an icon has to be graphically simple to be displayed well at every size....i want an icon to be recognizable in the dock even if its tiny....
is the quicksilver icon saying "quicksilver" ? is the subethaedit icon saying "subethaedit" ?
an icon just have to summarize a concept ...not the name of the app....
the actual textmate icon is one of the worst icon i ever saw: -poor colors -poor sharpness -poor scalability
ok the textmate icon is a text mate....but that's all....
i think a mockup is a very good idea
On Nov 23, 2004, at 11:16 PM, Chris Bailey wrote:
I'd agree that the robot merges into the typewriter. In fact to me, it looks like he's upside down - his shoes look like eyes to me.
On 11/23/04 2:01 PM, "Noel Jackson" noel@noeljackson.com wrote:
I think that the robot is cool. I'd say, keep the robot, but perhaps nix the typewriter?
-Noel
On Nov 23, 2004, at 2:18 PM, Stuart Wheeler wrote:
I'm with Sean on this one. I don't wish to diminish Dominique's efforts, but I prefer the robot. My only problem with it is the colour scheme. as the robot tends to merge into the typewriter.
If people feel really strongly about having a new icon, then why not launch a TextMate Icon competition with something like a free license or some other incentive as a prize? If this was then widely publicised in the Mac community it would both get a better selection of icons and also raise the profile of TextMate, possibly leading to more people licensing it also.
Stuart
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