I made myself one that included the whole phrase. (You can see it here.) I think it's pretty ugly, but it's my name, both possible ways, and it's got the big ol' hurriyeh there in the center, which makes me happy to see. But, because it's ugly, I rarely use it. Maybe someday I'll make a better one.
This is my DW one; my DW icons are literally the six icons I was most in favor of the day I uploaded them. I love this icon to bits and pieces--it's a very specific fandom reference (and it's a line from my favorite character), it's highly combative, it's a little cracky, and it's more than a little gay. That's basically me, right there. I use it a ton both on LJ and DW.
I'm also in the "if your icon is ugly, or misspelled, or poorly done, I roll my eyes a little" camp. But that applies to any icon, not just default icons.