Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2007 6:14 pm
look very slightly more at each other.
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Posted: Sun Oct 14, 2007 12:12 am
Ok, here it is:
Posted: Sun Oct 14, 2007 12:19 am
@InfOByt3: The icon looks like a smiley face looking at a Cyclops smiley face. 
What that intentional?
What that intentional?Posted: 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. 
Posted: 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
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
Posted: Sun Oct 14, 2007 3:24 pm
Yeah I was thinking about the same! ^o^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
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
Posted: 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
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
Posted: 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?
Posted: Sun Oct 14, 2007 8:10 pm
@rsts
Thank you for your kind words.
@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.
Thank you for your kind words
.@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.
Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2007 1:48 am
took a bit more time with this one, what do u think?
Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2007 7:37 am
That one looks good too.
Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2007 11:11 am
Made the changes
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The smileys look like they're gonna kiss each other
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Oh and Lex, that icon looks good!
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The smileys look like they're gonna kiss each other
.Oh and Lex, that icon looks good!
Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2007 11:39 am
very nice.
Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2007 11:55 am
That is a winner - really love it...lexvictory wrote:took a bit more time with this one, what do u think?
Posted: 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.
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.