I did a bit more work on the robot claw/hand for the smaller icons but I've got to say, I have a lot of respect for the talent of those who create these small icons. :) http://xorengineering.com/dev/icons/ r2.png through r6.png are some attempts at creating a starting point for a robot hand/claw that will be visible in the small icons. 2010/10/26 Máirín Duffy <duffy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>: > Hi Bryan! > > On Thu, 2010-10-21 at 17:05 -0600, Bryan Nielsen wrote: >> And another test, I'm still green when it comes to creating detail >> with such small icons, I think the r16.png is a little easier to see >> compared to the ks5.png but still needs work. >> >> http://xorengineering.com/dev/icons/ > > We talked about your latest mockups for the system-config-kickstart icon > at today's meeting. Here's some points we hope will help: > > - the whole arm & monitor is hard to make out at 16x16. the lines aren't > snapped to the pixel grid - because there aren't enough pixels in 16x16 > to snap the artwork cleanly. > > - the metaphor of a robot building a computer might still work at 16x16 > if you show only the claw/hand of the robot + the monitor at that size. > The icon could expand to show the full arm at larger sizes that could > accommodate it. > > - maybe show some light or sparkles emanating from the box/computer to > show that it is coming to life? we want to show the robot is making the > computer, not just moving it, if that makes sense. > > What do you think? > > ~m > > _______________________________________________ > design-team mailing list > design-team@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/design-team > _______________________________________________ design-team mailing list design-team@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/design-team
