[ubuntu-art] New Wave Icons

[spg76]

2008/5/29, Julian Oliver <julian at selectparks.net>:
> ..on or around Thu, May 29, 2008 at 12:50:51AM +0200 François Degrave wrote:
>> 2008/5/28 fruchtschwert <fruchtschwert at freenet.de>:
>> 
>> > Am Sonntag, den 25.05.2008, 16:17 +0300 schrieb Anton Kerezov:
>> > > ?? 14:56 +0200 ???? 25.05.2008 (????), Mario Viviani ????????????:
>> > > > Mario V.
>> > > > > Il giorno sab, 24/05/2008 alle 20.54 -0300, spg76 ha scritto:
>> > > > > 2008/5/24 Anton Kerezov <ankere at gmail.com>:
>> > > > > > I've made some changes to a dozen of icons (I attach a pack).
>> > > > > > The
>> > > > > > difference is in color contrast and in removed gloss form some
>> > icons.
>> > > > > > What do you think?
>> > > > > >
>> > > > > Hi, I think they look good. The one that I like the most it's the
>> > > > > mail-send icon.
>> > >
>> > > The restart icon is not as good as I wanted. If you include them
>> > > please
>> > > leave it aside.
>> > >
>> > > > >
>> > > > > > P.S.
>> > > > > > I'm still wondering how change or remake the reload icon. Any
>> > ideas?
>> > > > > >
>> > > > > > Anton
>> > > > > >
>> > > > > I can make a few alternatives if you want and then we can choose
>> > which
>> > > > > way is the best.
>> > > > > Also, I've made alternate versions of some actions icons. You can
>> > > > > check them out at
>> > > > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/sebastianporta/tags/actions/ and you
>> > can
>> > > > > see it on a screenshot at
>> > > > > http://img355.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pantallazo1dy8.png
>> > >
>> > > The icons are good but I think they stand a little bit unfinished. Try
>> > > to use outline wit some matching color (not black) so that the user
>> > > can
>> > > better visually see where the icon ends.
>> > >
>> > > When you are done upload the changes ;)
>> > >
>> > > Anton
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> >
>> >
>> > Hey,
>> >
>> > first of all, I want to compliment sebastian for the great brown
>> > navigation-icons. I think we should keep them like that ..
>> >
>> >
>> Maybe I'm the only one, but I don't like them at all. 
>
> admittedly i don't like them at all either. they look like they've been
> 'burned' - as though made of burnt paper - and appear to have been made
> by simply dragging the gradient tool over the shape of the icon. 
>
> finally they stand out far too much, far too 'in-your-face' to be icons
> i could live with.
>
> that said, why not post them to gnome-look and get some feedback from
> users? maybe they'll be a hit.
>
> cheers,
>
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Well, I guess we go back to the first icons then.
I made them just to have a different look and to see how this play with the theme.
I understand perfectly every point that you all made, and I appreciate all your comments because I just started using Inkscape a couple of months ago and I can use some feedback.
Thanks.
-- 
Seba (AKA spg76)
http://www.ubuntu-ar.org
New Wave Icon Set:
http://flickr.com/photos/sebastianporta/sets/72157605181318017/