yes, great recommendation! Horton's book is 13 or 14 yrs old but still valid today as it was when it came out. it's a fantastic resource for understanding the theory and practical considerations when designing icons and visual metaphors.
On Dec 3, 2007 8:36 AM, Chauncey Wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello, > > I would suggest that you try the method called braindrawing which is a > visual type of brainstorming. Here are the basic instructions: > > 1. Each member of a group is invited to explore solutions to a visual > problem statement by sketching solutions for a designed period of > time. > 2. The sketches are passed on to another person. > 3. The second person then enhances or adds something to the sketch or > creates a new sketch and then passes all the sketches on a page to yet > another person. > 4. The process is repeated for several iterations. For example, you > might do five iterations of braindrawing with the first iteration > lasting 10 minutes (the first person has a blank page and might need > more time to get started) followed by four, five-minute enhancement > iterations. > 5. At the end of a braindrawing session, all the sketches created by > the group are posted in an "art gallery" where colleagues and > participants in the braindrawing session can review the sketches and > discuss which ideas should be considered further. > 6. The post-braindrawing discussion should be recorded. The group can > vote on the best ideas and then prioritize them further at the end of > the session or at a separate session. The ideas can also evaluated by > a different group. > > This is a simple technique which can generate many ideas. > > The second approach is to brainstorming metaphors associated with > cold, the process of getting colder, etc and then brainstorming images > that go with the various metaphors. After you generate the list, you > can apply various criteria (international acceptability, fit with > current icons, complexity, etc.). > > If you don't have a copy, I would highly recommend William Horton's > "The Icon Book" (which may be out of print) as the definitive guide on > principles for icon design. The appendix to the book also has a list > of icons that can be to simulate ideas. > > Chauncey > > > On Dec 3, 2007 12:25 AM, PREETI SALUJA <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi all! > > Can you suggest some good links or any ideas for designing a suitable > > icon to denote freeze image and freeze screen? > > Kindly get back with any ideas that bouce ur head. > > Regards, > > Preeti > > ________________________________________________________________ > > *Come to IxDA Interaction08 | Savannah* > > February 8-10, 2008 in Savannah, GA, USA > > Register today: http://interaction08.ixda.org/ > > > > ________________________________________________________________ > > Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! > > To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe > > List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines > > List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help > > > ________________________________________________________________ > *Come to IxDA Interaction08 | Savannah* > February 8-10, 2008 in Savannah, GA, USA > Register today: http://interaction08.ixda.org/ > > ________________________________________________________________ > Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! > To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe > List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines > List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help > -- -------------------------------------------------- www.flyingyogi.com -------------------------------------------------- ________________________________________________________________ *Come to IxDA Interaction08 | Savannah* February 8-10, 2008 in Savannah, GA, USA Register today: http://interaction08.ixda.org/ ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
