Creating Icons

Pete OHanlon

RJOberg wrote:

I want the icons to make sense

You're definitely NOT designing the Visual Studio glyphs then.

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RJOberg

I want them to make sense. That doesn't mean that it will make it through the committee. An icon for email might change from an envelope to a thumbs up, because email is good.

R Giskard Reventlov

Actually, I completely got it. That is the point.

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ZurdoDev

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But not getting it.

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R Giskard Reventlov

I was referring to you, not me! BTW: hope that isn't you down-voting me: I have not been down-voting you: quite enjoy our little 'discussions'.

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ZurdoDev

It wouldn't do me any good to down vote you. Slap you I will, but downvote, not now. :)

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RJOberg

Interesting, they don't like IE. Which is the sanctioned work browser.

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wizardzz

If you do it, I want a screen shot.

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Ronhud222

I would think in terms of using layers. Put your img in one layer and text in another. The enclose both in a third (Master) layer. Then you only change the master as necessary from a library.

R Giskard Reventlov

Good: hate the whole down voting thing and it looks like some sunshine is uni-bombing me as we speak. Oh well, the price of being hilarious, I suppose. :-)

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Kevin Marois

Try www.iconarchive.com

AspDotNetDev

Was your message meant for me? I don't see how it applies to my post.

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RaviBee

IMHO creating good (read consistent, intuitive, pleasing) icons is no easy feat. I've long since given up trying to create icons and instead use IconFinder[^] to identify representative icons and pass them to a designer who will create the icons from scratch. You may be able to use IconFinder's icons directly, depending on their license. /ravi

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Wjousts

RJOberg wrote:

Interesting, they don't like IE.

Well that's rather rude!

Roger Wright

Glad you like it, and I really wish I'd thought of it. It's one of my favorite images of all time, so I use any excuse - however thin - to repost it. :-D

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Gary R Wheeler

FTFY: Oh troll, very troll.

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