[IAEP] Alternative icon design for Get Internet Archive Books, please comment

[Eben Eliason]

Here's my two cents. (see attached)

I like the use of the browse icon, but I've found that rendering it as
a fill, rather than a stroke, works far better at small sizes. While I
like the stack of books, I'm afraid it doesn't read clearly at first
glance. I decided to try stamping the internet logo on the cover of
the book, almost like it's an atlas of the internet archive, both to
conserve space and to simplify a bit.

I'll pull together a proper Sugarized SVG if it's desired.

Eben


On Tue, Jun 30, 2009 at 7:21 PM, <forster at ozonline.com.au> wrote:
> Jim
>
> I like the icon of the browser on the open book
> To me it says: get a book from the internet
>
> Unlike the other suggestions, it can be interpreted without any prior knowledge, because it builds on the Browse and book reader icons which have their meaning defined within Sugar by these Activities.
>
> The motion lines require the reader to know this comic strip convention but the icon can be interpreted without understanding the motion lines.
>
> For third world kids, card catalogues will not work, I doubt they have seen a lot of hard bound books or bookshelves either. Mostly I think they use cheaper staple bound books.
>
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/tonyforster1/3420467967/
> photo, cheap staple bound textbooks, Peru
>
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/tonyforster1/3676084455/
> photo, single room school, Peru. No card catalogues, hard bound books or bookshelves in sight. (There was however a PC which they hid under the white cloth to the left, presuming that tourists would not want modern artefacts in their photos. As a missionary school, I expect it is better funded than a government school)
>
> Tony
>
>> Attached is an icon for the Get Internet Archive Books Activity.  My
>> original design, based on a card catalog drawer, can be seen at ASLO.
>> I kind of like the original, but will replace it with something else
>> if there is a strong preference to do so.
>>
>> This icon is inspired by a suggestion by Gary C Martin.  I will not
>> attempt to explain what it means; if it isn't obvious the icon is no
>> good and I'll stick with my card catalog design.
>>
>> I'm still interested in other ideas.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> James Simmons
>>
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