Considering using a precomposed icon for the Remindness iPhone web app instead of the traditional and awful gloss.
about 2 years ago
2 things I hate about icons on the iPhone home screen: The default gloss, and icons with a black background ;)
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I agree, black background is a no-go for me. :(
Perhaps you could try to make the whole Remindness logo the icon, without any background? A bit zooming in, a small border, cropped - a bit like the tapbot icons. ;)
The Plants vs Zombies icon kinda works with the black background, but it would still be better with a proper button.
I tend to think non-button icons make everything look weird.
#2, absolutely. Looks much better!
by Tim Van Damme
It's easter, so I thought I'd help a bro out.
Didn't realise there was so much hate for non-standard shaped icons! I really like the one on the right, nice work man.
@Tim: Nice! (and nice of you).
@Robbie: it isn't so much "hate" as it is "Apple says not to design icons with transparent backgrounds" in their HIG for iPhone/iPad.
@Dan: I wasn't aware of that at all, cheers for the heads-up.
by Benjamin Smith
Just wanted to see how the original translated directly to the standard icon size. The small eyes on Tim's were looking at me funny.
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Sam Brown
Considering using a precomposed icon for the Remindness iPhone web app instead of the traditional and awful gloss.
about 2 years ago
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Tim Van Damme
2 things I hate about icons on the iPhone home screen: The default gloss, and icons with a black background ;)
about 2 years ago
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about 2 years ago
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Lennart Ziburski
I agree, black background is a no-go for me. :(
Perhaps you could try to make the whole Remindness logo the icon, without any background? A bit zooming in, a small border, cropped - a bit like the tapbot icons. ;)
about 2 years ago
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Andy Croll
The Plants vs Zombies icon kinda works with the black background, but it would still be better with a proper button.
I tend to think non-button icons make everything look weird.
about 2 years ago
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Andy McMillan
#2, absolutely. Looks much better!
about 2 years ago
Rebound
Remindness iPhone Icon Rebound
by Tim Van Damme
It's easter, so I thought I'd help a bro out.
about 2 years ago
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Robbie Manson
Didn't realise there was so much hate for non-standard shaped icons! I really like the one on the right, nice work man.
about 2 years ago
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Dan Rubin
@Tim: Nice! (and nice of you).
@Robbie: it isn't so much "hate" as it is "Apple says not to design icons with transparent backgrounds" in their HIG for iPhone/iPad.
about 2 years ago
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Robbie Manson
@Dan: I wasn't aware of that at all, cheers for the heads-up.
about 2 years ago
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Reboundness
by Benjamin Smith
Just wanted to see how the original translated directly to the standard icon size. The small eyes on Tim's were looking at me funny.
about 2 years ago