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Current icons will go out of fashion, then all we have left are single letters that comprise major "applications"... "T" for twitter, "F" for Facebook, "I" for
by deafpolygon 4y ago
Current icons will go out of fashion, then all we have left are single letters that comprise major "applications"... "T" for twitter, "F" for Facebook, "I" for Instagram. You get the idea.
- kjs3 4y agoLooks at work Windows laptop icons...stylized O for Outlook...Y for Yammer...T for Teams...E for Excel...etc., etc. Apparently, Microsoft is way ahead of you.
- deafpolygon 4y agoApparently.. :mindblown:
- PhasmaFelis 4y agoThe trouble is that the desktop metaphor depends on your programs being analogous to physical tools. A text editor is a notepad, a directory is a manila folder, a contacts app is a Rolodex. What iconic tool represents Twitter, or "app store," or "password manager," or "detect the song that's playing right now"? The metaphor breaks down and your icons become mere abstract shapes. If no other meaning is relevant, an eye-catchingly stylized version of the first letter of the service name at least hints at what this is.