I'm not that good actually, in my own programs <http://i3.minus.com/ibuyWlnHJorkXY.png> sometimes i even ignore the color grouping part :-P (although i do try to use colors that stand out and contrasted outlines). Also my icons are very simplistic and in some cases they look more like game sprites than icons :-P.
On Thu, Oct 16, 2014 at 3:22 PM, Howard Page-Clark <[email protected]> wrote: > On 16/10/2014 12:54, Kostas Michalopoulos wrote: > >> On Wed, Oct 15, 2014 at 6:34 PM, Jürgen Hestermann >> <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >> But IMO the majority of icons is meaningless. >> Some even look very similar although they mean >> complete different things. >> Therefore I don't like them. >> >> >> I was talking about the general idea for icons. Lazarus' icons aren't >> the best though. The most immediate problem - IMO - is the use of color: >> which is none... >> > > What a very constructive contribution to this discussion. Thanks. > > What Lazarus has lacked (for the most part, so far) is a contributor who > has your eye for good GUI analysis, design and consistency, combined with > the graphic skills needed to implement elegant icons appropriately. > My prayer is that this conversation which included a tirade against icons > (and poor icons are indeed rather useless space-wasters) might result in > someone(s) with the necessary skills and motivation offering improvements > along the lines you suggest. Good application visual design is part of what > a RAD IDE is meant to enhance, and it would be great if the IDE itself were > an exemplary model of such excellence in GUI design which could stand the > test of time in the way that most things Mac have justifiably become > classics (without needing to slavishly follow every passing design fad). > > Howard > > > > -- > _______________________________________________ > Lazarus mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.lazarus.freepascal.org/mailman/listinfo/lazarus >
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