Well, previous icons that have had 'real world component' elements always have such tiny details on them that I think they get confusing at 48x48 (see old rhythmbox icons); I'm not sure how much of that you could show.  Plus I'm of the opinion that although device icons ought to look like physical objects, software apps don't need to and might sometimes be more confusing when they are. For instance, rhythmbox does not perform the same functions as a boombox.  There's music with both, but after that they diverge -- some things the software does have no hw equivalent, and there's a lot the hw does that the software doesn't (I mean, RB doesn't even play CDs, fer cryin out loud.  Or FM radio -- are we cave men???).  On the other hand, you're quite right that the black box is pretty unimaginative. Maybe something simple would help, like a knob on the side. Nate <div>On 4/17/06, Daniel Derozier <<a href="mailto:dcubed20@gmail.com" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"> dcubed20@gmail.com </a>> wrote:<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> <div style="direction: ltr;">I think you should replace the "box" with a boom box-style stereo, but still keeping the focus of the icon on the EQ bars. It looks really good. Dan</div><div style="direction: ltr;"> <div>On 4/17/06, Nathan Willis <<a href="mailto:nwillis@glyphography.com" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">nwillis@glyphography.com</a>> wrote:<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> <div style="direction: ltr;">See, I've always imagined something that tied-in to the name of the app at least a little; see attached mockup (it's rough, I know that.  the EQs are in separate little bars just cuz I was moving them around to toy with the silhouette). Nate <div></div><div style="direction: ltr;">On 4/16/06, Simon Otter <<a href="mailto:simon@otter.se" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"> simon@otter.se</a>> wrote:</div><div style="direction: ltr;"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> On Mon, 17 Apr 2006 01:57:20 +0200, Steven Garrity <<a href="mailto:stevelist@silverorange.com" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">stevelist@silverorange.com</a>> wrote: > Banshee has a great looking Tango-style icon (1). Let's see if we can > work something up to offer to the Rhythmbox team too. > > The current Rhythmbox icon is a home component stereo. The metaphor > isn't bad, though I do find it's too detailed to easily identify. > > Any thoughts on a better icon, or anyone wanna take a shot at improving > the current icon (and making it Tango-friendly)? > > Cheers, > Steven Garrity > > > 1. <a href="http://jimmac.musichall.cz/wipicons/Tango-Apps//banshee.png" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"> http://jimmac.musichall.cz/wipicons/Tango-Apps//banshee.png</a> > 2. > <a href="http://cvs.gnome.org/viewcvs/*checkout*/rhythmbox/data/rhythmbox.png?rev=1.2" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"> http://cvs.gnome.org/viewcvs/*checkout*/rhythmbox/data/rhythmbox.png?rev=1.2 </a> > > _______________________________________________ > Tango-artists mailing list > <a href="mailto:Tango-artists@lists.freedesktop.org" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"> Tango-artists@lists.freedesktop.org</a> > <a href="http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/tango-artists" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"> http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/tango-artists</a> I might take a shot at it. Although I'm a bit clueless on ideas. Maybe you could make a vinyl-type thingie. Rythmbox sounds abit DJ-ish. --   S i m o n    O t t e r   ----------------------   <a href="http://simon.otter.se/" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">http://simon.otter.se/</a>   <a href="mailto:skurmedel@gmail.com" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"> skurmedel@gmail.com</a>   <a href="mailto:simon@otter.se" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"> simon@otter.se</a>   ---------------------- _______________________________________________ Tango-artists mailing list <a href="mailto:Tango-artists@lists.freedesktop.org" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"> Tango-artists@lists.freedesktop.org </a> <a href="http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/tango-artists" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/tango-artists</a> </blockquote> </div><div style="direction: ltr;"></div></div><div style="direction: ltr;"> -- nathan.p.willis <a href="mailto:nwillis@glyphography.com" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"> nwillis@glyphography.com</a> aim/ym/gtalk:n8willis <a href="http://blog.glyphography.com" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">blog.glyphography.com</a> <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/willis" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"> flickr.com/photos/willis</a> </div> _______________________________________________ Tango-artists mailing list <a href="mailto:Tango-artists@lists.freedesktop.org" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"> Tango-artists@lists.freedesktop.org </a> <a href="http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/tango-artists" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/tango-artists</a> </blockquote></div> </div></blockquote></div> -- nathan.p.willis <a href="mailto:nwillis@glyphography.com" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">nwillis@glyphography.com</a> aim/ym/gtalk:n8willis <a href="http://blog.glyphography.com" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"> blog.glyphography.com</a> <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/willis" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">flickr.com/photos/willis</a>