Comments on: Your chance to speak out: Icondesigner.net multi-platform icons? http://blog.cocoia.com/2007/05/31/your-chance-to-speak-out-icondesignernet-multi-platform-icons/ The Cocoia Blog is the website of Sebastiaan de With, a Dutch Icon and Interface designer. Sat, 30 Aug 2008 03:49:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: gyurisc http://blog.cocoia.com/2007/05/31/your-chance-to-speak-out-icondesignernet-multi-platform-icons/#comment-32637 gyurisc Thu, 09 Aug 2007 07:10:58 +0000 http://blog.cocoia.com/?p=113#comment-32637 it would be very coo, if you can do multiplatform icons. Would you design icons for Windows as well? it would be very coo, if you can do multiplatform icons. Would you design icons for Windows as well?

]]> By: Felipe http://blog.cocoia.com/2007/05/31/your-chance-to-speak-out-icondesignernet-multi-platform-icons/#comment-5110 Felipe Thu, 31 May 2007 13:54:44 +0000 http://blog.cocoia.com/?p=113#comment-5110 If it's not to much work to package the icons for other OS'es (which I guess is not), what do you fear? It can only enlarge the 'audience' :) If 'glossy' or 'macish' icon themes like nuoveXT or Snowish are successfull for Linux, why shouldn't people care about your icons? I don't think Vista users will be a big audience ...they will likely want to go their own ways because they're not into macish designs at all. They've got all they need with Aqua ...eer ..I mean Aero ;) I'd go for multi-platform icons - it can't hurt :) If it’s not to much work to package the icons for other OS’es (which I guess is not), what do you fear?
It can only enlarge the ‘audience’ :)
If ‘glossy’ or ‘macish’ icon themes like nuoveXT or Snowish are successfull for Linux, why shouldn’t people care about your icons?
I don’t think Vista users will be a big audience …they will likely want to go their own ways because they’re not into macish designs at all. They’ve got all they need with Aqua …eer ..I mean Aero ;)
I’d go for multi-platform icons - it can’t hurt :)

]]> By: sebastiaan http://blog.cocoia.com/2007/05/31/your-chance-to-speak-out-icondesignernet-multi-platform-icons/#comment-5106 sebastiaan Thu, 31 May 2007 13:09:13 +0000 http://blog.cocoia.com/?p=113#comment-5106 It's true that (mostly Praetorian) the icons use some degree of 'gloss'. I am pushing for a more 'diffused' look as you can see in the Preview replacement icon, and Praetorian has different icon states (which complicate the design - but hey, that's going to be very clear soon with the beta). Thanks for the input, I have obviously considered multiple formats when I started but as you said, I consider my 'target audience' to be Mac users. It’s true that (mostly Praetorian) the icons use some degree of ‘gloss’. I am pushing for a more ‘diffused’ look as you can see in the Preview replacement icon, and Praetorian has different icon states (which complicate the design - but hey, that’s going to be very clear soon with the beta).

Thanks for the input, I have obviously considered multiple formats when I started but as you said, I consider my ‘target audience’ to be Mac users.

]]> By: Nick http://blog.cocoia.com/2007/05/31/your-chance-to-speak-out-icondesignernet-multi-platform-icons/#comment-5098 Nick Thu, 31 May 2007 12:31:07 +0000 http://blog.cocoia.com/?p=113#comment-5098 You seem focused on the Mac, so why not stay that way? I've looked at some of your icon/graphic work. Much of it (wireshark/praetorian) seems very "glassy". Remind me more of Vista than Mac OS X. When I look at my Dock, the majority of my icons are colourful and "shiny", rather than dark and glassy. You seem focused on the Mac, so why not stay that way?

I’ve looked at some of your icon/graphic work. Much of it (wireshark/praetorian) seems very “glassy”. Remind me more of Vista than Mac OS X.

When I look at my Dock, the majority of my icons are colourful and “shiny”, rather than dark and glassy.

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