[IAEP] IAEP Digest, Vol 15, Issue 114

[Jim Simmons]

Gary,

The ideas are not bad.  I've kind of grown attached to what I have so
I think I'll stick with that for release 1, which I am debugging as I
write this.  It's coming along pretty well.  Maybe a third idea is to
have the original Read icon with a small Browse icon inside it and
"speed lines" like fast moving objects in comic books have.  This
would all be in 2D so there would be no need to avoid using a fill
color.

If you want to have a try at making some icons that would be fine, but
if not I think your ideas are simple enough that I could have a go at
them myself.  I like A better than B.  If kids don't know what a card
catalog is they probably wouldn't recognize a bookworm either.
Reminds me of a friend from Thailand who described his daughter as a
"worm book".

James Simmons

On Sat, Jun 27, 2009 at 4:08 PM, Gary C Martin<gary at garycmartin.com> wrote:
> Hi Jim,
>
> On 27 Jun 2009, at 03:02, Jim Simmons wrote:
>
>> The problem with books on a shelf is that Aleksey is already using
>> that image for his Library Activity and I think it is more fitting for
>> that because he is creating a sort of electronic bookshelf, whereas
>> I'm creating a card catalog.
>
> The 3 key items in your Activity description for seem to be:
>
>  1) Internet access required
>  2) Search for books
>  3) Download to Journal
>
> Don't think I can cover all that in an icon easily :-) but how about:
>
> A). a single 2d book with a (smallish) Browse icon on it, and a magnifying
> glass over it.
> B). a single 2d book with a (smallish) Browse icon on it , and a 'book worm'
> character emerging (might be more kid friendly).
>
> Regards,
> --Gary
>
> P.S. Happy to take a shot if you like either of the above and want to focus
> on coding.
>