Author: j7n
Posted: Thu May 05, 2016 2:16 pm (GMT -6)
Yes, like I ranted about in the beta thread, the missing outline decreases the readability of these icons. The file symbols disappear onto a win2k-color background. Outlines would ensure icons work on a large variety of backgrounds.
Some icons do look blurry and fuzzy because they are downscaled from a larger size: most clearly seen on the two FTP icons, which also have sharp drawn text. I think the synchronize dirs icon is also downsampled, here the file symbols blend together and can't be recognized except if this blue color symbolizes files elsewhere. There's no 'sparkle' anywhere, where the should be some - like on the red asterisk symbol.
Draw all arrows more defined, particularly the green on orange Clipboard. I don't think thumbnails view icon should have a white border. It's too faint to be recognizable as a picture frame, and looks like an artifact. When redrawing for a smaller size, some elements must be drawn bigger and some dropped altogether.
The yellow and blue combination is better.
I will not use these icons. They can't be made good enough without abandoning the flat design style.
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Posted: Thu May 05, 2016 2:16 pm (GMT -6)
Yes, like I ranted about in the beta thread, the missing outline decreases the readability of these icons. The file symbols disappear onto a win2k-color background. Outlines would ensure icons work on a large variety of backgrounds.
Some icons do look blurry and fuzzy because they are downscaled from a larger size: most clearly seen on the two FTP icons, which also have sharp drawn text. I think the synchronize dirs icon is also downsampled, here the file symbols blend together and can't be recognized except if this blue color symbolizes files elsewhere. There's no 'sparkle' anywhere, where the should be some - like on the red asterisk symbol.
Draw all arrows more defined, particularly the green on orange Clipboard. I don't think thumbnails view icon should have a white border. It's too faint to be recognizable as a picture frame, and looks like an artifact. When redrawing for a smaller size, some elements must be drawn bigger and some dropped altogether.
The yellow and blue combination is better.
I will not use these icons. They can't be made good enough without abandoning the flat design style.
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