i dont seem to be able to get my avatar at 9.8kb without uber quality loss :(

11.9kb
28466

here it is. 1,2 KB (1.167 Bytes).
If you arn´t satisfied with the quality, let me know it.

i dont know how you did it but its great! thanks a lot :)

I think he removed the gradient and did it bar by bar.

It looks more like he reduced the colours and used dithering.

To be honest, for the extra few bytes, I prefer this one. I added some anti-aliasing around the corners, too.

1.45KB (1,489 bytes)

It looks more like he reduced the colours and used dithering.

To be honest, for the extra few bytes, I prefer this one. I added some anti-aliasing around the corners, too.

1.45KB (1,489 bytes)

This one´s nicer indeed.

I think he removed the gradient and did it bar by bar.

Lol, no. Vader is right.

It looks more like he reduced the colours and used dithering.

To be honest, for the extra few bytes, I prefer this one. I added some anti-aliasing around the corners, too.

1.45KB (1,489 bytes)

even better :p thanks vader