Re: [Tracker] Tracker logo (was: Some observations about tracker 0.5.2)

["Mikkel Kamstrup Erlandsen" <mikkel kamstrup gmail com>]

2006/11/24, Jamie McCracken <jamiemcc blueyonder co uk>:

Mikkel Kamstrup Erlandsen wrote:
> 2006/11/23, Radomir Dopieralski <tracker sheep art pl
> <mailto:tracker sheep art pl >>:
>
>     Dnia Thu, Nov 23, 2006 at 11:28:32AM +0000, napisale(a)s:
>      > Mikkel Kamstrup Erlandsen wrote:
>      > > 2006/11/23, tpgww onepost net <mailto:tpgww onepost net>
>     <mailto: tpgww onepost net <mailto:tpgww onepost net >>
>      > > <tpgww onepost net <mailto:tpgww onepost net>
>     <mailto: tpgww onepost net <mailto:tpgww onepost net>>>:
>      > >     9. A while back there was some chatter about a replacement
>     icon. Has
>      > >     anything been done ? If not, maybe the attached will start
>     that ball
>      > >     rolling.
>      > > By coincidence I was playing around with an icon myself... The
>     attached
>      > > version is still rough around the edges and need some more
>     polish. If
>      > > people like it I'll polish it up and do some versions in
>     different colors.
>      > >
>      > > It is supposed to look like and abstract looking glass and
>     flashlight at
>      > > the same time... I hope it is relatively easy to see...
>      > >
>      > > Anyhow; what do you think?
>      >
>      > we should have a magnifying glass but not sure about flash light.
>     At the
>      > moment it looks like some kind of klingon symbol :) (hehe no
>     offense!)
>      >
>      > Using the tango magnifying glass might be a start (IE the one we are
>      > using in tracker and its webpage with a simple "T" in it). Im
>     sure that
>      > can be sexed up a lot more
>
>     The obvious one:
>     http://sheep.art.pl/misc/desktop-search.svg
>
>
> Well, for a menu entry I definitely think the tango looking glass should
> be used. However as a project icon I think it is worn out.
>
> Jamie: Klingon? I take this as the highest honor :-)
>
> Maybe closing the shapes will take some of the evil empire/batman look
> away from it... Hearing the words batman and klingon associated with the
> icon, i kinda think it must be the coolest icon ever ;-P
>
> I'll try and do some adjustments. If it still ain't good I'll scrap the
> idea.

well I suppose the ideal icon will be a nice magnifying glass with
footprints/animal tracks (not GNOME ones!)

just try and use more than two colours!

Right. I guess two colours + a shade of gray could work ;-P

Cheers,
Mikkel