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On Sat, Aug 2, 2014 at 2:23 PM, Sam Bull <fox_nce...@trashmail.net> wrote: > I'd also like to point out that some of these icons don't even make > sense. A quote taken from http://asktog.com/atc/principles-of- > interaction-design/ : > > "The inverse of skeuomorphism is abstraction, a prominent feature in so- > called flat design, a fashion that took hold in 2013, turning once well- > understood icons and other elements into meaningless abstractions and > even false symbols. (For example, the icon for the browser on the iPhone > became a compass, only connected to the concept of the web through the > vaguest of abstractions. The iPhone has an actual compass, so they > turned its icon into… another compass! Two compass icons: One tells you > which way is north and the other connects you to your bank account. The > Settings icon had originally looked like the inner workings of a clock, > clearly carrying the message that this is an app that will let you see > and affect the inside workings of the iPhone. That was abstracted to the > point that it looks exactly like a large industrial fan.)" > > -- > You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to Ubuntu > Touch Core Apps. > Matching subscriptions: Touch Core Apps Bugs, Unity 8 > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1351424 > > Title: > browser, settings and calculator icons too similar to another well > known mobile O/S > > Status in Camera App: > New > Status in Calculator application for Ubuntu devices: > New > Status in Ubuntu UX bugs: > New > Status in Web Browser App: > New > Status in “ubuntu-system-settings” package in Ubuntu: > New > Status in “unity8” package in Ubuntu: > Invalid > > Bug description: > The browser and system settings icons in image #165 looks extremely > similar in both content and colour to another well-known mobile > operating system. IMHO they are also too busy > > Please can we change these to make them simpler and more uniquely > Ubuntu. > > To manage notifications about this bug go to: > https://bugs.launchpad.net/camera-app/+bug/1351424/+subscriptions > -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to unity8 in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1351424 Title: browser, settings and calculator icons too similar to another well known mobile O/S Status in Camera App: New Status in Calculator application for Ubuntu devices: New Status in Ubuntu UX bugs: New Status in Web Browser App: New Status in “ubuntu-system-settings” package in Ubuntu: New Status in “unity8” package in Ubuntu: Invalid Bug description: The browser and system settings icons in image #165 looks extremely similar in both content and colour to another well-known mobile operating system. IMHO they are also too busy Please can we change these to make them simpler and more uniquely Ubuntu. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/camera-app/+bug/1351424/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
