MJ forever watching over your powerpoints.
With the untimely death of the Great Gloved One, and the 24-Hour news cycle endlessly covering every detail, it got me thinking...
Yes, the King of Pop was an icon. He was a cultural icon, he was an international icon - but has he ever been a desktop icon? Surely during his heyday, someone somewhere kicked out an MJ icon set.
A cursory Google search resulted in a few cropped versions of photos for use in instant messenger programs, and handful of illustrations, but nothing of real value.
Clearly there was a absence here that needed to be addressed.
So here I am addressing it.
Download: mj_icon_set.zip
200k file including formats for both Mac and PC.
Besides, what better way to show your respects than to assign his likeness to your most beloved desktop files?
Now you do know how to change an icon right? No?
Well it's super easy:
If you are on a Mac:
or if you are on a PC:
(Heads up PC users, I think it only works with shortcuts.)
If you'd like a different format, or if I've generally mangled it all up - then give me a shout-out in the comments please. Otherwise, please enjoy, and share the magic that is - and always will be - Michael Jackson.
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Thank you for filling the void that was MJ desktop icons. You, sir, are a rockstar!
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