[Aquamacs-devel] new icon for 2.0?

[George]

Hi David,

Thanks for the feedback.  I've passed your message on to her, and she'll get
back to the list directly.

Also found the Apple icon guidelines, which may be of interest:
http://tinyurl.com/mnege5

Cheers,
George.

On Thu, Jul 2, 2009 at 10:56 AM, David Reitter <david.reitter at gmail.com>wrote:

> George,
>
> I love the idea.
>
> It stands out much more from other icons than the current clipboard
> (attached for comparison) and I really like the fact that it conveys editing
> as "cutting and pasting" and not primarily "typing".
>
> To take this further, I would probably experiment slightly with the colors
> (also to make the pen a bit more visible) and with a slight tilt to the left
> (OS X typical).  The current emphasis is on the "E" for Emacs, rather than
> "Aquamacs".  Perhaps tilting the paper to the left and letting the pasted-on
> "E" stand out to the right would be doable.
>
> The gnu head is great like this - it looks like it's drawn, just what the
> icon needs.
>
> Important... the brand is "Aquamacs" rather than "AquaMacs".
>
> Would your girlfriend be able to play with her idea a little more along
> those lines?  I'd find that great.
>
> What do others think?
>
>
> - David
>
>
>
>
>
>
> On Jul 1, 2009, at 7:08 PM, George wrote:
>
>  On Sun, Jun 14, 2009 at 6:56 PM, David Reitter <david.reitter at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> Some suggestions for general design criteria:
>>
>> - use one of the known "editor" metaphors
>> - maintain the connection to Emacs (perhaps by using the gnu head shape,
>> or show the Emacs "E")
>> - maintain the connection to Aquamacs (for example by re-using the brown
>> color)
>> - differentiate the application from GNU Emacs (see above)
>> - be compatible with OS X icon design guidelines (metaphorical use, bright
>> colors, clarity at different sizes, etc.)
>>
>> The icon I'm attaching satisfies the constraints, but it certainly a bit
>> weak on the "metaphor" side (can't really recognize the pen).
>>
>> As for timing: we don't have much time.  It's not quite clear when Emacs
>> 23 will be released, but I expect this to happen this summer.
>>
>> People with ideas should forward and make some design suggestions.
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I know I'm late on the thread, but I thought I'd run this past my
>> girlfriend (an illustrator), who came up with the attached idea.
>>
>> George.
>>
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