PureMessenger

DoubleDutch · Post by **DoubleDutch** » Sat Oct 13, 2007 6:14 pm

look very slightly more at each other.

Inf0Byt3 · Post by **Inf0Byt3** » Sun Oct 14, 2007 12:12 am

Ok, here it is:

Demivec · Post by **Demivec** » Sun Oct 14, 2007 12:19 am

@InfOByt3: The icon looks like a smiley face looking at a Cyclops smiley face.

What that intentional?

DoubleDutch · Post by **DoubleDutch** » Sun Oct 14, 2007 8:44 am

I agree, I think the 1st mouth needs to tilt a little too - so that it looks like it has 2 eyes rather than 1.

dontmailme · Post by **dontmailme** » Sun Oct 14, 2007 1:20 pm

Both speech bubbles look good...... but isn't speech bubbles a little 'old' ?

Maybe something a little more original (and Fresh) is in order ?

Note: I won't be upset if you ignore my comments as I can understand that my opinion has been greatly undermined by my awful effort at an icon

Irene · Post by **Irene** » Sun Oct 14, 2007 3:24 pm

dontmailme wrote:Both speech bubbles look good...... but isn't speech bubbles a little 'old' ?

Maybe something a little more original (and Fresh) is in order ? :)

Note: I won't be upset if you ignore my comments as I can understand that my opinion has been greatly undermined by my awful effort at an icon :D

Yeah I was thinking about the same! ^o^

I'm now designing something more original.. and to be honest I don't like the bubble icon much (not to be mean) O_O

rsts · Post by **rsts** » Sun Oct 14, 2007 3:33 pm

@Infobyt3

I like it

Conveys the idea of a messenger (talking/chatting) and is stylish.

A little old yes, been around since comics and silent movies. I'd say they've passed the test of time

cheers

Rook Zimbabwe · Post by **Rook Zimbabwe** » Sun Oct 14, 2007 4:14 pm

I had thoughts about the messenger icons as well... I like the bubble idea. I mean Yahoo uses the smiley, AIM the running man... MSN the stylized person.... what is left? Butterflies? Kittens? Telephones? Fish?

Inf0Byt3 · Post by **Inf0Byt3** » Sun Oct 14, 2007 8:10 pm

@rsts
Thank you for your kind words

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@dontmailme, Irene
Yes, you guys are right, but I couldn't find something more original and still suggest communication...

@DoubleDutch
I'll have a look at it and try to make the faces a bit better.

@Rook
Indeed... That's why I expressed my idea with 2 smileys looking at each other. Something else wouldn't be that suggestive and this is quite unique.

If I have another idea for an icon, I'll make another.

lexvictory · Post by **lexvictory** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 1:48 am

took a bit more time with this one, what do u think?

DoubleDutch · Post by **DoubleDutch** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 7:37 am

That one looks good too.

Inf0Byt3 · Post by **Inf0Byt3** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 11:11 am

Made the changes

[Edit]
The smileys look like they're gonna kiss each other

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Oh and Lex, that icon looks good!

DoubleDutch · Post by **DoubleDutch** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 11:39 am

very nice.

naw · Post by **naw** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 11:55 am

lexvictory wrote:took a bit more time with this one, what do u think?

That is a winner - really love it...

naw · Post by **naw** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 12:02 pm

PS: I'm not a fan of skinned apps, but I recognise that many people are. Please design Pure Messenger so that it can run *naked* ie without a skin.

I think I read earlier that it is working without a GUI and I think that is interesting too - many Linux users are anti-GUI and a console mode (simple command line User Interface would be neat too) and could perhaps become a valuable scriptable tool.

I had an idea a while ago (I think it might be original) for users *avatars* to have speech bubbles to show text. That might be a neat looking hook for people. Perhaps the idea could be developed. Maybe there's an open source text to speech synthesizer that could be used...

ok -I'm getting carried away - I'll shut up now.