<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 TRANSITIONAL//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; CHARSET=UTF-8"> <META NAME="GENERATOR" CONTENT="GtkHTML/3.10.2"> </HEAD> <BODY> On Thu, 2006-08-24 at 10:35 +0100, Who wrote: <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE> <PRE> > > Note, on Fedora Core 6, the Bluecurve icons are being replaced by what I > think is a very nice new set called "Echo" >  <A HREF="http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Artwork/EchoDevelopment">http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Artwork/EchoDevelopment</A> > They're really great icons - I think they are too glossy in places, but definitely a good update to Bluecurve. I think the fact that they are more realistic than Human) makes them feel more modern. also, more of the icons are drawn on an angle, not just 'flat' on the desk, which I think contributes to the feeling that that is a modern theme for good, shiny computers! </PRE> </BLOCKQUOTE> Really?  I find echo a bit more cartoonish than Human.  Take the disk drive icons, or CD or printer icons for example.  That's not to say that Human can't be improved by getting more realistic.  I think it can, but the examples below are tough to beat. <IMG SRC="cid:1156457469.30768.401.camel@localhost" ALIGN="bottom" BORDER="0"><IMG SRC="cid:1156457469.30768.402.camel@localhost" ALIGN="bottom" BORDER="0"><IMG SRC="cid:1156457529.30768.404.camel@localhost" ALIGN="bottom" BORDER="0"> That said, I still like echo quite a bit and I think it's a good reference to refer to at times.  It may be especially useful as a guide to see which icons they consider most important for the Gnome desktop experience. <TABLE CELLSPACING="0" CELLPADDING="0" WIDTH="100%"> <TR> <TD> -- Chuck Huber <<A HREF="mailto:chuck@lagunadata.com">chuck@lagunadata.com</A>> </TD> </TR> </TABLE> </BODY> </HTML>