[openbeos] Re: Icon Design Contest submission

Hi,

> Some Icons use shadow effects, but the shadow projection is not always 
> consistent.
> Maybe a silly question, but if a decision was made to use shadows, 
> would't it be logical to specify the location of the (virtual) 
> lightsource relative to the position of the icon?

At this point, it is totally up to the respective designer, if and how to 
do shadows. After the icon contest, we will make up our minds about this, 
and write this down in The Guidelines.

> In fact (what follows is rambling) one way to achieve this is to design 
> icons as true 3D objects, and then use (for example) OpenGL to render 
> them on a projected surface from a certain angle with the shadow effects 
> of a defined light source.
> Different icon sets could be designed independently, and they could all 
> end up having the same look and feel without restricting creativity...

We have to be realistic, the 3D icons are totally out of the question right 
now. Actually, I don't think your last statement is true from an artistic 
perspective.

Best regards,
-Stephan

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