[openbeos] Re: Icon Contest thread
- From: Stefano Ceccherini <burton666@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: openbeos@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: 4 Sep 2006 09:58:32 -0000
>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 dont know about the habits of other users, but I >prefer to view
>folders with a list / detailed view. I will spend a >majority of my
>time using 16x16 icons. In fact, the
>only
>icons I will view at 32x32 or 64x64 are the desktop
>icons. Whichever set wins, extra attention must be >made to the 16x16 look.
Same here.
>3.
> Dropline Neu looks impressive at larger resolutions, >but is very
>light on colours - ie. it's
>very grey. The lack of colours is evident when >viewing it in 16x16 mode,
>where a lot of the icons blend into one. Otherwise, >this is a beautiful
>set, if only it were richer in colour.
Yes, although it's maybe a bit too cartoonish ?
>4. 575
>has the opposite issue, the colours seem very rich, >and I think they
>should be toned down slightly.
Also other sets share this same problem. Deborah, for example.
>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.
>7. Honey can be a beautiful set if it were a bit >brighter. It's a bit too
>dull at the moment.
Agreed. It also has problems at 16x16, where the icons are almost
indistinguishable.
>8. Stippi, zuMi and Mc Clintock are my current >favourites.
My favourite is Stippi, but I also find Ponkan very nice and interesting. While
it deviates a bit from the "standard" beos icons, I think it has some nice
touches (the green folder icon is great, just like the black drive icon).
Zumi is nice, although it's too much like BeOS :)
And Mc Clintock is nice too, although isn't what Zeta uses/used ? I wouldn't
like to share the icons with another OS.
Garum is a brave try, but unfortunately at 16x16 you can't tell any icon from
another.
Stefano Ceccherini aka Jack Burton
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