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App Icon Wars

27 points by nathanbarry 14y ago

nathanbarry 14y ago
Try scrolling to see a really nice CSS3 transition.
- prezjordan 14y ago
  Starts too early, in my opinion. I wish it would begin rotating a bit above the halfway mark. It is very attractive, though.
  - nathanbarry 14y ago
    Yeah, you are right. It should be a bit more subtle. But still, I like it.
- vibrunazo 14y ago
  I don't see it on chrome 21. Either it's too subtle, or it's not working, or I'm too dumb.
  - ken 14y ago
    It's not subtle, but it might be Safari-only.
    - benihana 14y ago
      Works for me in Chrome on OS X.
  - yock 14y ago
    On Chrome 21 + Linux I see the images tilt backwards and fade off into the background as I scroll down. Obviously intended to emulate the scrolling prologue at the start of each Star Wars movie.
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geon 14y ago
These are horrible icons. scaled down to the actual size they would be displayed at, they lose all clarity and shape. An icon needs to have a very simple and clear basic shape. Tiny details can be added on top of that, like texture on a paper, but must only be a compliment to the main shape.
- nathanbarry 14y ago
  They aren't intended to be used for an app. Also a real designer doesn't just scale the icon for the smaller sizes, they are redrawn at each size with the correct amount of detail.
- bobwaycott 14y ago
  If the purpose of the icon was to actually use them for apps, I would agree. However, I don't think the designer intended them as anything other than a tribute to Star Wars in app-icon format. On that account, they're a pretty awesome tribute and pulled off really well within such a constraint.
  - geon 14y ago
    > pulled off really well within such a constraint. That's the thing. They didn't follow the app icon constraint. The only constraint are that they are square with rounded corners. I get that it's an art form in it's own, but calling them "icons" is just stupid.
- gurkendoktor 14y ago
  It's not about being an icon anymore, it's just about having a standardized context to design in, like writing Haikus. At least that's the best I can say about this art form after looking at Dribbble's "popular" timeline a lot. The other popular Photoshop pastime seems to be designing weather widget mockups.
Raphael 14y ago
These would be more viable as icons without the backgrounds.
matznerd 14y ago
I thought this was going to be a site that compared app icons against each other...
biot 14y ago
HN really jumped the shark with this one.

App Icon Wars

27 points by nathanbarry 14y ago

nathanbarry 14y ago

Try scrolling to see a really nice CSS3 transition.

prezjordan 14y ago
Starts too early, in my opinion. I wish it would begin rotating a bit above the halfway mark. It is very attractive, though.
- nathanbarry 14y ago
  Yeah, you are right. It should be a bit more subtle. But still, I like it.
vibrunazo 14y ago
I don't see it on chrome 21. Either it's too subtle, or it's not working, or I'm too dumb.
- ken 14y ago
  It's not subtle, but it might be Safari-only.
  - benihana 14y ago
    Works for me in Chrome on OS X.
- yock 14y ago
  On Chrome 21 + Linux I see the images tilt backwards and fade off into the background as I scroll down. Obviously intended to emulate the scrolling prologue at the start of each Star Wars movie.

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geon 14y ago

These are horrible icons. scaled down to the actual size they would be displayed at, they lose all clarity and shape. An icon needs to have a very simple and clear basic shape. Tiny details can be added on top of that, like texture on a paper, but must only be a compliment to the main shape.

nathanbarry 14y ago
They aren't intended to be used for an app. Also a real designer doesn't just scale the icon for the smaller sizes, they are redrawn at each size with the correct amount of detail.
bobwaycott 14y ago
If the purpose of the icon was to actually use them for apps, I would agree. However, I don't think the designer intended them as anything other than a tribute to Star Wars in app-icon format. On that account, they're a pretty awesome tribute and pulled off really well within such a constraint.
- geon 14y ago
  > pulled off really well within such a constraint. That's the thing. They didn't follow the app icon constraint. The only constraint are that they are square with rounded corners. I get that it's an art form in it's own, but calling them "icons" is just stupid.
gurkendoktor 14y ago
It's not about being an icon anymore, it's just about having a standardized context to design in, like writing Haikus. At least that's the best I can say about this art form after looking at Dribbble's "popular" timeline a lot. The other popular Photoshop pastime seems to be designing weather widget mockups.

Raphael 14y ago

These would be more viable as icons without the backgrounds.

matznerd 14y ago

I thought this was going to be a site that compared app icons against each other...

biot 14y ago

HN really jumped the shark with this one.