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Komisar
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Sep 4, 2004, 11:01 PM
 
No, its more like we pick a movie.... indiana jones to use as the basic idea.... then for like safari we have his hat... and then for like imovie we have an old fashion video camera.... and so on and so forth..... so really you base all the app icons around the movie idea which is indiana jones.... you catch my idea?
     
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Sep 5, 2004, 02:20 AM
 
yea, sounds interesting
     
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Sep 5, 2004, 04:56 PM
 
Adobe replacements (in progress):


Safari:
( Last edited by demograph68; Sep 5, 2004 at 07:44 PM. )
     
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Sep 5, 2004, 05:02 PM
 
Those are awesome demograph
     
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Sep 5, 2004, 05:50 PM
 
Originally posted by Mac_Guy15:
I made this icon and I kinda like it, I am a newbie at icons so this is my first. Should I continue with these?



I thought this would go good with choosen and other grey themes.
That is nice, please continue. It's very clear, and objects placed inside and spilling out would look cool.

p.s. I wish I could make icons, you guys are all very talented, keep up the good work!
     
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Sep 5, 2004, 07:23 PM
 
Just found these old icons i made ages ago.

     
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Sep 5, 2004, 09:10 PM
 
Zyote it's like you have a warehouse of icons laying around
     
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Sep 6, 2004, 02:18 AM
 
Originally posted by Komisar:
Zyote it's like you have a warehouse of icons laying around
hehe.. yeah. i guess i do have a few. still... i believe that the more icons you do the better you get. as a lot of them may suck, but the more "bad" icons you get out of your system then by playing the numbers game, you're likely to have a couple of good ones!

and we always learn from our mistakes the most. so i try to create as many mistakes as possible!

hehe.
     
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Sep 6, 2004, 11:53 AM
 
Here are some I made :

     
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Sep 6, 2004, 11:56 AM
 
Wow those are great mac guy15 keep em comming but make em all in the same style the public and safari icons differ highly in style try and keep the cartoony cool flow going!
     
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Sep 6, 2004, 02:07 PM
 
Looking good Mac Guy 15. Not quite sure what Komisar means with the sites folder not matching, possibly because it doesn't have the same cartoony feel of the speaker and film reel?

The books in the library folder I think could be turned, looked at from the same perspective as the pictures.

I'm really looking forward to these
     
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Sep 6, 2004, 06:12 PM
 
Yeah, some of the icons just have a feel while the public icon throws it off.
     
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Sep 6, 2004, 09:15 PM
 
Ah yeah I see looking at it more. The public one is sort of a stock affair compared to the others. Maybe make the guy on the public icon that generic bloke you get on loo doors, sort of more lite-hearted
     
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Sep 7, 2004, 06:45 PM
 
Originally posted by demograph68:
Adobe replacements (in progress):
Safari:
Best Safari icon....ever.
     
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Sep 7, 2004, 07:39 PM
 
Originally posted by demograph68:
Safari:
But of course DJ... He's using the font to match everyone's system!!! Oh how i crack myself up sometimes...
     
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Sep 7, 2004, 07:50 PM
 
Originally posted by digitaljames:
Best Safari icon....ever.
Thanks! *blush* It was originally in grayscale. I like my apps without color in the dock. I think it looks better that way.

     
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Sep 10, 2004, 02:07 AM
 
Yeah !!!
That Safari icon is way cool. When is it going to be available for us ??? Is it available for us ???

Can you people list some of your most frequented sites for icons ??? Like the wallpape thread that is happening, it would be cool if everyone listed their favorite icon sites. You know, share the icon wealth my babies !!!
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Oct 2, 2004, 05:05 AM
 
New:

This is an icon idea for use with Siro. Advice needed. Anyone have suggestions on how I should include the symbols? (home, docs, apps, library, etc.)
( Last edited by demograph68; Oct 2, 2004 at 07:12 AM. )
     
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Oct 2, 2004, 05:21 AM
 
Demograph68,
Very Cool Icons my Mac Compadre ! I think that they would be a perfect compliment to the SIRO Theme. ROCK ON
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Oct 2, 2004, 07:40 AM
 
Update:



Better or worse?
     
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Oct 2, 2004, 07:54 AM
 
Originally posted by demograph68:
Adobe replacements (in progress)
Very Nice! The Adobe icons are so fugly! They make the dock look like crap.
     
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Oct 2, 2004, 08:28 AM
 


The dropstate idea. It'll lights up.
     
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Oct 2, 2004, 08:30 AM
 
Originally posted by demograph68:
Update:



Better or worse?
Perhaps combine things :

folder top : gray looks better than the black zigzag
folder body : gray glow horizontal instead of curved, like the theme itself
bottom : gray line is better than with the Siro strip
bottom glow : a bit more shiny like the theme glow
symbols : gray instead of Siro, and a bit 3D (inlay perhaps)
overall : lower the icon a bit to more rectangular proportion

Just my opinion (who am I to speak ?). You're going very well
     
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Oct 2, 2004, 10:31 AM
 
I think they are perfect finish them demograph!
     
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Oct 2, 2004, 10:48 AM
 
Originally posted by Gerrit Vanoppen:
Perhaps combine things :

folder top : gray looks better than the black zigzag
folder body : gray glow horizontal instead of curved, like the theme itself
bottom : gray line is better than with the Siro strip
bottom glow : a bit more shiny like the theme glow
symbols : gray instead of Siro, and a bit 3D (inlay perhaps)
overall : lower the icon a bit to more rectangular proportion

Just my opinion (who am I to speak ?). You're going very well


How about a dropstate? Should it open on top or glow on the bottom?
     
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Oct 2, 2004, 10:58 AM
 
Originally posted by demograph68:


How about a dropstate? Should it open on top or glow on the bottom?
Great work !
I'd say glow, so Siro like...
     
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Oct 5, 2004, 11:36 AM
 


Well, this will take me a while to complete. I still have to finish the dropstates for them plus better 32 and 16 sized versions. Besides that, I'm still not so satisfied with the current design...
     
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Oct 5, 2004, 11:42 AM
 
I'd have to say that yes, perhaps it's not perfect yet.. the main problem i find is that it doesn't currently work on a white background, due to the top of the folder being also white.

you might need to knock it down a few %, or stick some kind of border around it...
     
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Oct 5, 2004, 11:43 AM
 
I think the glow out of the bottom would be very unique. It is great to watch an idea evolve. Nicely done - Siro needs its own icon set.
     
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Oct 5, 2004, 11:57 AM
 
Originally posted by Zyote:
I'd have to say that yes, perhaps it's not perfect yet.. the main problem i find is that it doesn't currently work on a white background, due to the top of the folder being also white.

you might need to knock it down a few %, or stick some kind of border around it...
That's exactly what I'm doing with it now.
     
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Oct 5, 2004, 12:14 PM
 
Originally posted by demograph68:
That's exactly what I'm doing with it now.
GMTA and all that ;-p
     
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Oct 5, 2004, 12:28 PM
 
Originally posted by Zyote:
GMTA and all that ;-p
I'm flattered because you're obviously more skilled than me.
     
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Oct 5, 2004, 01:17 PM
 
Originally posted by demograph68:
I'm flattered because you're obviously more skilled than me.
hahaha lol.

i don't think so. we just have different skills.
     
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Oct 5, 2004, 02:59 PM
 
Originally posted by Zyote:
hahaha lol.

i don't think so. we just have different skills.
Ok you two , zyote you go work on the 2001 icons and demograph you go finish those siro !! Enough of the friendly exchange... WORK WORK WORK!!!!!! lol
     
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Oct 6, 2004, 02:21 AM
 
I just wanted to remind people here that this thread is welcome to anyone willing to submit new miscellaneous icons, icon ideas, or are interested is submitting "open source" icons for whom we may all be able to learn from. (For example, these by Adam Betts)
     
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Oct 6, 2004, 08:22 AM
 
whoa demograph, those folder icons are giving me some trippy optical illusions all lined up like that.

also, i like that dropstate idea that you've got there.
     
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Originally posted by demograph68:
New:

This is an icon idea for use with Siro. Advice needed. Anyone have suggestions on how I should include the symbols? (home, docs, apps, library, etc.)
i love it.. /
     
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Oct 6, 2004, 08:51 AM
 
Originally posted by demograph68:


How about a dropstate? Should it open on top or glow on the bottom?
Maybe the icon on the folder could also glow for the dropstate as well as the bottom?
     
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Oct 6, 2004, 10:13 AM
 
Demo... Great work on your icons for Siro, I for one enjoy the style and crisp nature of them!

Have you considered dropping the perspective to the folders? Have them stand vertical with the glow/shadow on the horizontal plane? For the small states of your icons (column view) you may need to have a darker grey transparent background (ie: Bezel icons). I hope that you are willing to discuss this idea with me/us..
     
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Looks awesome - any update on the progress of the set?
     
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Very cool Safari Icon. Very gritty. Got any more like it?
     
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Originally posted by demograph68:
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Those look nice, but I have one complaint. The raven's head and beak are off. The head and beak are too small. It'd be great if you could tweak it.

Raven close-up
     
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Oct 19, 2004, 09:40 PM
 
those icons look just like minium. that whole blue glowing light underneath is a definate cop.
     
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Originally posted by ender2002:
those icons look just like minium. that whole blue glowing light underneath is a definate cop.
nah, the blue glowing light is from Siro.
     
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i think its from the powermate from griffin technologies.
     
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The hammer and sickle is pretty cool, but what would I use it for?
I gave up communism.
     
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Oct 21, 2004, 02:36 AM
 
Heres a set I'm working on, I posted them before but in the wrong forum.

Any ideas let me know.

     
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This is a set I'm slowly working on.
They're for XP, but I'm working on upgrading a G3 B&W I got a few weeks back, to eventually run Panther. And when it does, I'm gonna try and take these over to OSX.

Clicky Clicky here.
     
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I like those moonmonkey. The colors inside the bottles are subdued and exciting simultaneously.
Geekspiff - generating spiffdiddlee software since before you began paying attention.
     
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OK this is my first attempt at making icons so I expect some constructive criticism... don't worry about being rude, I wanna know if there any good before I go on and make more.
     
 
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