[ubuntu-art] panel icons

[Sebastian Billaudelle]

I made some better icons now...
It looks quite nice on different backgrounds.
I try to create an experimantal icon theme in the following days...

cheers Sebastian
Am Dienstag, den 29.01.2008, 23:36 +0100 schrieb 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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