Permanent icon record
Animated contact sheet of a man in glasses and bow tie with changing text labels across frames on purple background.
Animated contact sheet of a man in glasses and bow tie with changing text labels across frames on purple background. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from Wayback CDX CoolBuddy.c…
A visual description has not been added yet. The archival record below is still available.
Source & archive date
- Added to archive
- July 8, 2026
Wayback CDX CoolBuddy.com Icon GIF Captures
- Source title
- nic33
- Category
- icon / iconupload / apics / nic33
- Era
- Mid-2000s Mega Gallery
- Observed
- July 8, 2026 at 01:12 UTC
Wayback CDX CoolBuddy.com Icon GIF Captures
- Source title
- nic33
- Category
- icon / iconupload / buddypics / nic33
- Era
- Mid-2000s Mega Gallery
- Observed
- July 8, 2026 at 01:42 UTC
Hmmnd0 Historical AIM Buddy Icon Repository
- Source title
- iconhell_bapity88_proudnerd
- Category
- IconHell/Geek
- Era
- Early-2000s Multi-Gallery Archive
- Observed
- July 12, 2026 at 13:52 UTC
Internet Archive IconHell Buddy Icons RAR
- Source title
- iconhell_bapity88_proudnerd
- Category
- buddy_icons
- Era
- Early-2000s Icon Directory Culture
- Observed
- July 12, 2026 at 14:55 UTC
Prospect live gallery www.iconhell.com
- Source title
- Geek Buddy Icons
- Category
- geek buddy icons / geek buddy icons
- Observed
- July 26, 2026 at 16:12 UTC
Prospect live gallery blinkies.iconhell.com
- Source title
- Geek Buddy Icons
- Category
- geek buddy icons / geek buddy icons
- Observed
- July 27, 2026 at 11:56 UTC
Technical archive details
- Format
- GIF
- Dimensions
- 48×48 pixels
- File size
- 3.2 KB
- Motion
- Animated (8 frames)
- Added to archive
- July 8, 2026
- Relative path
- icons/d3/d3d943b379e41cfc73953a4a55ce837b2ea62528981bfb484af95c10677c0335.gif
- Media type
- image/gif
- Scanner metadata
- v1
- Animation inspected
- July 10, 2026 at 04:06 UTC
- Archive ID
- d3d943b379e41cfc
- SHA-256
- d3d943b379e41cfc73953a4a55ce837b2ea62528981bfb484af95c10677c0335
Content-safety assessments (2)
- Assessed
- July 23, 2026 at 06:28 UTC
- Run
- 106
- Input
- image
- Preprocessing
- four-even-frames;flatten-rgb192;stretch-224;triangle;nchw-rgb-u8
- Overall label
- sfw
- Overall score
- 0.079575
OpenAI category scores
- Assessed
- July 11, 2026 at 06:48 UTC
- Run
- 27
- Input
- image
- Preprocessing
- contact-sheet-smart
- Overall label
- safe
- Overall score
- 0.950000
OpenAI category scores
Enrichment records (1)
Animated contact sheet of a man in glasses and bow tie with changing text labels across frames on purple background.
- Reviewed
- July 11, 2026 at 06:48 UTC
- Run
- 27
- Version
- v3
- Elapsed
- 12,331 ms
- Tokens
- prompt 2,949, response 1,057
Review tags
- purple background (color, 1.00)
- bow tie (object, 1.00)
- glasses (object, 1.00)
- pixel art (style, 1.00)
- man (subject, 1.00)
- text label (subject, 1.00)
- nerd text (text, 1.00)
- proud text (text, 1.00)
- expression change (action, 0.95)
- early 2000s digital art (style, 0.85)
- aim era buddy icon (context, 0.75)
Actions
- expression change
- mouth shift
- facial angle variation
Animation
- text label changes between frames
- subtle facial expression shifts across frames
Animation Summary
- Eight-frame animation showing a man's subtle facial expression changes with vertical 'Proud' to 'Nerd' text transitions across frames
Colors
- purple
- white
- black
- gray
- blue
Composition
- 3x3 grid layout
- vertical text alignment
- character centered in frame
Dense Caption
A 3x3 grid contact sheet displays eight animated frames of the same pixelated character: an older man with dark hair, round eyeglasses, white dress shirt, and black bow tie against a light purple gradient background. The character's expression shifts subtly between frames while text labels change vertically on the left side of each frame. In top-left frames, 'Proud' appears in vertical blue pixelated letters; middle rows show 'Nerd' in similar style; bottom-right frames have no visible text. Each frame shows slight variations in facial angle and mouth position across the animation sequence. The image uses a limited color palette with dithering effects on skin tones and background gradients, typical of early 2000s digital art. A gray transparency placeholder occupies the final grid cell.
Description
- Animated contact sheet of a man in glasses and bow tie with changing text labels across frames on purple background.
Identity Hypotheses
- 'Proud Nerd' character | basis both | high confidence | consistent text labels and visual style
Metadata Not Confirmed By Image
- source hints about specific fandom or brand not visually verifiable
Metadata Only Entities
- nic33 branding
- wayback-coolbuddy-gifs context
Metadata Supported By Image
- text labels match possible character identity clues
- pixel art style consistent with early 2000s digital culture
Mood
- proud
- nerdy
- playful
Named Entities
- Proud Nerd | basis both
Non Redundant Search Phrases
- proud nerd pixel art icon
- aim buddy icon proud nerd animation
- early 2000s digital art nerd avatar
- pixelated man with bow tie and glasses
Objects
- bow tie
- glasses
- text label
Preprocessing Notes
- contact sheet contains 8 sampled frames from animation source
- grid layout is review artifact not part of original icon
- gray transparency background visible in unused cell
Safety Notes
- non-explicit cartoon character, no nudity or explicit content
Source Metadata Interpretation
- non-authoritative hints suggest 'nic33' branding and 'wayback-coolbuddy-gifs' context, possibly related to nostalgic AIM buddy icons
Style
- pixel art
- early 2000s digital art
- dithered rendering
Subjects
- man
Visible Text
- Proud
- Nerd
Visually Supported Entities
- AIM-era buddy icon
- early internet personality avatar
Wordwall
- man
- glasses
- bow tie
- white shirt
- purple background
- pixelated character
- vertical text
- Proud text
- Nerd text
- expression change
- subtle mouth shift
- facial angle variation
- light purple gradient
- black bow tie
- round eyeglasses
- dithered skin tones
- limited color palette
- gray transparency placeholder
- 3x3 grid layout
- frame-to-frame animation
- text label transition
- pixel art style
- early 2000s digital art
- vertical text alignment
- blue pixelated font
- character consistency
- facial expression shift
Raw JSON
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Full source records (6)
Wayback CDX CoolBuddy.com Icon GIF Captures (wayback-coolbuddy-gifs)
- Kind
- wayback-cdx
- Era
- Mid-2000s Mega Gallery
- Type
- Wayback historical mega-gallery crawl
- Category
- icon / iconupload / apics / nic33
- Alt
- nic33
- Observed
- July 8, 2026 at 01:12 UTC
- Rights
- mixed copyright; research/reference only by default
- Slice
- large category portal with broad AIM and messenger icon coverage
Original: http://coolbuddy.com/icon/iconupload/apics/nic33.gif Download: https://web.archive.org/web/20101214150007id_/http://coolbuddy.com/icon/iconupload/apics/nic33.gif
Wayback CDX CoolBuddy.com Icon GIF Captures (wayback-coolbuddy-gifs)
- Kind
- wayback-cdx
- Era
- Mid-2000s Mega Gallery
- Type
- Wayback historical mega-gallery crawl
- Category
- icon / iconupload / buddypics / nic33
- Alt
- nic33
- Observed
- July 8, 2026 at 01:42 UTC
- Rights
- mixed copyright; research/reference only by default
- Slice
- large category portal with broad AIM and messenger icon coverage
Original: http://www.coolbuddy.com/icon/iconupload/buddypics/nic33.gif Download: https://web.archive.org/web/20161019152607id_/http://www.coolbuddy.com/icon/iconupload/buddypics/nic33.gif
Hmmnd0 Historical AIM Buddy Icon Repository (github-hmmnd0-historical-buddy-icon-repository)
- Kind
- local-directory
- Era
- Early-2000s Multi-Gallery Archive
- Type
- public Git mirror containing four organized historical AIM buddy-icon site collections
- Category
- IconHell/Geek
- Title
- iconhell_bapity88_proudnerd
- Archive entry
- IconHell/Geek/iconhell_bapity88_proudnerd.gif
- Observed
- July 12, 2026 at 13:52 UTC
- Rights
- mixed anonymous, fan, commercial, and copyrighted imagery; research/reference only by default
- Slice
- cross-sectional archive of Badass Buddy, CoolBuddy, dollbuddieicons, and IconHell collections spanning personal identity, fandom, music, humor, holidays, sports, relationships, pride, dolls, and internet culture
Original: https://www.iconhell.com/#IconHell%2FGeek%2Ficonhell_bapity88_proudnerd.gif Download: https://www.iconhell.com/#IconHell%2FGeek%2Ficonhell_bapity88_proudnerd.gif Page: https://github.com/Hmmnd0/buddy-icon-repository
Internet Archive IconHell Buddy Icons RAR (internet-archive-iconhell-buddy-icons-rar)
- Kind
- local-directory
- Era
- Early-2000s Icon Directory Culture
- Type
- Internet Archive RAR preservation explicitly containing IconHell buddy icons
- Category
- buddy_icons
- Title
- iconhell_bapity88_proudnerd
- Archive entry
- buddy_icons/iconhell_bapity88_proudnerd.gif
- Observed
- July 12, 2026 at 14:55 UTC
- Rights
- mixed anonymous, fan, commercial, and copyrighted imagery; research/reference only by default
- Slice
- large cross-sectional IconHell collection spanning fandom, identity, humor, music, celebrities, animation, and internet culture
Original: https://archive.org/download/avatarhell-and-iconhell-site-archives/IconHell%20Buddy%20Icons.rar#buddy_icons%2Ficonhell_bapity88_proudnerd.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/avatarhell-and-iconhell-site-archives/IconHell%20Buddy%20Icons.rar#buddy_icons%2Ficonhell_bapity88_proudnerd.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/avatarhell-and-iconhell-site-archives
Prospect live gallery www.iconhell.com (horizon-live-www-iconhell-com-f685daddb571)
- Kind
- static-gallery
- Type
- prospect-queue
- Category
- geek buddy icons / geek buddy icons
- Title
- Geek Buddy Icons
- Observed
- July 26, 2026 at 16:12 UTC
- Rights
- Unreviewed prospect; preserve provenance and review rights before redistribution.
Original: http://www.iconhell.com/buddy_icons/iconhell_bapity88_proudnerd.gif Download: http://www.iconhell.com/buddy_icons/iconhell_bapity88_proudnerd.gif Page: http://www.iconhell.com/Geek_Buddy_Icons.html
Prospect live gallery blinkies.iconhell.com (horizon-live-blinkies-iconhell-com-031725b87477)
- Kind
- static-gallery
- Type
- prospect-queue
- Category
- geek buddy icons / geek buddy icons
- Title
- Geek Buddy Icons
- Observed
- July 27, 2026 at 11:56 UTC
- Rights
- Unreviewed prospect; preserve provenance and review rights before redistribution.
Original: http://blinkies.iconhell.com/buddy_icons/iconhell_bapity88_proudnerd.gif Download: http://blinkies.iconhell.com/buddy_icons/iconhell_bapity88_proudnerd.gif Page: http://blinkies.iconhell.com/Geek_Buddy_Icons.html