request for modified icon for OS X

Leonardo Franchi lfranchi at kde.org
Thu Mar 12 10:23:52 CET 2009


On Thursday 12 March 2009 04:02:42 Lee Olson wrote:
> Attached is another example showing a new revision, along with the older
> versions. The middle example is obviously the new one.
>

I like the new icon a lot. It fits well with the Mac OS style and the other 
icons that i can see.

leo


> 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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