[openbeos] Re: Icon Design Contest

Stephan Assmus <superstippi@xxxxxx> wrote:
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> Haiku having a distinctive look is very desirable for 
> me too, that is one reason I don't prefer the Tango icons,
> even though they are really well done. If we want to be 
> on the safe side with this, we should probably stick to the 
> BeOS look... unless a better option comes along. I'm 
> hoping that for many people, a switch to scalable, full color,
> yet efficient icons will be a nice leap forward. Haiku needs
> to uphold the values of "efficient", "fast" and "responsive", 
> and that will probably be our biggest individual property. :-)
> If one day people say "Haiku - it's BeOS, only without the 
> flaws!" then we have accomplished something, IMHO. :-)

Well put, Stephan! :)

The default Haiku icon set is an important part our visual
identity. Can we afford a complete break with the BeOS?

I think we should not switch to another style of icons, unless
the overall visual identity (a larger re-design of icons, 
tabs/borders, in-application color schemes*)
offers a substantial improvement.

People should be free to change themes, with ease, but 
out-of-the-box we need to show our heritage. There are 
a lot of people who used to like BeOS, and the Haiku 
connection might not be clear to everyone. 

Of course, we also need to attract the ones that
never knew the BeOS.

/Jonas.

* We're stuck with a lot of gray, for R1.

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