[Tango-artists] Tango-style icon for Rhythmbox?

[Simon Otter]

On Tue, 18 Apr 2006 00:23:14 +0200, Nathan Willis  
<nwillis at glyphography.com> wrote:

> 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
>
> On 4/17/06, Daniel Derozier <dcubed20 at gmail.com > wrote:
>>
>> 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

Maybe two congas or something? That would fit to the "Rythm" part of the
name.


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