[ubuntu-art] panel icons

[Sebastian Billaudelle]

Yes of course...
I'm working on a better version.
Tomorrow there'll be some better examples!

cheers stein

Am Dienstag, den 29.01.2008, 16:29 -0600 schrieb Andres Blanco:

> could u plz post a screenshot of your examples on different background
> colors?
> 
> that would give us a better idea.
> 
> 
> On Jan 29, 2008 4:08 PM, Kenneth Wimer <kwwii at ubuntu.com> wrote:
> 
>         On Tuesday 29 January 2008 21:33:57 Sebastian Billaudelle
>         wrote:
>         > 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...
>         
>         
>         
>         My problem with these examples is that they would only look
>         good on a limited
>         amount of background colors. Not that I think that we need
>         something to work
>         on *every* background but it should be as flexible as possible
>         within reason.
>         I do like the idea of using rounded objects and a simple line
>         though.
>         
>         Needs some work, perhaps someone can come up with something?
>         --
>         Ken
>         
>         
>         
>         >
>         > 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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> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> Andrés Blanco Morales
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