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Amiga computer related discussion => General chat about Amiga topics => Topic started by: virgola on February 28, 2004, 05:24:09 PM

Title: Do you want a new MIME filetype icon set?
Post by: virgola on February 28, 2004, 05:24:09 PM

Hi guys.

Want a freshly new MIME filetype icon set?
Bored of Linux style icons and PNG single image?

Have a look at my set. Glowicon style and 16:9 format:
http://www.locati.it/mario/mime_grab_03.jpg

I've already posted some message about this subject:
http://www.amiga.org/forums/showthread.php?t=6924

I've already uploaded the .lha called "VirgolaMIME.lha" to aminet. Until came out from there you can download it from:
http://www.locati.it/mario/VirgolaMIME.lha

Hope you enjoy
Mario

Title: Re: Do you want a new MIME filetype icon set?
Post by: on February 28, 2004, 06:17:41 PM

Nice icons.

I'm a little concerned with their "flat" nature.. the rest of the world uses 1:1 icon sizes, I don't see why Amiga icons have to stay as if they're going to be stretched vertically, especially these days.

At the very least I'd say icon designers should try and
conform to the lastest UI design guidelines for other
operating systems, seeing as we have no longer have current
ones for AmigaOS or MorphOS..

http://developer.apple.com/documentation/UserExperience/Conceptual/OSXHIGuidelines/index.html

(the icon stuff is in the left hand menu)

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dnwxp/html/winxpicons.asp

Note the use of a standard perspective grid for any "3d"
imagery. Standard drop-shadow sizes, positions and
opacities, and the use of "real text" shrunk down instead
of wavy lines, minimizing the number of elements in the
icon and so on..

From what I can see your icons match those guidelines anyway, apart from the jarring "widescreen format" :)

=Neko=

Title: Re: Do you want a new MIME filetype icon set?
Post by: that_punk_guy on February 28, 2004, 06:19:33 PM

Quote

Neko wrote:
jarring "widescreen format" :)

I dunno, I like that. It's different :-)

Title: Re: Do you want a new MIME filetype icon set?
Post by: cecilia on February 29, 2004, 12:58:34 AM

me too!
but then i love widescreen!

 :crazy:


(man! i just clicked to post and suddendly, the smilies are crowding the bottom!!! that was unexpected!!) :-o  :lol:  :laughing:  :juggler: