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One thing about the App. As someone dealing a lot with customers, UX, UI design etc. You definitely need another logo. This icon says "This is something really

by akuji1993 7y ago

One thing about the App. As someone dealing a lot with customers, UX, UI design etc. You definitely need another logo. This icon says "This is something really old and complicated. This is for the 40-something businessman, not for you tech-savy youth", or something in that direction.

AdriaanvRossum 7y ago
Yes, I have the same feedback: please use a modern icon. Love the concept though, nice work.
LeonB 7y ago
Agreed. We’re planning to revise in the next year or so. At the moment we wanted the brand recognition so that existing customers who are looking to use the Mac version know and trust that this is the same product. Modernising the icon can come in a subsequent update. Cheers!
- akuji1993 7y ago
  I'm not sure I agree with you, in that the recognition is more important than the new icon here. I think, if you keep the name the same, I'd swap out the icon faster to have some eye caught new customers instead. But that's a hard decision to make, I can completely understand your argument.
- nicoburns 7y ago
  Agree with the other commenter. Change out that icon ASAP. I definitely wouldn't click on that if I hadn't seen this on HN. The existing is actually blurry on retina/hidpi screens. Personally (given the name of the tool) I recommend something turtle themed.
  - akuji1993 7y ago
    Lol, love the turtle idea.
  - wlesieutre 7y ago
    Since the App Store shows icons at a large size, it's blurry on non-retina screens too: https://i.imgur.com/kJiaHwM.png https://i.imgur.com/kJiaHwM.png Seeing that icon, I would assume the quality of app I'm getting is not the quality I expect for $30. Per Apple's documentation, you need icon sizes up to 1024x1024. This represents a 512x512 size at 2x DPI. https://developer.apple.com/design/human-interface-guidelines/macos/icons-and-images/app-icon/ https://developer.apple.com/design/human-interface-guideline... At the very least for the short term you could hire someone at an online freelancing site to trace the existing icon into vectors and make larger versions of it.
- Shank 7y ago
  Honestly literally any other icon would be better, and that’s something you should do today (not later). I understand that you think brand recognition is really important, but the current logo screams “I’m a Windows application ported over!” You will just sell more copies, straight up, if you change the logo.
LeonB 7y ago
We're going to use the new icon we've designed, the first one in this image: https://twitter.com/secretGeek/status/1161965759846744065 https://twitter.com/secretGeek/status/1161965759846744065

AdriaanvRossum 7y ago

Yes, I have the same feedback: please use a modern icon. Love the concept though, nice work.

LeonB 7y ago

Agreed. We’re planning to revise in the next year or so. At the moment we wanted the brand recognition so that existing customers who are looking to use the Mac version know and trust that this is the same product. Modernising the icon can come in a subsequent update. Cheers!

akuji1993 7y ago
I'm not sure I agree with you, in that the recognition is more important than the new icon here. I think, if you keep the name the same, I'd swap out the icon faster to have some eye caught new customers instead. But that's a hard decision to make, I can completely understand your argument.
nicoburns 7y ago
Agree with the other commenter. Change out that icon ASAP. I definitely wouldn't click on that if I hadn't seen this on HN. The existing is actually blurry on retina/hidpi screens. Personally (given the name of the tool) I recommend something turtle themed.
- akuji1993 7y ago
  Lol, love the turtle idea.
- wlesieutre 7y ago
  Since the App Store shows icons at a large size, it's blurry on non-retina screens too: https://i.imgur.com/kJiaHwM.png https://i.imgur.com/kJiaHwM.png Seeing that icon, I would assume the quality of app I'm getting is not the quality I expect for $30. Per Apple's documentation, you need icon sizes up to 1024x1024. This represents a 512x512 size at 2x DPI. https://developer.apple.com/design/human-interface-guidelines/macos/icons-and-images/app-icon/ https://developer.apple.com/design/human-interface-guideline... At the very least for the short term you could hire someone at an online freelancing site to trace the existing icon into vectors and make larger versions of it.
Shank 7y ago
Honestly literally any other icon would be better, and that’s something you should do today (not later). I understand that you think brand recognition is really important, but the current logo screams “I’m a Windows application ported over!” You will just sell more copies, straight up, if you change the logo.

LeonB 7y ago

We're going to use the new icon we've designed, the first one in this image: https://twitter.com/secretGeek/status/1161965759846744065 https://twitter.com/secretGeek/status/1161965759846744065