I started out with this square chunk cropped from my logo:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-U-PZHTKdso3rGNz4s8UcJnP02SD0cyMsbIDK-v3EptPr4kT2IOTrl1ct0T0GWkS5dY8RyQixZ8uVPSExqWS2I2BCkL31HCdQcx10lGnEpUMfbeKKE8vAPFCpHIOIGvluWKEE_qtHl64/s400/logocrop.jpg)
In Photoshop, I saved it as a 16-pixel square image and resampled the image using the bicubic sharpener (this keeps the image from blurring as it is resized). Here’s how it looks blown up:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRmVZHsmjjCOFzx6nHKRn58Z0C55TD3hjWpSXyR4779BghgdBw6oLKfLN36TN9Zye4AKwDCeDHUKBCnW2C1VyRrewhAppFlWchCTfmhkargSwrTtcR7b48D7xEHc4wvHgjRWq-xkslCOk/s400/favicon2.jpg)
And here’s how it looks at actual size:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXAuc05fHNT61I884OrOvKKHMFUxwOYoxvKkUGQ5hiUBJ7nHX2E6TOaW26v9D1MyKv7RT1a9eIfVcf3oK4cAOEm5StKXmSKrW9tfswxbA-5Rb7uLWNSS5zWTp7u9M4b3opQsT67AGE0oc/s400/favicon.jpg)
Cute! You can see how it looks in a web browser by going to my website, www.bluemoonriver.com
Have a website and want to make your own favicon? Here’s a great tutorial by Jennifer Apple on how to make one in Photoshop.