New awesome icon set proposal

Vincent imnotb at gmail.com
Mon Mar 19 16:15:36 UTC 2007


OK, I've attached a wider version of the folder icon I quickly made and I
think it looks way better now ;)

On 19/03/07, Jelle de Jong <jelledejong at powercraft.nl> wrote:
>
> Vincent wrote:
> >
> >
> > On 19/03/07, *jmak* <jozmak at gmail.com <mailto:jozmak at gmail.com>> wrote:
> >
> >     On 3/19/07, Vincent <imnotb at gmail.com <mailto:imnotb at gmail.com>>
> wrote:
> >     >
> >     >
> >     > On 19/03/07, jmak <jozmak at gmail.com <mailto:jozmak at gmail.com>>
> wrote:
> >     > > On 3/19/07, Vincent < imnotb at gmail.com
> >     <mailto:imnotb at gmail.com>> wrote:
> >     > > >
> >     > > >
> >     > > > On 19/03/07, Adam Miller <maxamillion at gmail.com
> >     <mailto:maxamillion at gmail.com>> wrote:
> >     > > > > Yeah ... ok, I guess I would have to say I do like those
> >     over Tango.
> >     > > > >
> >     > > > > -Adam
> >     > > > >
> >     > > > >
> >     > > > >
> >     > > > > On 3/18/07, Jim Campbell < jwcampbell at gmail.com
> >     <mailto:jwcampbell at gmail.com> > wrote:
> >     > > > > > I like those icons, too.  The one thing is that the folder
> >     icons
> >     > seem
> >     > > > narrower than other folder icons I've seen.  Does anyone else
> >     notice
> >     > this?
> >     > > > Could they be made a wider, more standard width?
> >     > > > > >
> >     > > > > > Jim
> >     > > > > >
> >     > > > > >
> >     > > > > >
> >     > > > > > On 3/18/07, Joshua Gardner <mellowcellofellow at gmail.com
> >     <mailto:mellowcellofellow at gmail.com> > wrote:
> >     > > > > > > Those are really, really cool. I like it.
> >     > > > > > >
> >     > > > > > > -Josh
> >     > > > > > >
> >     > > > > > >
> >     > > > > > >
> >     > > > > > > On 3/18/07, jmak < jozmak at gmail.com
> >     <mailto:jozmak at gmail.com>> wrote:
> >     > > > > > > > Hi,
> >     > > > > > > >
> >     > > > > > > > Here is an awesome icon set, Nimbus. It is complate
> >     and has a
> >     > GPL
> >     > > > > > > > licence. This is what we are looking for.
> >     > > > > > > >
> >     > > > > > > > Take a look at it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
> >     > > > > > > >
> >     > > > > > > > Here is a screenshot.
> >     > > > > > > >
> >     > > > > > > >
> >     > > > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Xubuntu/Artwork/Proposed/Misc
> >     <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Xubuntu/Artwork/Proposed/Misc>
> >     > > > > > > >
> >     > > > > > > > Download from here. Already packaged as a .deb file.
> >     > > > > > > >
> >     > > > > > > >
> >     > > >
> >     >
> >
> http://www.gnome-look.org/content/show.php/Nimbus+%28Ubuntu+and+Debian%29?content=54755
> >     > > > > > > >
> >     > > > > > > > Jmak
> >     > > > > > > > --
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> >     > > > I like them too, though I agree that the folder icons are
> >     either to thin
> >     > or
> >     > > > too high :P
> >     > > >
> >     > > > --
> >     > > > Vincent
> >     > > > --
> >     > >
> >     > > The unique folder design gives a better visual impact. Stick out
> >     > > rather than blend in, that is the strategy every distro tries to
> >     > > follow. We should do the same. Success does not belong to those
> who
> >     > > always want to follow stereotypes.
> >     > >
> >     > > Jmak
> >     > > --
> >     > > http://jozmak.blogspot.com/
> >     > > http://jozmak.googlepages.com/
> >     > >
> >     >
> >     > Standing out is one thing, but this is just weird...
> >     >
> >     > --
> >
> >     If it is weird why is it that on the gnomelook org site the set
> >     already reached 80 % popularity?
> >
> >     --
> >     http://jozmak.blogspot.com/
> >     http://jozmak.googlepages.com/
> >
> >
> > I have no idea, but I vote in favour of wider folder icons.
>
> Always art-work discussions on the list! if you want to implement a new
> look just add it too the theme list and make it possible to select is
> this new look. If you this new look is accepted it can become the
> default one. But don't change to much at one time!!
>
> BTW i like tango more because it is more complete and the thunar list
> icons are smaller and better looking. Just my 2 cents!
>
> Best regards,
>
> Jelle
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Vincent
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