app icon update proposal
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| app icon update proposal | Jakub Steiner | 25 Mar 14:33 |
| app icon update proposal | Steve Stavropoulos | 27 Mar 00:38 |
| app icon update proposal | Sven Neumann | 27 Mar 08:08 |
| app icon update proposal | Jakub Steiner | 27 Mar 13:07 |
| app icon update proposal | Alexandre Prokoudine | 27 Mar 13:17 |
| app icon update proposal | Michael Schumacher | 27 Mar 13:28 |
| app icon update proposal | Alexandre Prokoudine | 27 Mar 13:36 |
| app icon update proposal | Owen | 27 Mar 23:09 |
| app icon update proposal | Michael Natterer | 27 Mar 12:05 |
| app icon update proposal | Michael Schumacher | 27 Mar 12:43 |
| app icon update proposal | Jakub Friedl (lists) | 27 Mar 14:43 |
| app icon update proposal | Sven Neumann | 29 Mar 00:23 |
| app icon update proposal | Jakub Steiner | 29 Mar 11:07 |
| app icon update proposal | Andreas Nilsson | 29 Mar 22:16 |
app icon update proposal
Howdy gimp hackers!
I have refreshed the look of GIMP's mascot as an app icon and propose this to be included upstream. The icon follows the Tango Style Guidelines [1] (to a great extent) but is mostly based on the original shape and colors originally crafted by Tuomas Kuosmanen [2].
The main app icon has been made in a vector editor so in addition to having a new icon, we get a bonus of easy reuse of Wilber on marketing material such as t-shirts etc. It is also easier to tweak (change shapes/facial expression...). There is also two pixel-perfect small sized bitmaps to use instead of scaling or rendering the SVG.
http://jimmac.musichall.cz/stuff/gimp.png
[1] - http://tango-project.org/Tango_Icon_Theme_Guidelines [2] - http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/40/GIMPLogo.png
yours
app icon update proposal
On 3/25/06, Jakub Steiner wrote:
I have refreshed the look of GIMP's mascot as an app icon and propose this to be included upstream.
http://jimmac.musichall.cz/stuff/gimp.png
I know my personal opinion doesn't really matter on this, but I find the foremost eye of the updated Wilber rather spooky...
app icon update proposal
Hi,
Jakub Steiner writes:
I have refreshed the look of GIMP's mascot as an app icon and propose this to be included upstream. The icon follows the Tango Style Guidelines [1] (to a great extent) but is mostly based on the original shape and colors originally crafted by Tuomas Kuosmanen [2].
I am all for using it, at least as the application icon. The question is whether we also want to switch to the new look in other occurences of Wilber (Tip of the Day, error, warning, question icons, web-site). What do you think?
Jakub, could you perhaps prepare error, warning, question icons as well as an Eeeek version based on the new logo?
Sven
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On Sat, 2006-03-25 at 14:33 +0100, Jakub Steiner wrote:
Howdy gimp hackers!
I have refreshed the look of GIMP's mascot as an app icon and propose this to be included upstream. The icon follows the Tango Style Guidelines [1] (to a great extent) but is mostly based on the original shape and colors originally crafted by Tuomas Kuosmanen [2].
The main app icon has been made in a vector editor so in addition to having a new icon, we get a bonus of easy reuse of Wilber on marketing material such as t-shirts etc. It is also easier to tweak (change shapes/facial expression...). There is also two pixel-perfect small sized bitmaps to use instead of scaling or rendering the SVG.
Oh well, I think that the new wilber looks as if he just returned from the dentist, or was badly beaten up...
ciao, --mitch
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Michael Natterer wrote:
On Sat, 2006-03-25 at 14:33 +0100, Jakub Steiner wrote:
Oh well, I think that the new wilber looks as if he just returned from the dentist, or was badly beaten up...
IMO especially the smaller versions have lost too much of the unique Wilber appearance and look like slightly distorted grey smilies.
Michael
app icon update proposal
On Mon, 2006-03-27 at 08:08 +0200, Sven Neumann wrote:
Hi,
Jakub Steiner writes:
I have refreshed the look of GIMP's mascot as an app icon and propose this to be included upstream. The icon follows the Tango Style Guidelines [1] (to a great extent) but is mostly based on the original shape and colors originally crafted by Tuomas Kuosmanen [2].
I am all for using it, at least as the application icon. The question is whether we also want to switch to the new look in other occurences of Wilber (Tip of the Day, error, warning, question icons, web-site). What do you think?
Jakub, could you perhaps prepare error, warning, question icons as well as an Eeeek version based on the new logo?
Howdy!
Here's what I have for the dialog wilbers (down the bottom):
http://jimmac.musichall.cz/i.php?i=Tango-GIMP
cheers
app icon update proposal
On 3/27/06, Jakub Steiner wrote:
Howdy!
Here's what I have for the dialog wilbers (down the bottom):
The lowest row made me crowl under table from laughter :)
But, honestly, the idea of using different colors to distinguish one action from another (actions with layers) is quite dangerous. Many color-blind people would object.
Alexandre
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Alexandre Prokoudine wrote:
But, honestly, the idea of using different colors to distinguish one action from another (actions with layers) is quite dangerous. Many color-blind people would object.
Which icons are you refering to?
Michael
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On 3/27/06, Michael Schumacher wrote:
Which icons are you refering to?
Ouch, that were color channel. My apologize :(
They really look like layers. That confused me.
Alexandre
app icon update proposal
On 3/25/06, Jakub Steiner wrote:
Howdy gimp hackers!
I have refreshed the look of GIMP's mascot as an app icon and propose
Hmm, i really like the old Wilber better. Why we need to change it?
--
Jakub Friedl * Cygnis Insignis
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Jakub Steiner wrote:
Here's what I have for the dialog wilbers (down the bottom):
Nice
Owen
app icon update proposal
Hi,
Jakub Steiner writes:
I have refreshed the look of GIMP's mascot as an app icon and propose this to be included upstream. The icon follows the Tango Style Guidelines [1] (to a great extent) but is mostly based on the original shape and colors originally crafted by Tuomas Kuosmanen [2].
The problem with desktop files is that, as far as I know one can only specify a single application icon. So if we can agree that we want to use these icons, I would replace that the 48x48 icon in the gimp source tree with the 48x48 icon you proposed.
We should probably also replace the icons we use as window icons, but we would need them at 16, 32, 48 and 64 pixels then.
Do we also want to replace the question / warning / error icons with the ones from http://jimmac.musichall.cz/i.php?i=Tango-GIMP ? That would make sense if GTK+ would also adapt the Tango style for their icons.
Sven
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On Wed, 2006-03-29 at 00:23 +0200, Sven Neumann wrote:
Hi,
Jakub Steiner writes:
I have refreshed the look of GIMP's mascot as an app icon and propose this to be included upstream. The icon follows the Tango Style Guidelines [1] (to a great extent) but is mostly based on the original shape and colors originally crafted by Tuomas Kuosmanen [2].
The problem with desktop files is that, as far as I know one can only specify a single application icon. So if we can agree that we want to use these icons, I would replace that the 48x48 icon in the gimp source tree with the 48x48 icon you proposed.
Hi Sven.
Installing the icons (named gimp.png and gimp.svg in this case) to $prefix/share/hicolor/$size/apps/ and then putting Icon=gimp should make gnome panel and nautilus do the right thing and look up the apropriate size (at least it does on my 2.14). I think it even strips the .png suffix and uses the SVG if provided in the correct index.theme.
http://jimmac.musichall.cz/stuff/same-desktop-file.png
I'm certainly not somebody should be giving out this sort of advice, but apps should be doing the job of looking up the right size, you don't need to specify multiple icons in a .desktop files AFAIK. The icon theme spec has a bit on lookup:
http://standards.freedesktop.org/icon-theme-spec/latest/ar01s05.html
We should probably also replace the icons we use as window icons, but we would need them at 16, 32, 48 and 64 pixels then.
I will be happy to provide all the sizes necessary.
Do we also want to replace the question / warning / error icons with the ones from http://jimmac.musichall.cz/i.php?i=Tango-GIMP ? That would make sense if GTK+ would also adapt the Tango style for their icons.
I am doing my best at applying the Tango style guidelines on every icon I lay my hands on. A side-goal of the project has been for multi-platform applications to look close to native (in terms of icons) on common desktops such as KDE, Windows XP, Mac OS X and GNOME. As is the case with GIMP, gtk is a toolkit used for multi-platform apps, it makes perfect sense for us to focus on applying the style on gtk icons. Historically gnome icon theme icons have made its way into gtk+ and we have already started on applying the style in gnome icon theme HEAD.
cheers
app icon update proposal
Sven Neumann wrote:
Hi,
Jakub Steiner writes:
I have refreshed the look of GIMP's mascot as an app icon and propose this to be included upstream. The icon follows the Tango Style Guidelines [1] (to a great extent) but is mostly based on the original shape and colors originally crafted by Tuomas Kuosmanen [2].
Do we also want to replace the question / warning / error icons with the ones from http://jimmac.musichall.cz/i.php?i=Tango-GIMP ? That would make sense if GTK+ would also adapt the Tango style for their icons.
What is that gimp-creature doing in those icons? Not a big issue really, but these special dialog icons could imply that these would be special from other, normal dialog windows. The creature is kind of cute though. :) - Andreas
