Wow, that was a very diplomatic answer. :)
On Mar 10, 2004, at 4:43 AM, Marky Goldstein wrote:
Dear Garett,
This is not meant to be negative, but feedback.
I think the general look should be a bit smoother and more polished and more elegant. The icons look a bit like there is not enough time spent on them... Get the guy who gives you the budget to have more designers sit down and choose the best. Be a director ;->.
Marky, in an ideal world, it would be nice to have unlimited resources, time, and people to help out with icons. In the real world, there are around 5,000 icons (and growing) to keep track of and I'm the only one in the company to do it, so it's a daunting task. Icon work is only part of what I do too.
When I was working through different styles nearly two years ago, I bounced it around with several people at the company, and our icon theme is based off of the style I presented that people liked the most, along with revisions over time.
Please also understand that no matter what style anyone comes up with, there will always be at least a few people who would prefer something else. Liking something from an aesthetic point of view is subject to opinion, and opinions vary. A very large number of people throughout the years have expressed that they really like the icon style. You are among one of the few who has said anything otherwise. Of course, you are entitled to your opinion.
I try to do the best with the resources and direction given and work hard doing it.
Thanks, Garrett
Just so you know, I, and the vast majority of my users, really like your icons, and having them in the OpenOffice package will really help the continuity. So I have to say, your icons for OO look really good so far.
Now jumping to the other side of the fence (and you've probrubly already thought of this). It's always good to have an icon/theme change about every 3 or 4 years. It keeps the product looking fresh. I would make plans to start the process next year. If you don't start plans now, then by next year it will take all year to get the ball rolling.
Once again, I think your icon/theme sets are very good and I like them, I'm just saying that because no matter how good an icon set it, eventually it get's stale.
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