XYplorer Beta Club

zer0 wrote:-- on the 256x256 32-bit icon (the large one) the corners are somewhat pixelated. This may have something to do with the way forum image uploader works.

Yes, noted this too. Might have to do with the gradient and how I created it. I'll see if I can improve this.

admin wrote:Here's another one. Skipping the Y alltogether...

although it's not a red background it immediately reminded me of switzerland
i like the "buffalo-one" better...

Pagat wrote:

admin wrote:Here's another one. Skipping the Y alltogether...

although it's not a red background it immediately reminded me of switzerland
i like the "buffalo-one" better...

Yep, same here... too "flaggy"...

OK, to finish today's icon load here comes a "comic" style icon that hopefully comes across as skillful understatement aka "good bad"...

Same here, i like the recent buffalo more, but some change in angle might make "Y" better. Here is a buffalo turned slightly to its left. Also, if the left leg were slightly longer Y would look better.

serendipity wrote:Same here, i like the recent buffalo more, but some change in angle might make "Y" better. Here is a buffalo turned slightly to its left.

xyplorer-new.png

Also, if the left leg were slightly longer or Y would look better.

I like that! What function did you use, "perspective distortion" or so?

admin wrote:

serendipity wrote:Same here, i like the recent buffalo more, but some change in angle might make "Y" better. Here is a buffalo turned slightly to its left.

xyplorer-new.png

Also, if the left leg were slightly longer or Y would look better.

I like that! What function did you use, "perspective distortion" or so?

Yup, i used perspective tool in gimp.

admin wrote:OK, to finish today's icon load here comes a "comic" style icon that hopefully comes across as skillful understatement aka "good bad"...

this one has a touch of "X-files"

Pagat wrote:

admin wrote:OK, to finish today's icon load here comes a "comic" style icon that hopefully comes across as skillful understatement aka "good bad"...

this one has a touch of "X-files"

X files -- not that far away from XY file management...

Unfortunately, photoshop's perspective function creates artifacts in the lines (also GIMP's)... and my version of illustrator does not seem to have a good way to do it either...

admin wrote:

Pagat wrote:

admin wrote:OK, to finish today's icon load here comes a "comic" style icon that hopefully comes across as skillful understatement aka "good bad"...

this one has a touch of "X-files"

X files -- not that far away from XY file management...

Unfortunately, photoshop's perspective function creates artifacts in the lines (also GIMP's)... and my version of illustrator does not seem to have a good way to do it either...

Maybe you can use some free 3D text maker and play around to get this effect.

The distorted icon doesn't look so good -- props for the effort though -- as the shape seems to lack symmetry. The dark colours are still not doing it for me, but if it will be an alternative icon then no biggie

How about this? I messed up the shadow some, but at least there's the idea.

Or this color?

KyferEz wrote:How about this? I messed up the shadow some, but at least there's the idea.

Yeah, that was my original idea before I played around with the forms and fell in love with the buffalo. It looks good but the Y is too prominent for my taste.

What software/function did you use for the perspective distortion? it looks better than all I achieved up to now.
PS: Ok, in the meantime I found out how to get good results with photoshop...

zer0 wrote:The distorted icon doesn't look so good -- props for the effort though -- as the shape seems to lack symmetry. The dark colours are still not doing it for me, but if it will be an alternative icon then no biggie

No, this is about the new main icon. There also will be a complete relaunch of the web site.