Re: Re: [libreoffice-design] MimeType icons - template

Hi Bernhard,

Am Sonntag, 9. Januar 2011, 00:26:50 schrieb Bernhard Dippold:
> > just a quick comment: I really like the design - but the metaphor for
> > templates is not convincing and does not work in small sizes. I would
> > again like to bring in the idea of inverting the icon, which is as
> > close to the mental model of a template (german: Schablone, Schema) as
> > my mind brings me atm.
>
> I tried to do a quick draft of what you suggested (it's quite quick and
> very dirty if you would have a look at the source), inverting the
> interior area of the template icons, but I kept the rip-off metaphor too:
>
> http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/File:Writer_template_inverted.png

I like it. Think it is good to keep the rip-off metaphor. And the different 
types of icons are well distinguishable. 
 
> For reference the link to Christoph's icons:
> http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/7HzXZAAAGWFfgU0XzayU8Q?feat=directlink
>
> We don't have much time left to create the icons, if they should be
> included in the final release of LibO 3.3.0, so we should define quite
> fast where to go.
>
> I think both proposals have their advantages - the inverted icons look
> quite dark, but are easier to differ from the document icons.

Perhaps it is possible to increase brightness / decreas saturation of the 
icons to have them both approximately in the same darkness?

> I don't know if they really follow the general visual language of the
> other icons...
>
> What do you think?

In general I think the quality of the icons (template being dark or not) is 
good enough. So I will not comment on further mails. Get them out :)

Best,
Björn

> Best regards
>
> Bernhard
>
> (who starts working on the Draw document icon)
>
> If anybody else would try his/her skills on the Master Doc (just put the
> symbols of four Writer icons or the full icons together on the main
> application icon), this would already help a lot!


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