Comments on: Why Icons Matter

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dove hunting in argentina — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 19:42:45 +0000

Anyone that says icons don’t matter is a fool. An ugly icon could spell the death of any program. Is it just me? I’ve passed up app after app on the desktop as well as the iphone based on nothing more than the icon is ugly. Some icons I see look like the programmer spent no more than an hour on it. And I’m supposed to fall in love with their app?

Your icon is everything! It’s your first impression, it’s your handshake. Never give a weak handshake.

By: paisajismo

paisajismo — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 14:59:57 +0000

icons are great! thank you Ged!

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alquiler departamentos miami — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 00:45:19 +0000

Ged, thanks for the great article on icons.

By: diseño paginas web

diseño paginas web — Sat, 20 Nov 2010 16:35:26 +0000

You know, when I first bought the app, I was rather impressed by the icon. I knew that the designer of the icon had put good effort to make the icon pop, and I think the upper/lower glow plus the color combo did just that.

However, it doesn’t quite stick out as much as you’d expect on my home screen. Frenzic is right next to Tap Tap Revenge on my screen, which also sports a glow-ish distinctive icon.

I personally went through many revisions while designing the icon for the Tickle app (which isn’t out yet). It was quite a pain!

By: Paolo

Paolo — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 08:37:17 +0000

You are not “artists”, check out the definition in the dictionary…

By: Xимeнa

Xимeнa — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 12:54:46 +0000

Так и без недостатков достоинства не так заметны

By: State of the Apps

State of the Apps — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 22:33:31 +0000

[...] Factory co-founder and Frenzic designer Gedeon Maheux, on his gedblog, suggests that the app icon is an important place to start: All too often icons are treated as [...]

By: Daniel Kennett :: Programming/Work :: Icons and Artwork in Software Development

Daniel Kennett :: Programming/Work :: Icons and Artwork in Software Development — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 19:23:45 +0000

[...] as a whole and how much the developer cares about the quality of their product. I love reading articles like this, and I’m glad lots of other people feel the way I do. Over time I’ve come to [...]

By: Social Convergence « iTechMo

Social Convergence « iTechMo — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 00:14:47 +0000

[...] make a decision on a service based on how good it looks or how cool the icon on their desktop or iPhone [...]

By: gedblog » Blog Archive » Switching Hats

gedblog » Blog Archive » Switching Hats — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 13:02:41 +0000

[...] on December 1st, I put on my artist’s hat and wrote a post about the importance of icon design and how it shouldn’t be taken for granted or seen as an [...]