[openbeos] Re: Icon Contest thread
- From: "Axel Dörfler" <axeld@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: openbeos@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 04 Sep 2006 13:05:03 +0200 CEST
Stefano Ceccherini <burton666@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >2. Stippi's icons look amazing at 16x16. The extra work Stippi
> > spent
> >touching up icons at lower resolutions has really paid off.
> Actually I like Stippi's icons very much too. The only remark I have
> is that some
> colors could've been better. For example the folder icon colors
> aren't that great
> (too much contrast, maybe), Kabuto's folder icon colors would fit
> better, IMHO.
I like them the best as well, even though they have a slight tendency
to look a bit cartoonish, that I would like to cut down a bit if
possible. The trashcan colors could be a bit nicer, though, IMO.
> >5. Alba and Tango are too squarish - in 16x16 mode, all icons look
> > the same.
> > I think the unique shape of an icon helps recognition.
> Agreed. For that matter, I hope we stay with the isometric
> perspective for our icons.
> Tango and Alba really look like the standard icons you can find on
> any other OS.
Right, even though I like how Tango manages to have the icons (at
32x32) stand out without having a hard borderline (better than the
other sets without one), and the set looks mostly great too. I just
wouldn't like it as the default Haiku set.
And at 16x16 they really don't work well.
> Zumi is nice, although it's too much like BeOS :)
[...]
> Garum is a brave try, but unfortunately at 16x16 you can't tell any
> icon from another.
I agree :-)
One additional thought: the colors of the Be-like icons are mostly like
their originals. How about taking the Haiku logo colors (green, orange,
yellow) more into account? At least the application icon could be a
good candidate for trying it out.
Bye,
Axel.
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