Change folder colors and emblem for selected files and folders Folder Color in Ubuntu
I didn’t understood what the table stands for.
The “Paste” circle could also be a down arrow instead of the lined square imo. It conveys the fact that something that is already existing as data will be used. On the opposite, the down arrow for “Import hierarchical sheet pin” is perfect. Why not simply take the already existing icon and add a + in a circle, like it has been made with the “Leave Sheet” icon? The icon representing Hierarchy Sheets in general already exists and is well understood (tree of boxes). The Add hierarchical sheet and label icon are not great at all. The cursor already has this pictographic terminology when adding a symbol, and that type of actions are named " Add Symbol", Add Hierarchical Sheet… etc… The down arrow to indicate “Place” could be replaced with a more expressive (+). Now, some details I noticed here and there. A simple round placeholder that is using the same color as the icon is enough for the task here. That’s why I believe the pink accent on icons is overkill. Given those examples, what seems to work the best is that all icons should be working monochrome first, and then colors could be used to convey even more information, either dynamic (notifications) or shortcuts for the brain (categorization). I think the simpleness and expressiveness of the icons speak for itself here. On the other side, you can look at the new Inkscape dark (snapshot) that looks almost as licked as a $5000 software full of bugs coughadobe cough. If some of you remember how fast Quake III was to understand for new players, you may also remember how vivid and well colored were each category of items in the game.Ī good example of color usage is with FreeCad where action groups have their ‘ambiance’. The lack of colors is tiring: I cannot figure out what is what here:Ĭolors are fast to the brain.
However, they are beautifully crafted and clearly feel like the step towards a contemporary flat GUI that even the big bad EDA will be envious of… x) I think those icons are flawed and inconsistent in many ways. There is some inconsistencies and overlooks on the current set of icons.Colors are great when they help the brain get important information fast.Colors are bad when they serve no purpose.Othewise the icons look good and professional and mostly I like the change, but colors (or lack of them) aren’t so good. All red details stand out as if they were warning signs because everything else is so colorless. Now the calculator, one of the less important part of the project manager, stands out with the orange color.
I haven’t read any scientific research about this but this is my instinct. Even a plain colored box would be a good enough for an icon in daily use after the user has learned to use the UI instinctively. But in normal use the users follow all visual hints when they navigate through the UI. The shapes in the new icons are distinct and I like that and those shapes very much. However, in desktop environment it’s not good. Minimal color set (two contrasting colors) is good in small mobile phones where there are only few icons visible at one time. The icon theme follows the modern minimal flat trend.