On 29/01/2010, at 6:35 AM, Michael Dalling wrote: > How about those trolleys the postmen push down the street when they've too > much to go in a bag?
Successful icons do at least two of three things: 1. They are a strong and unequivocal representation - not far from the application/function metaphorically - that is quickly recognised by almost everybody. The obvious choice for email is an envelope or a stamp - what could be more on-target? A postbox? Well, is the app about storage and delivery, or about mail? 2. They are simple - both in appearance and how they relate to the application/function. Visual complexity (not to mention representational complexity) scales poorly 3. They look great. Yes we can all blather on about what we personally like but I think to a significant extent we can agree that some icons - for example the firefox icon - just look great. Letters.app needs a great icon. Robin _______________________________________________ [email protected] mailing list List help: http://lists.ranchero.com/listinfo.cgi/email-init-ranchero.com
