request for modified icon for OS X

Lee Olson leetolson at gmail.com
Thu Mar 12 05:02:42 CET 2009


Attached is another example showing a new revision, along with the older
versions. The middle example is obviously the new one.

- Lee

On Mon, Mar 9, 2009 at 3:27 AM, Mark Kretschmann <kretschmann at kde.org>wrote:

> On Mon, Mar 9, 2009 at 8:56 AM, Magnus Bergmark
> <magnus.bergmark at gmail.com> wrote:
> > On Mon, Mar 9, 2009 at 4:22 AM, Ian Monroe <ian.monroe at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> So maybe we need a more realistic wolf (well, as realistic as a blue
> >> wolf is) sitting and howling.
> >
> > I agree. To be honest, the original icon looks a lot better in this
> > screenshot. I'm using a Mac at work, and I can confirm that icons
> generally
> > are looking quite realistic.
> >
> > Regarding the shadows, the usual thing seems to be to have a very, very
> > subtle shadow at the bottom. This makes the icons not look like a sticker
> on
> > the screen, but an object standing up instead. Not all icons use a
> shadow,
> > though, and most that do are third-party apps.
>
> I also agree with Ian and Magnus. I'm not impressed by this icon yet.
>
> This is such an important component of Amarok (I even have it tattooed
> on my arm!), that we can't except anything less than 100% excellence.
> Of course it must be taken into account that tastes differ, but there
> are also real arguments against it, such as Ian's.
>
> --
> Mark Kretschmann
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