Re: [UX-WEEK 2] Icons (Application icons and icons in the UI)
 

If you make that 48x48 and silver instead of gold (gold plugs are so expensive :p), I'll use it in the next release of headphoned :) Maybe also make a white outline around the plug, so that its silhouette is visible on a dark background (think: H-A-M lists).

Re: [UX-WEEK 2] Icons (Application icons and icons in the UI)
 

I really like this one! Can you create a 48x48 version of it too?

The basic idea (brown paper background + the star) is good, but the star should probably be more hand-drawn (not a perfect star) and maybe just the outline (as in the game). I wonder how it would look if you included both the red circle and the yellow star in the icon. And we'd need a 48x48 version of it for the app manager.

Thanks for all the great icons so far - I'm impressed! :)

Re: [UX-WEEK 2] Icons (Application icons and icons in the UI)
 

Is this thread only for apps in testing, or is someone up for making me a decent icon for my app which is in extras-devel?

It's called ZouBa and is an app to make it easy to see how to take Helsinki public transport from (primarily) where you are to (primarily) home. It's still under development and I knocked up some icons myself but have never really been satisfied with them. They're supposed to be the back end of a bus heading off, representing missing the bus...

Any suggestions?

Max.

PS. I'd also love to have some really small icons to represent the walking and bus legs of a journey.

Re: [UX-WEEK 2] Icons (Application icons and icons in the UI)
 

I'm not the OP, but I think this thread is for all community-developed apps, whether in -devel, -testing, or already released in extras.

Re: [UX-WEEK 2] Icons (Application icons and icons in the UI)
 

A wonderful initiation by @thp here. While we are it, shall we also look at the apps that lack proper descriptions too.

Is a separate thread necessary or shall we track them down here itself?

EDIT: I wanted to add few app to the wiki for which icons were missing. But can't login to wiki. I have an account already at garage.maemo though. Is this a common issue?
Anyways, apps whose icons are missing (from App Manager):
(Simple)Media Player Status Area Applet
aptly
camkeyd
d-feet
dbus-scripts-settings
healthcheck
joikuspot
less
longpress
macchanger
Maemo 5
morphquickpanaroma
Mplayer Movie Player (command-line only)
mussorgsky
Now Playing Notifications
pc-connectivity-manager
Petrovich
pool
powerlock
proximityd
pychecker
rootsh
Sharing plugin for fMMS
Simple Brightness Applet
speedy
tutorial-home-applet
Unzip add-on for the File Manager
usbcontrol
x11vnc


Apps whose icons probably need a small touch (from App Manager):
FM RDS Notify (Problem: nearly invisible on a black/dark background)
freecell4maemo (Problem: icon too small)
gFTP (GTK) (Problem: icon too small)
GiveMeFive (Problem: not clear on a black/dark background)
htop (Problem: icon can be made more informative)
maemo-periodic (Problem: icon is small and also not too informative)
maemo-recorder (Problem: icon can be made better)
Mirror (Problem: icon small)
PackageView (Problem: icon not clear on a black/dark background)
python2.5-py2deb (Problem: icon can be made more informative)
Recorder (Problem: icon can be made more informative)
Speech record and playback (Problem: icon is small)
symfonie (Problem: icon not even visible on a black/dark background)

App Menu:
CuteExplorer (Problem: icon can be more informative)
dbus-scripts-setting (Problem: icon can be more informative)
EightyOne (Problem: icon looks bit dull)
FM RDS Notify (Problem: icon not visible on a dark/black background)
Freecell4Maemo (Problem: icon looks bit pixelated)
gFTP (Problem: icon looks bit pixelated)
Maemo Periodic (Problem: icon not visible on a black/dark background)
MussOrgsky (Problem: icon looks bit pixelated)
myDicto (Speech record and playback) (Problem: icon is small)
Pendulum (Problem: icon not descriptive as name is)
Pool for maemo (Problem: icon missing)
Speedy (Problem: icon looks bit dull)
symfonie (Problem: icon missing)
USBControl (Problem: icon missing)
x11vnc (Problem: icon missing)

P.S. I will keep modifying this thread. So people who can edit the wiki, please keep an eye on this post.

Re: [UX-WEEK 2] Icons (Application icons and icons in the UI)
 

I apologise for the healtcheck icon missing - it seems to randomly chuck out my icons when it wants... was working until last week!

Will add a new one in this week!

Re: [UX-WEEK 2] Icons (Application icons and icons in the UI)
 

I think that should be a separate thread. I too am interested in the descriptions.

Re: [UX-WEEK 2] Icons (Application icons and icons in the UI)
 

Maybe we can do this next week? Application names and descriptions. It's Thursday already, so let's get some more icons ready and focus on the descriptions starting with Sunday :)

Re: [UX-WEEK 2] Icons (Application icons and icons in the UI)
 

Another superb idea - can we extend the names + descriptions idea to screenshots on the downloads page too please :D

Re: [UX-WEEK 2] Icons (Application icons and icons in the UI)
 

Yes, I agree. This is all part of the "user interface" of searching for and downloading new apps.