[ubuntu-art] Deadline for community art: May 15

[Étienne Bersac]

Hello,


> -Tango was supposed to mix with Human, not the other way around

Tangerine is a tangoish Human theme that blend very well with other  
Tango icons.

> -there's no 22x22, but 24x44 and 16x16.

Yes, but since KDE use 22x22, Gnome 24x24 are 22x22 plus one pixel  
border.

> While it's best that icons have text labels (gnome/hicolor ignore  
> gnomeHIG that says otherwise) small icons should not. Tell me, can  
> you distiguish the 24x24 and below icons in tangerine of the same  
> name you caomplain in Human? No, you can not.

See : http://bersace03.free.fr/pub/captures/dapper-artwork/compare- 
human-tangerine.png . 16x16 tangerine icons are very clean and  
readable while Human are juste unreadable (see home, desktop, disk,  
ssh and ftp).

Even big icons are cleaner : see the network icon ("Réseau Windows").

> In fact, some are much better in Human (not ones with text). Small  
> icons require tasteful experience to make. They can't just be  
> exported then shadow added, they have to be completely redone to be  
> effective. That takes a lot of time when free of charge.

See the 24x24/status/mouse-power-low.png , 24x24/places/desktop.png ,  
24x24/places/gnome-fs-network.png , 24x24/places/gnome-fs- 
server.png , etc. These icons are problematic. Other icons aren't  
consistent with Tango.

> To avoid conflict, Human was wise enough to let Tango be its base.

Obviously Tangerine is based on Tango, not Human. Tangerine use  
consistent color according to Tango specs. Human just herits icons  
from Tangerine which herits from Tango. Tangerine is a tangoification  
of Human which is mean to be mixed with Tango.

> Overall I like the Human icons and it's probably because of the  
> shadows.

Human shadow for directory is better than Tangerine one. But than far  
less important than readability and overall consistency.

Tangerine is also a great work done free of charge.

Definitively, Tangerine is far better than Human, just because its  
goal is to improve Human.

Étienne.