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On Sat, Aug 2, 2014 at 2:23 PM, Sam Bull <fox_nce...@trashmail.net> wrote: > I'd also like to point out that some of these icons don't even make > sense. A quote taken from http://asktog.com/atc/principles-of- > interaction-design/ : > > "The inverse of skeuomorphism is abstraction, a prominent feature in so- > called flat design, a fashion that took hold in 2013, turning once well- > understood icons and other elements into meaningless abstractions and > even false symbols. (For example, the icon for the browser on the iPhone > became a compass, only connected to the concept of the web through the > vaguest of abstractions. The iPhone has an actual compass, so they > turned its icon into… another compass! Two compass icons: One tells you > which way is north and the other connects you to your bank account. The > Settings icon had originally looked like the inner workings of a clock, > clearly carrying the message that this is an app that will let you see > and affect the inside workings of the iPhone. That was abstracted to the > point that it looks exactly like a large industrial fan.)" > > -- > You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to Ubuntu > Touch Core Apps. > Matching subscriptions: Touch Core Apps Bugs, Unity 8 > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1351424 > > Title: > browser, settings and calculator icons too similar to another well > known mobile O/S > > Status in Camera App: > New > Status in Calculator application for Ubuntu devices: > New > Status in Ubuntu UX bugs: > New > Status in Web Browser App: > New > Status in “ubuntu-system-settings” package in Ubuntu: > New > Status in “unity8” package in Ubuntu: > Invalid > > Bug description: > The browser and system settings icons in image #165 looks extremely > similar in both content and colour to another well-known mobile > operating system. IMHO they are also too busy > > Please can we change these to make them simpler and more uniquely > Ubuntu. > > To manage notifications about this bug go to: > https://bugs.launchpad.net/camera-app/+bug/1351424/+subscriptions > -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1351424 Title: browser, settings and calculator icons too similar to another well known mobile O/S To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/camera-app/+bug/1351424/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
