Re: [libreoffice-design] User testing icons

2012-04-11 Thread Andrew Pullins
Hello Testing icons does not mean let the users design them. I agree that users are not the right people for designing icons. I was referring to the discussion of using 'a' or 'A' or 'i' or whatever. My advice would be to design all possible icons and see which work best for different users

Re: [libreoffice-design] User testing icons

2012-04-08 Thread Björn Balazs
Hi Andrew, all, first of all thanks for the positive replies towards user-testing of the icons. I think only Andrew was negativ about it, so I would like to answer his mail in detail: Am Freitag, 6. April 2012, 11:31:53 schrieb Andrew Pullins: I don't like the idea of letting the users test

[libreoffice-design] User testing icons

2012-04-06 Thread Björn Balazs
Hi all, I am sorry, but again, I wont make it for the meeting today. But there is one thought I would like too add: You could shortcut a lot of discussions about how to make icons, if you simply user test them. In other words: create alternatives and let users decide which is the best. In

Re: [libreoffice-design] User testing icons

2012-04-06 Thread Kévin PEIGNOT
Hi Björn, Stephan I agree it's sort of a must have to user test the icons. ACtually, I didn't have a lot of time (lot of work at school), and I will not be since end of May I think, but from time to time I +1 you !!! Kévin 2012/4/6 Stefan Knorr (Astron) heinzless...@googlemail.com Hi Björn,

Re: [libreoffice-design] User testing icons

2012-04-06 Thread Andrew Pullins
I don't like the idea of letting the users test the icons. There are many things that the users can test that would benifit us, but the disign of things is not one of them. If they have something that they would like to be different then they can join the team, or find a way to help. I think we