Determination Posted September 29, 2005 Report Share Posted September 29, 2005 Pixelart by DeterminationI fooled around with many different variants of arrows, etc... but it all seemed so bleh. So, inspired by the all-too-popular pixelart style, I made a complete "torrent status" icon set.and here's how it would look:As you can see, there are a number of different combos that can be used (all cubes, etc...) I would be interested in hearing any sort of feedback on the viability of use (if they are confusing, etc...)I'm still in the process of working on Toolbar icons (32x32 and 16x16) and the main app icon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KlusterNisse Posted September 29, 2005 Report Share Posted September 29, 2005 i think it should be better if the whole line was colored in different color depends on what it is. like this pictureor maybe the text is other color, and white background Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kryogenix Posted September 29, 2005 Report Share Posted September 29, 2005 Hmm, I guess my icon thread should be merged with this one, no? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Determination Posted September 29, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 29, 2005 nah, they are really different -- this is mostly about torrent status / toolbar than anything else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slimy Posted September 30, 2005 Report Share Posted September 30, 2005 i like klusternisse's mockup the best Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eva.02 Posted September 30, 2005 Report Share Posted September 30, 2005 i think it should be better if the whole line was colored in different color depends on what it is. like this pictureor maybe the text is other color, and white background i really really like this idea, looks great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BILZE Posted October 1, 2005 Report Share Posted October 1, 2005 i think the little symbols are better... i don´t like too much colors in my bt client....i think its enough like it is now and it dosen´t need icons or colors to show the status....you have 2 eyes so u can read what status which torrents has Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bad Seed Posted October 1, 2005 Report Share Posted October 1, 2005 and here's how it would look:I prefer this, I don't want my µtorrent full of colors.Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boo Posted October 1, 2005 Report Share Posted October 1, 2005 I also prefer this one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
okasvi Posted October 1, 2005 Report Share Posted October 1, 2005 i prefer no skinning at all :shock: i hate all vb/delphi eyecandy malibu barbie skinned apps :twisted:nothing wrong in nice icons tho... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quattr Posted October 1, 2005 Report Share Posted October 1, 2005 No skins for me... I like it lean and mean... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Determination Posted October 1, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2005 it more of a redesign of the current icons to be distributed with µTorrent than making µTorrent skinnable... I don't think Ludde / Vurlix figured the current icons would be used for the life of the program. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColdArmor Posted October 2, 2005 Report Share Posted October 2, 2005 Don't use the colors one.. it burns my eyes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 2, 2005 Report Share Posted October 2, 2005 Icons definately get the message across much quicker and color coded icons are perfect. The coloring of the whole line would be a bit too confusing as it would create a "rainbow" effect as I sort with different collumns. But don´t through it away completely, I like colored TEXT against a plain white background (some would prefer black background).Second, I associate green with the most favorable situation which would be downloading something. Exclusively seeding I think should be blue (or maybe a different tone of green). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodStaindHurricane Posted October 2, 2005 Report Share Posted October 2, 2005 I agree. I'd use the icons, but I'm not too fond of colored lines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Passwordox Posted October 2, 2005 Report Share Posted October 2, 2005 Just thought I'd say that it looks very nice that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kookie Posted October 2, 2005 Report Share Posted October 2, 2005 I would prefer just a simple coloured up and down arrow using the conventional BT colours, that way you can see instantly whether a torrent is seeding or leeching.For exampleGreen: Everything ok.Yellow: Only local connections.Red: Connected to tracker but no seeds or peers.Blue: Everything OK but no seeds or distributed complete copy.Grey: Cannot connect to tracker.And perhaps a red square for stopped torrents, two vertical yellow lines for paused torrents and something for a completed torrent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 2, 2005 Report Share Posted October 2, 2005 aesthetic groove (a) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
z00z0 Posted October 2, 2005 Report Share Posted October 2, 2005 i think it should be better if the whole line was colored in different color depends on what it is. like this pictureor maybe the text is other color, and white background This idea gets a vote from me! 8) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
okasvi Posted October 2, 2005 Report Share Posted October 2, 2005 all those colors make it alot more harder to read...all colors configurable = best way... there is too many opinions... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Determination Posted October 2, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 2, 2005 Guest wins! Aesthetic Groove is indeed my theme!As you can see in the "collection" picture, there are many alternatives for each different status. For example, gray cube for inactive icons, no "cubemid" for seeding, using all cubes ... they are all viable options. I found that once I started making icons like these, I just keep doing it to see if I can; can I make this that way, what's the most simple way of capturing this complete idea, can I even do this... it was all very exciting (exciting in the obsessed graphic-artist type of way) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Determination Posted October 2, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 2, 2005 Pixelart has been released! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KlusterNisse Posted October 3, 2005 Report Share Posted October 3, 2005 all colors configurable = best way... there is too many opinions...in ABC you can configure colors the way you wanted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Determination Posted October 3, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 3, 2005 well, with the really-easy-to-do skinning system you can have the status icons be whatever color you would like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ignorantcow Posted October 3, 2005 Report Share Posted October 3, 2005 Any plans on changing these icons to match? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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