[Libreoffice-bugs] [Bug 126074] Icon styles should not modify official application icons in start center (and other relevant places)

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https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=126074

--- Comment #12 from Bastián Díaz <diazbastian at protonmail.com> ---
(In reply to Mike Kaganski from comment #11)

> Note that my wording doesn't imply that customized app icons *should* be
> based on the logo; only that *if* they are based on it, *then* they should
> follow some guidelines (and I suppose that existing guidelines wrt the logo
> is enough). I would agree that KJ styling seems too resembling the logo
> (having the page), but at the same time, is too different, breaking the logo
> guidelines (already existing: they tell about the ratio, the position and
> styling of the corner etc, and simply following that would already make it
> consistent). Again: I don't think that the app icons should be based on the
> logo in all customizations.
> 

And again it comes to the same thing, inconsistency of a key visual element.
You assume that the customization is good as a premise and also this may or may
not be based on an established element (logo). In the end you could see any
design and be fine.


> I just don't agree that the app icons should be made part of that
> "intangible image of LibreOffice". 

Of course, we agree on that. The icons of applications are part of the visual
identity of LibreOffice and it is a tangible element of its image, which is not
respected in the software itself, since it is placed on top of this the
"non-standardized" customization.

> I find it nice that only the logo is part
> of it. The more things you make part of it, the more difficult it becomes to
> maintain and evolve. Without actual benefit really, because, as I already
> mentioned, the discussed proposal tells about what already existing users
> may notice, and which doesn't improve the "intangible image of LibreOffice"
> it the existing userbase view.

Curious, some concrete examples here.
- The logo is used for the main app/start center, however it is replaced by the
customization, even though you consider that it is the only thing that should
be maintained.
- I think it's harder to keep X different icons and T different styles, than a
concrete one that can be used equally by all of them.
- The visual elements to which I have mentioned are used everywhere, except in
the software. With this I do not say that it is not included, however, it is
placed below other layers such as customization, so for example, there are
users of macOS or some gnu/linux distro that do not relate the icons of
applications with those used on the web, wiki, help, etc. You should not assume
that every user should know what LibreOffice is.
. Having a clear visual identity improves both the tangible and intangible
image of any organization.

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