FreeLists / openbeos / [openbeos] Re: Icon Design Contest

["Axel Dörfler" <axeld@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Stephan Assmus <superstippi@xxxxxx> wrote:
> Here is my suggestion for the categories. Rating would be 0 to 4 
> points?
> 
> * I could work all day without my eyes hurting, even if I set the 
> icons to 
> medium or small size.
> 
> * If I sit in a train, the person next to me is going to admire my 
> desktop 
> because of those icons.
> 
> * When I run Haiku the first time, these icons will give me a warm 
> welcome 
> feeling.
> 
> * Even after an uptime of 2 years, I don't long for a change of 
> icons.
> 
> * I think I could easily recognize the meaning of any icon following 
> this 
> design.
> 
> * My Desktop is not going to have performance issues because of those 
> icons.
> 
> * With these icons, I can sway in my BeOS nostalgica, but still have 
> a 
> modern looking desktop.

I like those questions, though :-)

> Well... I realize those categories are biased towards what I find 
> important... maybe more generic:
> 
> * Crispness
>       - Colors
>       - Contrast
>       - Sharpness at low resolution
> 
> * Reconizability
>       - Flexible Design allows for wide variaty
>       - Ok at low resolution
> 
> * Performance
>       - Complexity/Efficiency
> 
> * Coolness
>       - Stylishness/Admireability
>       - BeOS heritage
> 
> * Cuteness
>       - Feeling of Welcomeness

Those aren't wrong either, although some of them differ a lot depending 
on the actual icon size.
I think we can probably evaluate the objective properties ourselves, 
anyway - what's important is the actual impression the icons leave, and 
that's definitely not (completely) objective, and thus, IMO, the above 
questions are the right way to go.

Bye,
   Axel.