Well, there are some days now that we requestes for a CG icon.
Here are the submissions, and as it is a OpenSource comunity, I’ve decided to make a poll to chose on of them.
Here are the options
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2. 
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7.
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septiembre 8, 2010 a las 8:44 am |
Bah! My favourite isn’t there!
septiembre 8, 2010 a las 9:34 am |
Where is your favourite?
I’ll add it!
septiembre 8, 2010 a las 8:55 am |
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septiembre 8, 2010 a las 9:24 am |
Can you combine No. 2 and 6 ? I liked it
septiembre 8, 2010 a las 10:16 am |
An icon that means something (e.g. 2 or 6), but with a better readability (especially 2). Why do not use the square (e.g. 2) but inside an icon that symbolises “reading” (e.g. 6).
septiembre 8, 2010 a las 10:19 am |
I voted for the second one. But the logo on that CD looks a like the banshee logo. If you could replace that logo with no.6, 3 or 7 I think you will have a winner!
septiembre 8, 2010 a las 11:45 am |
I don’t use Gloobus because I don’t use Gnome so my opinion is probably not worth much here… But I do consider myself someone with good aesthetic taste, so I thought I’d chime in a thought or two.
For starters, I wouldn’t go with an icon that included an optical disc. At the risk of sounding like Jobs, it is kind of an outdated media. It also limits the impression a first time user gets… leading them to think Gloobus is in some way tied to optical media. So just from that, I’d eliminate all but 2, 6 and 7.
Next, the silhouette of a good logo/icon should be instantly recognizable without the extra detailing. Because of that, I’d eliminate 2. There are too many circle icons to make it stand out.
That leaves 6 and 7 which are both good.
What I like about 6 is that is very simple. One simple shape easily recognizable even if in silhouette or monochrome. What I don’t like is the ‘Play’ icon in the middle. ‘Play’ is usually associated with audio or video media and Gloobus is more than that. Again, limiting the impression.
7 is more complicated in terms of the shape. But it does spell out CG. Also works well in silhouette or monochrome. The shapes look a little thin and kind of roughly drawn,… which can be a good thing.
Overall, I’d pick 6.
septiembre 8, 2010 a las 11:49 am |
Ooops… by 2 in the post above… I mean 3.
And after voting, I see many agree with me
septiembre 8, 2010 a las 1:00 pm
Thanks for the nice comment!
Yeah, it seems that the 6 is standing out
septiembre 8, 2010 a las 9:05 pm |
@shane: We are talking about CoverGloobus and not about Gloobus preview. So i think the “play” icon of number 6 is in the right place.
septiembre 8, 2010 a las 9:41 pm
Then I guess it means more plus points for #6!
septiembre 8, 2010 a las 2:27 pm |
Hey, here’s my take http://dl.dropbox.com/u/113489/CoverGloobus2.png
I’m also like number 6
septiembre 8, 2010 a las 4:15 pm |
I liked six because it maintains the Gloobus feel, but it also particularly denotes that it relates to music without adding other stuff. Good work.
septiembre 8, 2010 a las 10:26 pm |
#6 looks like a bad rip off of Windows media player….#3 and the Logo from #4 are the best options graphically…
septiembre 9, 2010 a las 2:02 am |
I voted 3 and 6. Actually 3 sucks because of that shadow.
Number 2 is also interesting, but sucks because of the “cd” thingy. Get rid of the dark crappy cd and keep the icon a square and it’s a pure win.
septiembre 9, 2010 a las 6:58 am |
Actually, #3 reminds me too much of Apple’s QuickTime, because I consider that a Q, not a G.
septiembre 9, 2010 a las 8:32 pm |
I think the logo from #4 is the most original
septiembre 27, 2010 a las 10:35 pm |
Is #4 the whole icon including the CD, or is it just the blue circle icon overlaid on top of any media type icon?
Anything with a CD in it is wrong, if I understand the purpose of Gloobus correctly.
3, 4 (without CD), 6, and 7 all seem OK to me.
septiembre 28, 2010 a las 1:08 pm |
Icon #6 seems best to me. Rationale: any icon should be regognizable from bare silhouette and #6 fills this requirement. Icon #3 seems okay, too, but may be too close to Apple QT icon.