Hi all! I was playing arround a little bit, too: I used the pallet from Union to get these icons (Like the one of Ken: only a demonstation). If anyone wants the sources, please contact me...
cheers Am Dienstag, den 29.01.2008, 21:28 +0100 schrieb Kenneth Wimer: > On Tuesday 29 January 2008 21:09:52 Dylan McCall wrote: > > One quick concern from me: I see that the Update icon in this is going back > > to the jagged orange splotch. I have yet to see how this represents > > updating in any way, as it looks more like a bug report. The icon that is > > currently in the Hardy alphas (with the downward-pointing arrow) is quite a > > bit more informative. > > i agree, the little fleck of color was just to show how one could use color > to > denote there is some action to be taken (or currently being taken). Pretty > much all of the ideas show there still need lots of work, I was just trying > to get a feel for the general idea, not suggesting final icons. > > > > > As for which one I like, I prefer the not etched, simple 2d look. One > > reason is just personal taste, the other reason is because panel icons are > > usually like that. For example, if I go and download the latest Pidgin that > > is built without Ubuntu in mind, I'll have the standard colourful Pidgin > > icon. Alongside the etched icons it looks really weird. With the flat 2d > > icons, it blends reasonably well. (Still not perfectly, but better). I like > > that you use less colour for icons that do not need urgent attention (that > > should "just work") like the volume control and network info. That way, > > colour can be used for things to stand out, and the colourful icons that > > other apps bring with them will be less of a concern since they still fit > > fairly naturally with the "official" design. > > Ideally we shouldn't have to worry about this since applications like > > Pidgin and Liferea should really not be putting themselves in the > > notification area all the time, but it doesn't look like that will be fixed > > very quickly. > > I expected more people to like the 2d versions compared to the etched > versions, basically for the same reasons you just mentioned. > > -- > Ken >
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