Hi Jon,
I think I can speak for a large portion of us (if not all) when I say that we all greatly appreciate your work on the TM icon. Bartelme has done other kinds of derivative work and I think that it's more like a nod to the original author than any kind of usurping of the spotlight.
Indeed, what I think we're all looking for is a nice icon for TM. We've gone through a number of icons so far -- with wide changes between each revision. That Bartelme took the latest released icon and improved upon it seems to me that we're finally coming to a consensus!!
I would suggest that the icon developers put their heads together and figure out the best possible combination of the latest submissions. I think that what we need is a big gear icon with more saturation (like Jon's + Bartelme's combined, but looking more like the KDEsque gear), but designed in accordance with the Apple guidelines (angle, lighting, etc).
Bartelme's work should push the icon's design forward -- and I think it's sparked another round of creativity that will hopefully drive us towards the final look... based on your contribution!
Chris
Jon Raphaelson wrote:
Ok, I'm sorry I don't want to have people think I'm bitter or anything, but I would like to remind people that Bartelme's icon is derivative work. It says so on his website, and the original is what comes with 1.1b4.
it's something to do with Bartelme's icon following the general "text editor" icon look,
I know this is nit-picky, but the look, the layout, the icon with everything but the pen, new shadow and an up in saturation were mine long before Bartelme. I'm not trying to downplay Bartleme's talent (just look at his website to know how good he is as a designer) but I did a lot of work on this as well.
Thanks - just needed to get that out there. Sorry if it sounds vindictive or angry, it's really not.
Jon -
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