Icon representing and ebook reading device

kovidgoyal · 10-18-2007, 10:26 PM

Can somebody who's good with graphics come up with a nice scalable icon that represents an ebook reader? I need one for libprs500, the present icon looks like a cell phone, and I suck at graphics.

For technical reasons I need the icon to be in SVG format (or any scalable format that can be converted into SVG).

Thanks.

Take a look at https://libprs500.kovidgoyal.net/wiki/Screenshots to see the current icon.

beartard · 10-20-2007, 07:09 AM

Quick and dirty. Might work.

kovidgoyal · 10-20-2007, 01:37 PM

The svg files just contain a link to the png which I assume is a picture of the 505? I'd rather have a generic ereader icon rather a picture of the 505. Also since its an embedded PNG it wont be scalable. But thanks for trying :-)

beartard · 10-20-2007, 10:55 PM

I haven't worked with svg graphics much before. It was just a shot.

kovidgoyal · 10-20-2007, 11:00 PM

I like svg because it's scalable and plain text, which means I can edit it in a text editor. Plus I think all modern linux desktops will move to SVG icons eventually.

nekokami · 10-20-2007, 11:05 PM

Take a look at the "mobileread logo" thread -- you might like some of the icons there.

kovidgoyal · 10-20-2007, 11:14 PM

yeah i have unfortunately, they aren't scalable either.

diabloNL · 10-21-2007, 06:36 AM

Like this?

nekokami · 10-21-2007, 11:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

yeah i have unfortunately, they aren't scalable either.

But if you like one of them, the creator would probably be able to make a scalable version for you.

JSWolf · 10-21-2007, 12:05 PM

if you know the largest size the icon will be scaled to and the non-scalable icon is the same size or larger, then would not reducing it from there be just fine? it's not as if you'd have to make it larger.

kovidgoyal · 10-21-2007, 01:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by diabloNL

Like this?

Yeah the new reader does look nice. But I would prefer a generic device icon, as libprs500 may well support non SONY readers in the future.

@nekokami: I actually did ask one of the creators of the mobileread logos for a scalable version, unfortunately, he couldn't make one.

@jswolf: You're right in that if you have a large enough icon, scaling down doesn't matter, but I find that to be not future proof in the sense that if later I decide I need a larger icon somewhere, I'd be stuck. ALso large icon files waste disk space.

diabloNL · 10-21-2007, 02:33 PM

I made a more generic one.

charkins · 10-21-2007, 03:59 PM

You might want to check with the tango-artists mailing list (tango.freedesktop.org).

nekokami · 10-22-2007, 12:04 AM

Macromedia (Adobe) Flash has a nice trace function for converting bitmaps to scalable vector graphics. I've got a copy. PM if you want me to try to convert one of the logos.

Trenien · 10-22-2007, 08:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by diabloNL

I made a more generic one.

There's something weird with the file. Although I can see the icon in my file browser, inkscape seems unable to open it properly (it opens/imports it, you can select it, but there's nothing to be seen).

Also, firefox (which can read standard svg) can't open it, period.

10-18-2007, 10:26 PM	#1
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,609 Karma: 28549044 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Icon representing and ebook reading device Can somebody who's good with graphics come up with a nice scalable icon that represents an ebook reader? I need one for libprs500, the present icon looks like a cell phone, and I suck at graphics. For technical reasons I need the icon to be in SVG format (or any scalable format that can be converted into SVG). Thanks. Take a look at https://libprs500.kovidgoyal.net/wiki/Screenshots to see the current icon.

10-21-2007, 03:59 PM	#13
charkins Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2006 Device: Sony Reader PRS-500	check with tango folks You might want to check with the tango-artists mailing list (tango.freedesktop.org).

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10-20-2007, 01:37 PM	#3
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,609 Karma: 28549044 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	The svg files just contain a link to the png which I assume is a picture of the 505? I'd rather have a generic ereader icon rather a picture of the 505. Also since its an embedded PNG it wont be scalable. But thanks for trying :-)

10-20-2007, 10:55 PM	#4
beartard Minister of Linux Posts: 196 Karma: 73235 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Winter Haven, Florida, USA Device: nook, T-Mobile MyTouch 3G Slide	I haven't worked with svg graphics much before. It was just a shot.

10-20-2007, 11:00 PM	#5
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,609 Karma: 28549044 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	I like svg because it's scalable and plain text, which means I can edit it in a text editor. Plus I think all modern linux desktops will move to SVG icons eventually.

10-20-2007, 11:05 PM	#6
nekokami fruminous edugeek Posts: 6,745 Karma: 551260 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Northeast US Device: iPad, eBw 1150	Take a look at the "mobileread logo" thread -- you might like some of the icons there.

10-20-2007, 11:14 PM	#7
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,609 Karma: 28549044 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	yeah i have unfortunately, they aren't scalable either.

10-21-2007, 12:05 PM	#10
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 80,778 Karma: 150249619 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	if you know the largest size the icon will be scaled to and the non-scalable icon is the same size or larger, then would not reducing it from there be just fine? it's not as if you'd have to make it larger.

10-22-2007, 12:04 AM	#14
nekokami fruminous edugeek Posts: 6,745 Karma: 551260 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Northeast US Device: iPad, eBw 1150	Macromedia (Adobe) Flash has a nice trace function for converting bitmaps to scalable vector graphics. I've got a copy. PM if you want me to try to convert one of the logos.