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

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    thp | # 31 | 2010-04-20, 20:59 | Report

    Originally Posted by joppu View Post
    I personally think a metaphor like this would work better for the headphoned:



    But excellent work on all the icons, wazd.
    If you make that 48x48 and silver instead of gold (gold plugs are so expensive ), 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).

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    thp | # 32 | 2010-04-21, 13:42 | Report

    Originally Posted by wazd View Post
    Fahrplan:
    I really like this one! Can you create a 48x48 version of it too?

    Originally Posted by wazd View Post
    Numpty Physics
    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!

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    davidmaxwaterman | # 33 | 2010-04-22, 02:50 | Report

    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.

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    pelago | # 34 | 2010-04-22, 08:37 | Report

    Originally Posted by davidmaxwaterman View Post
    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?
    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.

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    vkv.raju | # 35 | 2010-04-22, 09:27 | Report

    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.

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    noobmonkey | # 36 | 2010-04-22, 11:12 | Report

    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!

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    pelago | # 37 | 2010-04-22, 13:22 | Report

    Originally Posted by vkv.raju View Post
    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?
    I think that should be a separate thread. I too am interested in the descriptions.

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    thp | # 38 | 2010-04-22, 16:16 | Report

    Originally Posted by pelago View Post
    I think that should be a separate thread. I too am interested in the descriptions.
    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

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    noobmonkey | # 39 | 2010-04-23, 07:52 | Report

    Originally Posted by thp View Post
    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
    Another superb idea - can we extend the names + descriptions idea to screenshots on the downloads page too please

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    pelago | # 40 | 2010-04-23, 11:03 | Report

    Originally Posted by noobmonkey View Post
    Another superb idea - can we extend the names + descriptions idea to screenshots on the downloads page too please
    Yes, I agree. This is all part of the "user interface" of searching for and downloading new apps.

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