new icons for gourmet - interested?

[Nyall Dawson]

Hey,

I thought I'd give a shot at revamping the icons used in gourmet, to
match the tango style and better fit with the gnome desktop. I've been
playing around with the main program icon, and I'd like some feedback
before going further! I thought a specific food-icon would work better
than the current one (which is hard to distinguish from any generic
database-type app), so here's a quick mockup of a cookie icon. What do
you think? Is there a different food/concept icon you'd prefer? Would
you be interested in some new icons for the program?

Cheers,
Nyall



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[Thomas Mills Hinkle-2]

I like it. I always thought the recipe box metaphor was straightforward, but it's not particularly fun -- the cookie is much more whimsical, and pleasurable... and it does a better job getting at the whole fun of collecting recipes and cooking.

In some sense cookies aren't a great match for the "gourmet" name, but I can't think of a "Gourmet" food that would read as easily (and besides, people like cookies... and cookies are something you almost always consult a recipe for, which make them a better fit than e.g. wine and cheese or a cut of meat or something)

Tom

On Sat, Oct 24, 2009 at 6:07 PM, Nyall Dawson <nyall@...> wrote:

Hey,

I thought I'd give a shot at revamping the icons used in gourmet, to
match the tango style and better fit with the gnome desktop. I've been
playing around with the main program icon, and I'd like some feedback
before going further! I thought a specific food-icon would work better
than the current one (which is hard to distinguish from any generic
database-type app), so here's a quick mockup of a cookie icon. What do
you think? Is there a different food/concept icon you'd prefer? Would
you be interested in some new icons for the program?

Cheers,
Nyall

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[Adam Willoughby -Knox]

I think it is a great idea to update the icon.

Other symbols that I think could work:

1. Crossed fork and knife (may be too similiar to other icons)
2. Fork,plate,knife in a row
3. An open book with a cookie on the inside page, and text around it. For this the top of the book could be tilting away, or not...
4. A page with a cookie (or other food item) at the top, and text below it.

Does anyone have any feedback on my post on the forum:

http://sourceforge.net/projects/grecipe-manager/forums/forum/371767/topic/3431821

 

I've been working on a webpage-importer for AllRecipes.com and think I am getting a real hang for it. I don't have access to the internet all of the time so I haven't been able to test it. The only part I am struggling with is grabbing the servings, and I wasn't sure weather or not to leave the web parser in at the end...

If anyone would like to take a look at it, it is attached.

 

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Knox

 

"I am always doing what I cannot do yet, in order to learn how to do it."

— Vincent Van Gogh

 

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