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Originally Posted by chaley
OK, having been challenged to provide suggestions instead of flaws, here goes:
First, I agree with banjomike's list.
Now my own:
I suggest that calibre be completely consistent with arrows and plus marks. It appears that an arrow pointing down means put something into the library (see the news icon). An arrow pointing up seems to mean put something somewhere else (see send-to-device). Use something similar for books; an arrow pointing down would be consistent with news. Same thing with save-to-disk, use an arrow pointing up. For the same reason, get rid of the arrows on convert. They confuse the meaning, because the function does not move things around. This might be a good place to use a plus, meaning I am adding another something.
For save-to-disk, I would also not use such a stylized icon, but instead would use something like http://www.openclipart.org/people/Ma...a_harddisk.svg.
For the 'circle I', I suggest something like http://www.openclipart.org/image/250...properties.png, which gives (to me at least) the idea that I am applying a tool to something.
For the trash, I would use something like http://www.openclipart.org/people/li...dyman_logo.svg, although it is probably too stark for most people.
Instead of the magnifying glass, I suggest an open book, something like http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...literature.svg.
Yes, I know that the color schemes of the various suggestions don't work together. I don't touch color schemes because I am partially color blind. I do suggest that meaning of icons not depend on subtle color variations.
Finally, I would gently ask people to dispense with telling us what we should and should not like, or should and should not care about. Reading something like that doesn't change what we think, but instead tells us to take our marbles to some other playground. |
I'm also color blind so I appreciate the comment about color schemes (I curse anyone who promotes color coding; in the USA, color coding should be a violation of the American Disabilities Act).
The request to be consistant with arrows also is good. How about an arrow pointing right for convert.