Rik Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 It will always be a matter of personal opinion. I like the current icons. And if Affinity are thinking of changing them, then please have the current ones available also. So, the user can choose which they would like to display. That way, everyone (well, almost everyone) can be happy. jgrayillustrate 1 Quote Art & Logo Design Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raskolnikov Posted November 3, 2014 Share Posted November 3, 2014 Some apps do have more "rich" icons and others more simple :) avalaible to choose which one to display on the dock :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Octiron Posted November 3, 2014 Share Posted November 3, 2014 I was thinking an icon maybe along these lines would be pretty cool (see attached). Also, I hope making some logo concepts isn't in violation of Affinity's Terms or something, if you want me to cease and desist or something, I will :) - thanks. Oooh. I know it subjective ( isn't all design :) ) but I really like that minimalistic, clean take on the logo. Nice work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgrayillustrate Posted November 4, 2014 Share Posted November 4, 2014 removed content. Davierm 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter Posted November 7, 2014 Share Posted November 7, 2014 I've done these to match the other icons I've on my Yosemite's dock :P Use the crop tool icon on the photo icon; then use the text tool icon on the publisher icon. Much more organic. Raskolnikov 1 Quote MacBook pro, 2.26 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 4 GB 1067 MHz DDR3, NVIDIA GeForce 9400M 256 MB, OS X 10.11.6 http://www.pinterest.com/peter2111 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samholmes Posted May 18, 2017 Share Posted May 18, 2017 Hi I am new. Just wanted to say that I agree that the current logo designs are sloppy. Please fix them? :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Patrick Connor Posted May 18, 2017 Staff Share Posted May 18, 2017 Samholmes, Welcome to the Serif Affinity forums. You have woken up a very old thread (a technique also used by spammers). This thread was made when the logos had recently been launched. They are now well established and won't be reworked because of forum posts. Quote Patrick Connor Serif Europe Ltd Latest V2 releases on each platform Help make our apps better by joining our beta program! "There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man. True nobility lies in being superior to your previous self." W. L. Sheldon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taharvey Posted December 27, 2017 Share Posted December 27, 2017 I got here from the google search "affinity designer icon ugly" It is stand out bad icon design. It is not about flat or complex. It is down right the worst icon i've seen on a Mac application... Which is saying something. Very amateurish. Mostly evokes messy graffiti, but not in a good way. It made me question the quality of the application. Yes, I like most people judge the book by its cover. Get a better cover, please! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mithferion Posted December 27, 2017 Share Posted December 27, 2017 It'd be interesting if you could provide an idea for "better icons", uploading your proposal. Best regards! Quote AMD FX 8350 :: Radeon HD 5670 :: Windows 10 :: 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmuessig Posted December 27, 2017 Share Posted December 27, 2017 I think the new logos are just fine. I really like them. SrPx and Bri-Toon 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fixx Posted December 27, 2017 Share Posted December 27, 2017 maybe version 2.0... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petar Petrenko Posted December 27, 2017 Share Posted December 27, 2017 Suggestion for names: Affinity Vector or Affinity Lines Affinity Bitmap or Affinity Pixels Affinity Layout or Affinity Frames EDITED or maybe better to shorten the Affinity to "a" like in iMac so: aVector / aLines aBitmap / aPixels aLayout / aFrames Quote All the latest releases of Designer, Photo and Publisher (retail and beta) on MacOS and Windows. 15” Dell Inspiron 7559 i7 ● Windows 10 x64 Pro ● Intel Core i7-6700HQ (3.50 GHz, 6M) ● 16 GB Dual Channel DDR3L 1600 MHz (8GBx2) ● NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M 4 GB GDDR5 ● 500 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD ● UHD (3840 x 2160) Truelife LED - Backlit Touch Display 32” LG 32UN650-W display ● 3840 x 2160 UHD, IPS, HDR10 ● Color Gamut: DCI-P3 95%, Color Calibrated ● 2 x HDMI, 1 x DisplayPort 13.3” MacBook Pro (2017) ● Ventura 13.6 ● Intel Core i7 (3.50 GHz Dual Core) ● 16 GB 2133 MHz LPDDR3 ● Intel Iris Plus Graphics 650 1536 MB ● 500 GB SSD ● Retina Display (3360 x 2100) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmuessig Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 5 hours ago, Petar Petrenko said: Suggestion for names: Affinity Vector or Affinity Lines Affinity Bitmap or Affinity Pixels Affinity Layout or Affinity Frames EDITED or maybe better to shorten the Affinity to "a" like in iMac so: aVector / aLines aBitmap / aPixels aLayout / aFrames I think that would end up in a complete mess. Renaming it would just really hurt the name recognition and to be fair, what's so wrong with "Designer" and "Photo" anyhow? There are already hundreds of tutorials and reviews out there that all use "Affinity Designer" and "Affinity Photo" as their name. Imagine if Adobe now renamed Photoshop or Illustrator? Nobody would get the new names and link them to the old software. Alfred 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmuessig Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 18 hours ago, taharvey said: I got here from the google search "affinity designer icon ugly" It is stand out bad icon design. It is not about flat or complex. It is down right the worst icon i've seen on a Mac application... Which is saying something. Very amateurish. Mostly evokes messy graffiti, but not in a good way. It made me question the quality of the application. Yes, I like most people judge the book by its cover. Get a better cover, please! I think the logos work just well. Look how well they blend in with the logos of other applications. Also, I am not entirely sure what you are referring to as "graffiti"? The logos are also flat and modern looking. I think you may be referring to the initial ones, which have been replaced since. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bri-Toon Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 I'm only posting on this old topic because it is getting activity again. Something I am trying to prove to people with all types of art is that it varies. Whether it's a logo, a CGI movie, a trend, or whatever, the principle of all ideas is to show variation and not the same repetition. The way competition works may not always match up with the value of art. And the ironic catch to all art principles is that they will change. So whatever the modern style may be, I say it is okay to some times break the rules of art for the right presentational purposes. And we have no idea what the future style may be, but we know it won't be as we see it today. Being quite the opposite here, I actually love the logos, and I don't like the look of modern logos. I miss the whole 2010 icons. To me, those looked more art acceptable. Quote The website is still a work in progress. The "Comics" and "Shop" sections are not yet ready. Feel free to connect with me and let me know what you like or what can be improved. You can contact me here, on my contact page, YouTube channel, or Twitter account. Thanks and have a great day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VectorCat Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 Seriously? This topic is still going on? I certainly celebrate peoples' right to talk about what they want to, but across the spectrum of software issues, the icon for Affinity products is a concern? Ugliest, most worstest icon ever? OK..let's see here.... Lightwave 3D - also great software. The icon is..exactly what? Sonic the Hedgehog on bad liquor? Same goes Blender 3D - only with a spike haircut? what do either icons have to do with 3D? Nuttin'. QuarkXPress - the name has zero to do with design, and the icons have been...meh... Scribus: Uses a fountainpen? Huh? Inkscape: a snow-covered mountain with ink dribbles..looks cool, but what's it got to do with vector drawing? Apple? because Steve Jobs worked at an orchard and for a time ate nothing but apples, which made him stinky. How very sexy! Product Icons must do 2 things: be recognizable, be distinct. All of the logos mentioned here do that, including Affinity's. As someone here mentioned, Affinity's icons make all their products look like they're part of a set. Kinda like Adobe's. Kinda like microsnot, etc. Continue to chew this cud if you want but Affinity's software rocks and their logos do what logos are needed to do. dutchshader 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rgcn Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 I very much like the logos of the apps as well as the Affinity logo. I would proudly sport any of those logos on swag, such as shirts or decals etc. Cheers. Rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petar Petrenko Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 2 hours ago, VectorCat said: Seriously? This topic is still going on? I certainly celebrate peoples' right to talk about what they want to, but across the spectrum of software issues, the icon for Affinity products is a concern? Ugliest, most worstest icon ever? OK..let's see here.... Lightwave 3D - also great software. The icon is..exactly what? Sonic the Hedgehog on bad liquor? Same goes Blender 3D - only with a spike haircut? what do either icons have to do with 3D? Nuttin'. QuarkXPress - the name has zero to do with design, and the icons have been...meh... Scribus: Uses a fountainpen? Huh? Inkscape: a snow-covered mountain with ink dribbles..looks cool, but what's it got to do with vector drawing? Apple? because Steve Jobs worked at an orchard and for a time ate nothing but apples, which made him stinky. How very sexy! Product Icons must do 2 things: be recognizable, be distinct. All of the logos mentioned here do that, including Affinity's. As someone here mentioned, Affinity's icons make all their products look like they're part of a set. Kinda like Adobe's. Kinda like microsnot, etc. Continue to chew this cud if you want but Affinity's software rocks and their logos do what logos are needed to do. FYIO: Apple logo has connection with the Bible - the first sin of Adam and Eva. And there is a mistake - the fruit wasn't an apple, but pomegranate. Quote All the latest releases of Designer, Photo and Publisher (retail and beta) on MacOS and Windows. 15” Dell Inspiron 7559 i7 ● Windows 10 x64 Pro ● Intel Core i7-6700HQ (3.50 GHz, 6M) ● 16 GB Dual Channel DDR3L 1600 MHz (8GBx2) ● NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M 4 GB GDDR5 ● 500 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD ● UHD (3840 x 2160) Truelife LED - Backlit Touch Display 32” LG 32UN650-W display ● 3840 x 2160 UHD, IPS, HDR10 ● Color Gamut: DCI-P3 95%, Color Calibrated ● 2 x HDMI, 1 x DisplayPort 13.3” MacBook Pro (2017) ● Ventura 13.6 ● Intel Core i7 (3.50 GHz Dual Core) ● 16 GB 2133 MHz LPDDR3 ● Intel Iris Plus Graphics 650 1536 MB ● 500 GB SSD ● Retina Display (3360 x 2100) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fixx Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 This is rather OT, but I really hate icons that have a hole in the center (Opera, ImgBurn). I try to drag&drop but nothing happens. Yep, I did hit the desktop part of the icon's center... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmuessig Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 (edited) 9 hours ago, Fixx said: This is rather OT, but I really hate icons that have a hole in the center (Opera, ImgBurn). I try to drag&drop but nothing happens. Yep, I did hit the desktop part of the icon's center... This is rather strange. I have just tried moving the opera icon by clicking into the transparent center of it and it moved fine in Windows 10. EDIT: Tried it with Windows 8.1 and moving the Opera icon by grabbing it in the center also just works fine. Edited December 28, 2017 by bmuessig Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev D800 Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 I love the logos. The aperture blades of Photo and the pen/pencil drawing the line of Designer... Some thought went into that. I wonder what they will use for Publisher. Off topic: Microsoft has Publisher so maybe another name may be in order. bmuessig 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mithferion Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 56 minutes ago, Kev D800 said: I wonder what they will use for Publisher. Off topic: Microsoft has Publisher so maybe another name may be in order. Here you can see it: https://affinity.serif.com/en-gb/about/ Best regards! Kev D800 1 Quote AMD FX 8350 :: Radeon HD 5670 :: Windows 10 :: 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mithferion Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 17 hours ago, Petar Petrenko said: Suggestion for names: Affinity Vector or Affinity Lines Affinity Bitmap or Affinity Pixels Affinity Layout or Affinity Frames My options here. Theses names will show the true potential the apps have: Affinity Vectors with Pixels Affinity Bitmaps with Lines Affinity for making Books and Whatnot Best regards! Quote AMD FX 8350 :: Radeon HD 5670 :: Windows 10 :: 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmuessig Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 5 minutes ago, Mithferion said: My options here. Theses names will show the true potential the apps have: Affinity Vectors with Pixels Affinity Bitmaps with Lines Affinity for making Books and Whatnot Best regards! Nice naming ideas But in all seriousness, I am pretty sure the software (except for maybe Publisher) is not going to be renamed. AD and AP have now been out in the public for 2 to 3 years under their respective names. They have gained name recognition by now. Generally, I can really only restate what I have said earlier: Quote I think that would end up in a complete mess. Renaming it would just really hurt the name recognition and to be fair, what's so wrong with "Designer" and "Photo" anyhow? There are already hundreds of tutorials and reviews out there that all use "Affinity Designer" and "Affinity Photo" as their name. Imagine if Adobe now renamed Photoshop or Illustrator? Nobody would get the new names and link them to the old software. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bri-Toon Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 5 hours ago, Petar Petrenko said: And there is a mistake - the fruit wasn't an apple, but pomegranate. Is that so? Well I'll be damned. Quote The website is still a work in progress. The "Comics" and "Shop" sections are not yet ready. Feel free to connect with me and let me know what you like or what can be improved. You can contact me here, on my contact page, YouTube channel, or Twitter account. Thanks and have a great day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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