Personally I see making it a *requirement* to have a 1024x500 promo graphic and a 512x512 icon version as a bad move. The main reasons being;
1) How many people do you think are going to be able to come up with a good quality 1024x500 promo graphic?, most independent devs aren't the best graphic designers (myself included) so I'm expecting a lot of "not so great" promo graphics which will make the market look a bit cheap and cheerful. 2) There's no guarantee that devs have a 512x512 version of their icons, so I can see uploads to simple & blocky upsized versions or delays while those who used graphic designers go back to them and try to get versions in the larger size (and the designer may well charge for it). I can't see why these need to be required. Optional, yes, but making them a requirement is just creating a real pain in the a** for a lot of developers. Al. ====== Funky Android Limited is registered in England & Wales with the company number 6741909. The views expressed in this email are those of the author and not necessarily those of Funky Android Limited, it's associates, or it's subsidiaries. On 18 Nov 2010, at 03:39, Brian Conrad wrote: > They just sent out an email about some new graphic to be used in the Market a > 1024x500 landscape graphic. I wonder who thinks (or doesn't think) this > stuff up since some apps are portrait only. I know this is probably for the > "new tablets" but I would almost rather do tablet specific apps since the > screen size is larger and people won't need to squint at small fonts. > > - Brian > > Olivier Guilyardi wrote: >> Hi, >> >> I have noticed that there's a new high-res icon field in the market console. >> Does anyone know what that's for? >> >> I have tested this new field, and I can tell for sure that it was ignored >> when >> rendering the android market icon. Maybe that it will get used after a market >> upgrade... >> >> Furthermore, I have had problems with the market icon. After various tests, I >> have realized that it is always the mdpi icon, scaled to some random size >> (51px, >> etc..), even if there's a hdpi icon, and whatever device I used. >> >> But I see some icons which seem to be pixel-sharp. Is this just an illusion >> or >> is there a trick? >> >> TIA >> >> -- >> Olivier >> >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Android Discuss" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/android-discuss?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Discuss" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-discuss?hl=en.
