fishualize is a
project that will be updated regularly. There are plenty more fish in
the sea (and freshwater too, I guess), which are all waiting to be
fishualized! Your favorite fish is currently not included in the fishualize palettes or
shapes, you say? Do not despair! You can make it happen and contribute
to the wonderful community of nerds on #TeamFish! It’s a piece of cake
and here’s how to do it:
Color palettes
1) Browse the internet or your personal folders until you find a
pretty picture of your favorite fish
2) Go to https://coolors.co/app or use your illustration software
of choice (Adobe Illustrato, Inkscape, etc).
3) Press the camera symbol and either paste the link of a picture
from the internet or upload one from your computer.
4) Let the fun begin! Carefully pick 5 colors that represent the
full beauty of your fish. Make sure to follow an appropriate color order
according to color spectrum: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and
violet (or vice versa).
5) Copy the hex color codes.
6) Go to https://github.com/nschiett/fishualize/issues, start a
new issue with the label “enhancement” and paste the 5 colors and the
species name (only scientific names please, i.e. genus and species
separated by an underscore: “Zebrasoma_velifer”).
7) Awesome. Your work is done! We will add your fish color palette
as soon as we can.
Silhouettes
Got silhouettes you want to contribute? Looking for a silhouette of
your study species but can’t find it? Feel free to add to our collection
of shapes, but be sure to follow these guidenlines:
1) The shape MUST be a .png file with clear background.
2) Only contribute silhouettes you have drawn yourself and for which
you hold copyright.
3) Ensure that the silhouette is black and 9cm in width for
consistency.
4) Check that your file is smaller than 50 kb.
5) Fish only! No mammals, birds, insects, or other products of your
taxonomic imagination.
6) Name the file as “Family_Genus.species.png”. No common names, no
abbreviations, no Genus.spp, no spelling mistakes.
Frequently asked questions
I am having SO.MUCH.FUN making fish color palettes and want to help
more. How do I do this?
For those feeling motivated, feel free to start an excel file with
two columns (species and hex codes) like this:
| Zebrasoma_scopas |
#12345 |
| Zebrasoma_scopas |
#1234a |
| Zebrasoma_scopas |
#1234b |
| Zebrasoma_scopas |
#1234c |
| Zebrasoma_scopas |
#1234d |
| … |
… |
Once you are satisfied with the color palettes you created, you can
send your excel file to [email protected].
I want to use the color palette of my study species, but I am not
happy with the palette as it is currently provided. What can I do?
We are happy with any reasonable suggestions and improvements on
existing palettes. Go to https://github.com/nschiett/fishualize/issues, start a
new issue with the label “enhancement” and suggest an alternative color
palette.
I love fishualize. Can I put the fishualize hexagon sticker on my
laptop?
Yes, by all means! Go for it! Not nerdy at all.