About: I am a digital artist and computer geek with interests in Linux, open source design programs, and saving the world. You will find me blogging here about art, life, technology, and other mildly amusing things. Icon Design Update
Four days ago, I wrote about an icon project I was working on for gmpc, the music player. A few hours of work and experimentation later, here’s a second (nearing completion) take on the artwork.
24x24, and labeled.
My main goal with this redo was for the server to look less like a piece of paper and more like a reasonable tower. Not surprisingly, the hardest part of the design was choosing a perspective and composition that looked good at the size. After a bunch of trial and error and Inkscape crashes (probably over 15 at this point for the project), things fit into place.
Version 1. Looks like paper!
At this point, I’m quite happy with the status of these icons - though I’ll probably find a few things to change in the morning. 
![[chromakode]](/images/chromakode.png)
RSS 2.0
What about to add some “drives” into the “server” element to make it look like a server and not just like a box? The idea is good, this version is good alco but there are some details I miss on the icon to make it really recognisable as an icon of the network music player. So what do you think about some stripes on the box? ;)
Comment by cornelius — April 3, 2006 @ 2:10 am
Thank you for the good critique cornelius - points well taken. My main concern about adding details to the computer body was that at it’s small sizes, the extra details would detract from the status symbols. However, you make a very good point that the lack of detail takes away from the effect of the box as a server.
Over the next week or so I’ll try to finesse the icons to a finished product. I’ll definitely see what I can do here :)
Comment by chromakode — April 3, 2006 @ 8:21 pm