Hi Maxim, Years ago, I used to create my own backgrounds in paint shop pro and visually create a little place for each icon. At first it was more about laying the screen out symmetrically and aesthetically, but over time the desktop icons would end up in groups. I changed the designs to reflect this, and it was pretty cool.
However, I did find two recurring issues with using that model: 1) Similar to what you said, I couldn't / didn't want to add too many icons to the screen, so that they would exceed the space I had allotted to each icon in the wallpaper. This increased the simplicity by reduced the flexability of my desktop. 2) On a deeper level, I think the choices that I made in my wallpaper designs limited what I could do with the desktop. If there are only places for internet links, computer folders, and games, what do I do when I come across some new type of icon that doesn't fit those categories? Go back and re-do the whole wallpaper? It sort of boxed in my thinking. Pain in the butt, and reduced usability. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://gamma.ixda.org/discuss?post=21798 ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe ................ http://gamma.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://gamma.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://gamma.ixda.org/help
