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      padu @padu
      last edited by 5 Sept 2020, 12:58

      @padu said in address book icon:

      One more thing to be considered is convergence (I didn't do any test with that so far). On a desktop screen, the now subtle skeuomorphism might become obtrusive again.

      Leading me to the question if convergence was an idea back in Canonical times already or if this was born when UBports took over?

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        danfro @padu
        last edited by 5 Sept 2020, 13:21

        @padu To be honest, I have no objections whatsoever against using items/objects for icons.
        An icon needs to fulfill two aims:

        • make sure an app can be recognized by the icon
        • look nice

        To fulfill the first target, it generally helps if the icon somehow represents the apps purpose and users can guess by the icon what the app will be going to do.
        But that does not need to be the case. It can also be represent a logo or brand (Telegram plane icon for instance).

        And yes I tried to keep/add the colors. Why? I like colors. The world is not black/white. Life is not black/white. So I personally would like to have as many colors as are good for visibility. Surely too much coloring is bad and distracting.
        I personally do not like the single color icon sets used by Microsoft Office or some LibreOffice styles.
        My draft just tried to follow your idea of not using objects. Removing colors was not my idea.
        And with other apps using objects (Dekko=envelope, notes=paper sheet, Recorder app=microphone, uTorch=bulb, settings=cogwheel, ...) I don't think we need to overdo this.

        I would suggest, until we do have other icon proposals, we should leave the existing icon as it is. If we can not come up with a satisfying new icon, we may as well leave the old one.

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          dobey @padu
          last edited by 5 Sept 2020, 15:04

          @padu said in address book icon:

          Leading me to the question if convergence was an idea back in Canonical times already or if this was born when UBports took over?

          It was always the idea, before even Ubuntu on phones existed.

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            padu @danfro
            last edited by 5 Sept 2020, 19:38

            @danfro said in address book icon:

            @padu To be honest, I have no objections whatsoever against using items/objects for icons.

            No problem, I'm just throwing in some ideas. Some may be good, some may be bad and some may need some time to get comfortable with.

            But that does not need to be the case. It can also be represent a logo or brand (Telegram plane icon for instance).

            I'm mostly concerned about core apps. As for logo-like icons, those will sometimes integrate exceptionally well, because someone else already did the job of abstraction. Well, sometimes they will stand out, but there's nothing wrong with that. In a diverse ecosystem, there's no way to enforce a uniform style, anyway.

            And yes I tried to keep/add the colors.

            Danfro, I didn't mean to offend you. 🙂

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              danfro @padu
              last edited by 5 Sept 2020, 19:43

              @padu Don't worry, I am not offended. I hope you aren't either. :smiling_face: I was just stating my intentions.

              And thanks for the ideas. @CiberSheep knows I am the same. :grinning_squinting_face: Let's see what good comes out of that. There is always room for improvement.

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                padu @dobey
                last edited by 5 Sept 2020, 20:22

                @dobey said in address book icon:

                @padu said in address book icon:

                [...] if convergence was an idea back in Canonical times already or if this was born when UBports took over?

                It was always the idea, before even Ubuntu on phones existed.

                OK. But I can't seem to resolve that twist in your answer. Support punch card input method?

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                  dobey @padu
                  last edited by 5 Sept 2020, 21:32

                  @padu The design principles of Unity were always based around the idea of bringing Ubuntu to more devices, and is based partly in the old Ubuntu Netbook Remix UI design.

                  UBports didn't come along until much later, in 2015.

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                    padu @dobey
                    last edited by 6 Sept 2020, 15:52

                    @dobey OK, thanks for the clarification!

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                      mateo_salta
                      last edited by 15 Apr 2021, 01:00

                      the account picture(person on left) in the contacts app is part of the old icon design, so yes i think this icon should get an update

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                        Keneda @mateo_salta
                        last edited by 15 Apr 2021, 02:25

                        @mateo_salta
                        Not too much then :grinning_face_with_sweat:

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