> I'm not much of an artist and would really like to start jazzing up > some of my apps with icons / graphics. The problem is I don't really > know where to get nice looking graphics to include. The ones included > with VFP look unprofessional, as do many of the freebies I've found on the > net.
I sunk a couple hundred dollars into some icon collections from this place about a year ago: http://www.iconshock.com/ It looks like they have a ton more now than they did back then. They get high icon counts by layering smaller versions of icons on top of bigger versions-- kinda like the way the arrow is in a shortcut, but it makes a bit more sense, like a 'wrench' on top of a picture of a 'user' to signify user management or something... I've used a small handful of these combinations, but mostly just use the main icon without the small icons on top. As a good rule, I'd probably take their #'s and divide it by 10 or so to get a more accurate number of truly unique icons.... I've also changed a few in color-- say, a blue check mark to a green checkmark. I use 'Iconomaker' to do this, where I can simply change the 'levels'. Iconomaker is a very good app, but the publishers discontinued it-- it's sad, 'cause it's the most sensible and featureful icon editor I've ever used. -- Derek _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
