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something new, something old

by Florian Pichler Pro Dec 10, 2011
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8 Responses

  1. Pro Twitter David

    The icons are beautifully executed but I'm trying really really hard work out what a new visitor to your site might interpret them to mean!

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    6 months ago

  2. Pro Img_7616_100 Florian Pichler

    Two things to my defense:

    1. They make you curious and you learn what they mean be hovering them, which rewards you with a nice animated effect (and some sweet content if you decide to click)
    2. they are cute, aren't they?

    But yes, I agree, they are far away from being easy to understand.

    6 months ago

  3. Buddycon Patrick Rogan

    I face the same problem when I create icons and make the same assumptions... But they usually still confused the crap out of the reader...

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    5 months ago

  4. Pro Img_7616_100 Florian Pichler

    @Patrick Do you think I should try something else for mine?

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    5 months ago

  5. Buddycon Patrick Rogan

    Certainly. You see, I used a coffee mug for my contact button once, and people didn't get it immediately, though some did which was great (It was assumed that contact could be made over a cup of coffee, get it?). What made up for it was that it was simple and beautiful, but it still caused confusion so I changed it out. In your case though, it's beautiful, but I still can't associate with anything in mind, besides the fact that your site is so simple, that the icons look as though they belong in a retro site like 8Bit.me or with Shaun Inman.

    Not saying I don't love it, because I do, but that's something to take into consideration.

    5 months ago

  6. Pro Img_7616_100 Florian Pichler

    I think you're right.
    I really enjoy creating pixel style, but it doesn't fit.

    I'm currently testing out a few variations but I think I'll go back to something more minimal.

    Thanks for the excellent feedback.

    5 months ago

  7. Pro Twitter David

    By the way, I cannot believe you use Windows!

    5 months ago

  8. Pro Img_7616_100 Florian Pichler

    @David why do you think I use Windows?

    EDIT
    That tweet helped, the font rendering is of course Photoshop, not Windows. Still it looks pretty bad, I agree.

    5 months ago

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