[ubuntu-art] [Breathe] newbie with a new old icon

[Cory K.]

Galan Montgomery wrote:
> Alright, I made some minor tweaks--mostly thickening lines and adjusting
> geometry--and uploaded it to the wiki. The most substantial change is the
> roof on the 16x16 version.
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>> I love your work, keep in mind for future work to fit the icons in the grid
>> of pixels, for no icons blured.
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> I'll keep this in mind for the future. I gave editing this icon to fit the
> grid a shot, but it's a lot of work at this point. If people think it'll
> make a worthwhile difference, I'll go ahead and do it, though.
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>> Looks good, :)
>> But only for the 128px , reducing the thickness of the roof would be
>> better.
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> I thought about this, and you're probably right, but I'm concerned about
> what might happen if an app scales the icon in real-time. It would be a bit
> jarring to see the roof suddenly change like that. Is their likely to be an
> app that does that? Probably not, but I don't know of any apps that use a
> 128x128 home icon, either.

As the places where this icon is typically used is surrounded at present
by flat icons I'm unsure about the detail level and whether it fits our
current direction.

So at present, I can't consider this icon but please keep an eye out for
places where you can get involved. Mime work will hopefully start in the
next few weeks.


-Cory K.