maka_velo Posted November 27, 2021 Posted November 27, 2021 why do the designer and photo icons have to look so similar? Quote
Pšenda Posted November 27, 2021 Posted November 27, 2021 42 minutes ago, maka_velo said: why do the designer and photo icons have to look so similar? Similarly?! I may not understand you correctly, but for me they are completely different - different icon content and completely different icon color! Quote Affinity Store (MSI/EXE): Affinity Suite (ADe, APh, APu) 2.5.7.2948 (Retail) Dell OptiPlex 7060, i5-8500 3.00 GHz, 16 GB, Intel UHD Graphics 630, Dell P2417H 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 24H2, Build 26100.2605. Dell Latitude E5570, i5-6440HQ 2.60 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics 530, 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 24H2, Build 26100.2605. Intel NUC5PGYH, Pentium N3700 2.40 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics, EIZO EV2456 1920 x 1200, Windows 10 Pro, Version 21H1, Build 19043.2130.
Mithferion Posted November 27, 2021 Posted November 27, 2021 Unlike the most recent Adobe Apps icons, the Affinity trio has enough contrast in that regard. Best regardS elguapo, Bryce and Frozen Death Knight 3 Quote Windows 10 and Windows 11 :: http://mithferion.deviantart.com/ Oxygen Icons :: GCP Icons :: iOS 11 Design Resources :: iOS App Icon Template :: Free Quality Fonts (Commercial Use) :: Public Domain Images How to do High Quality Art :: Mesh Warp / Distort Tool Considerations :: Select Same / Object - Suggestions :: Live Glassmorphism Effect
Komatös Posted November 27, 2021 Posted November 27, 2021 I think OP means the size of the icons. And if I my eyes don't lie, all three are different in size. Quote MAC mini M4 | MacOS Sequoia 15.3.1 | 16 GB RAM | 256 GB SSD AMD Ryzen 7 5700X | INTEL Arc A770 LE 16 GB | 32 GB DDR4 3200MHz | Windows 11 Pro 24H2 (26100.3194) Affinity Suite V 2.5.7 & Beta 2.6 (latest) Interested in a free (selfhosted) PDF Solution? Have a look at Stirling PDF Ferengi Acquisition Rule No. 49: “A deal is a deal is a deal.”
Pšenda Posted November 27, 2021 Posted November 27, 2021 31 minutes ago, Komatös said: I think OP means the size of the icons. But why would anyone require different icon sizes for each application? Quote Affinity Store (MSI/EXE): Affinity Suite (ADe, APh, APu) 2.5.7.2948 (Retail) Dell OptiPlex 7060, i5-8500 3.00 GHz, 16 GB, Intel UHD Graphics 630, Dell P2417H 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 24H2, Build 26100.2605. Dell Latitude E5570, i5-6440HQ 2.60 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics 530, 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 24H2, Build 26100.2605. Intel NUC5PGYH, Pentium N3700 2.40 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics, EIZO EV2456 1920 x 1200, Windows 10 Pro, Version 21H1, Build 19043.2130.
Komatös Posted November 28, 2021 Posted November 28, 2021 8 hours ago, Pšenda said: But why would anyone require different icon sizes for each application? I can only answer this question with an extract from a Bob Dylan song! "The answer, my friend, is blowing in the wind". 😅 Dan C and PaulEC 1 1 Quote MAC mini M4 | MacOS Sequoia 15.3.1 | 16 GB RAM | 256 GB SSD AMD Ryzen 7 5700X | INTEL Arc A770 LE 16 GB | 32 GB DDR4 3200MHz | Windows 11 Pro 24H2 (26100.3194) Affinity Suite V 2.5.7 & Beta 2.6 (latest) Interested in a free (selfhosted) PDF Solution? Have a look at Stirling PDF Ferengi Acquisition Rule No. 49: “A deal is a deal is a deal.”
Pšenda Posted November 28, 2021 Posted November 28, 2021 OK, let's have One More Cup Of Coffee :-) Quote Affinity Store (MSI/EXE): Affinity Suite (ADe, APh, APu) 2.5.7.2948 (Retail) Dell OptiPlex 7060, i5-8500 3.00 GHz, 16 GB, Intel UHD Graphics 630, Dell P2417H 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 24H2, Build 26100.2605. Dell Latitude E5570, i5-6440HQ 2.60 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics 530, 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 24H2, Build 26100.2605. Intel NUC5PGYH, Pentium N3700 2.40 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics, EIZO EV2456 1920 x 1200, Windows 10 Pro, Version 21H1, Build 19043.2130.
fde101 Posted November 29, 2021 Posted November 29, 2021 This is hardly the first thread to bring this up - this was complained about in several threads back when the much better icons the apps used to have were replaced with the comparitively ugly square ones they are using now: Quote
maka_velo Posted December 2, 2021 Author Posted December 2, 2021 yes, different colours would be better, anything to differentiate them, sorry, after 12 hrs on the computer, with all 3 apps open(among tons of others) i find myself dropping on, or clicking the wrong icon. Ok, maybe my Anomalous Trichromacy is making me blind to the colour difference. But cmon, 3 apps, 3 different uses, and need quick decider, not thinking or looking at details in the icon. Have some fun but make them look different, please! red/green/blue? anything... Quote
walt.farrell Posted December 2, 2021 Posted December 2, 2021 7 hours ago, maka_velo said: different colours would be better 7 hours ago, maka_velo said: maybe my Anomalous Trichromacy is making me blind to the colour difference. They definitely have different colors already. Pink (Photo), Blue (Designer), Orange (Publisher). PaulEC 1 Quote -- Walt Designer, Photo, and Publisher V1 and V2 at latest retail and beta releases PC: Desktop: Windows 11 Pro 23H2, 64GB memory, AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12-Core @ 3.00 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Laptop: Windows 11 Pro 23H2, 32GB memory, Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz, Intel UHD Graphics Comet Lake GT2 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU. Laptop 2: Windows 11 Pro 24H2, 16GB memory, Snapdragon(R) X Elite - X1E80100 - Qualcomm(R) Oryon(TM) 12 Core CPU 4.01 GHz, Qualcomm(R) Adreno(TM) X1-85 GPU iPad: iPad Pro M1, 12.9": iPadOS 18.3, Apple Pencil 2, Magic Keyboard Mac: 2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sequoia 15.0.1
PaulEC Posted December 2, 2021 Posted December 2, 2021 To be quite honest I don't really care what the icons look like, I would have thought there were much more important things to worry about. 😉 Having said that, (at least to me)the three app icons have quite different designs (although in a similar style, which makes sense) and completely different colours. Quote Acer XC-895 : Core i5-10400 Hexa-core 2.90 GHz : 32GB RAM : Intel UHD Graphics 630 : Windows 11 Home Affinity Publisher 2 : Affinity Photo 2 : Affinity Designer 2 : (latest release versions) on desktop and iPad "Beware of false knowledge, it is more dangerous than ignorance." (GBS)
Pšenda Posted December 2, 2021 Posted December 2, 2021 9 hours ago, maka_velo said: anything to differentiate them Since you probably have very specific requirements, I recommend creating custom icons that will suit you perfectly. Changing icons for both OS has been addressed many times on the forum. Quote Affinity Store (MSI/EXE): Affinity Suite (ADe, APh, APu) 2.5.7.2948 (Retail) Dell OptiPlex 7060, i5-8500 3.00 GHz, 16 GB, Intel UHD Graphics 630, Dell P2417H 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 24H2, Build 26100.2605. Dell Latitude E5570, i5-6440HQ 2.60 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics 530, 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 24H2, Build 26100.2605. Intel NUC5PGYH, Pentium N3700 2.40 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics, EIZO EV2456 1920 x 1200, Windows 10 Pro, Version 21H1, Build 19043.2130.
Bryce Posted December 2, 2021 Posted December 2, 2021 11 hours ago, maka_velo said: after 12 hrs on the computer, with all 3 apps open(among tons of others) i find myself dropping I think this might be the problem. I have the same thing. After too many hours without rest, things can blur and blend. I find it's not a good idea for my work, and therefore my clients, to not be fully aware. It suffers and makes me frustrated. Quote
maka_velo Posted December 2, 2021 Author Posted December 2, 2021 5 hours ago, Bryce said: I think this might be the problem. I have the same thing. After too many hours without rest, things can blur and blend. I find it's not a good idea for my work, and therefore my clients, to not be fully aware. It suffers and makes me frustrated. its ok, i love what i do Quote
maka_velo Posted December 2, 2021 Author Posted December 2, 2021 and sure, I can change the icons by myself, thought this was a forum for suggesting improvements.. i spoke with a few friends who have the same issue.. Quote
Old Bruce Posted December 3, 2021 Posted December 3, 2021 20 hours ago, maka_velo said: and sure, I can change the icons by myself, thought this was a forum for suggesting improvements.. i spoke with a few friends who have the same issue.. Just curious as to how you would change the designs? As I said "just curious" don't spend any real time working on a design for me. On 11/27/2021 at 9:58 AM, maka_velo said: why do the designer and photo icons have to look so similar? I think that Designer looks like a Pencil tip and Photo looks like a lens Iris. Not similar at all. Is this a colour perception thing? Quote Mac Pro (Late 2013) Mac OS 12.7.6 Affinity Designer 2.5.7 | Affinity Photo 2.5.7 | Affinity Publisher 2.5.7 | Beta versions as they appear. I have never mastered color management, period, so I cannot help with that.
Alfred Posted December 3, 2021 Posted December 3, 2021 On 12/2/2021 at 11:28 AM, walt.farrell said: They definitely have different colors already. Pink (Photo), Blue (Designer), Orange (Publisher). My perception is probably affected by familiarity with the Serif PhotoPlus icons, but the Affinity Photo icon looks more purple than pink to me. Quote Alfred Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for Windows • Windows 10 Home/Pro Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for iPad • iPadOS 17.5.1 (iPad 7th gen)
Old Bruce Posted December 3, 2021 Posted December 3, 2021 1 hour ago, LondonSquirrel said: Agreed. I never figured out what the APub icon represented. For me and the way my powerful brain works... Going from bottom left to upper right it is a Book Cover, page, page, page and Book Cover. Quote Mac Pro (Late 2013) Mac OS 12.7.6 Affinity Designer 2.5.7 | Affinity Photo 2.5.7 | Affinity Publisher 2.5.7 | Beta versions as they appear. I have never mastered color management, period, so I cannot help with that.
Old Bruce Posted December 3, 2021 Posted December 3, 2021 1 hour ago, LondonSquirrel said: It's probably not the best icon if it needs an explanation. So true. Quote Mac Pro (Late 2013) Mac OS 12.7.6 Affinity Designer 2.5.7 | Affinity Photo 2.5.7 | Affinity Publisher 2.5.7 | Beta versions as they appear. I have never mastered color management, period, so I cannot help with that.
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