Comments on: Standardizing Icons for the Web http://www.wisdump.com/design/standardizing-icons-for-the-web/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=standardizing-icons-for-the-web Dumping wisdom on the masses Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:19:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Stephan Sokolow http://www.wisdump.com/design/standardizing-icons-for-the-web/comment-page-1/#comment-309438 Stephan Sokolow Thu, 16 Jul 2009 01:48:20 +0000 http://wisdump.com/design/standardizing-icons-for-the-web/#comment-309438 I don't see a problem with the pushpin from the geotagging icon. They're just as likely to appear in AJAXy maps as the plastic-ball-on-metal-spike kind. (Generally limited to being sewing pins here in Canada) It's perfectly possible that it'll be MORE recognizable in places like Finland as time goes on. I don’t see a problem with the pushpin from the geotagging icon. They’re just as likely to appear in AJAXy maps as the plastic-ball-on-metal-spike kind. (Generally limited to being sewing pins here in Canada) It’s perfectly possible that it’ll be MORE recognizable in places like Finland as time goes on.

]]> By: Umstellung von b2evolution auf Wordpress :: RSS Blogger http://www.wisdump.com/design/standardizing-icons-for-the-web/comment-page-1/#comment-167341 Umstellung von b2evolution auf Wordpress :: RSS Blogger Thu, 26 Jun 2008 17:15:13 +0000 http://wisdump.com/design/standardizing-icons-for-the-web/#comment-167341 [...] daraus ergibt gehen. Übrigens passen die vier Icons im Header thematisch zum Blog und stammen von hier. Das RSS-Icon ist ja mittlerweile hinlänglich bekannt. Weniger bekannt dürfte das OPML-Icon sein, [...] [...] daraus ergibt gehen. Übrigens passen die vier Icons im Header thematisch zum Blog und stammen von hier. Das RSS-Icon ist ja mittlerweile hinlänglich bekannt. Weniger bekannt dürfte das OPML-Icon sein, [...]

]]> By: Estándarizando los íconos en la web | Andando entre bits .com.mx http://www.wisdump.com/design/standardizing-icons-for-the-web/comment-page-1/#comment-142744 Estándarizando los íconos en la web | Andando entre bits .com.mx Wed, 30 Apr 2008 22:45:59 +0000 http://wisdump.com/design/standardizing-icons-for-the-web/#comment-142744 [...] pues hay una propuesta para seguir los estándares en los íconos web y así hacer de la web un lugar más facil de [...] [...] pues hay una propuesta para seguir los estándares en los íconos web y así hacer de la web un lugar más facil de [...]

]]> By: Feed Awareness (or the lack thereof) | Wisdump http://www.wisdump.com/design/standardizing-icons-for-the-web/comment-page-1/#comment-132074 Feed Awareness (or the lack thereof) | Wisdump Wed, 09 Apr 2008 20:56:43 +0000 http://wisdump.com/design/standardizing-icons-for-the-web/#comment-132074 [...] feed icon is a standard for not just RSS, but all types of web feeds. And just as this icon has helped us understand feeds [...] [...] feed icon is a standard for not just RSS, but all types of web feeds. And just as this icon has helped us understand feeds [...]

]]> By: Stalker http://www.wisdump.com/design/standardizing-icons-for-the-web/comment-page-1/#comment-131928 Stalker Wed, 09 Apr 2008 14:22:21 +0000 http://wisdump.com/design/standardizing-icons-for-the-web/#comment-131928 now who’s looking like a dumbass, eh, krose? (from a long-time wisdump stalker who just couldn’t resist finding faults on ignorant fault-finders) now who’s looking like a dumbass, eh, krose?

(from a long-time wisdump stalker who just couldn’t resist finding faults on ignorant fault-finders)

]]> By: Sophia Lucero http://www.wisdump.com/design/standardizing-icons-for-the-web/comment-page-1/#comment-129598 Sophia Lucero Mon, 07 Apr 2008 13:42:23 +0000 http://wisdump.com/design/standardizing-icons-for-the-web/#comment-129598 krose, let me quote <a href="http://mattbrett.com/2005/12/19/the-new-standard-feed-icon/" rel="nofollow">Matt Brett</a>: <blockquote> <p>Mozilla has done a great job of making feeds more accessible. They presented an icon to identify a site that had content that could be syndicated and made it easy to use by introducing Live Bookmarks. Now it’s our turn! By our, I mean web site designers, developers, bloggers… anyone who contributes to a website in any way. Do away with those disgusting orange buttons, start using “feed” for all kinds of syndication and drop one of these icons on your site. Oh… you don’t like orange? Dude, me neither! And this is where I do my part…</p> <p>I’ve taken the 32×32 icon presented on the MS blog and reproduced a vector version. [...]</p> </blockquote> Matt Brett created FeedIcons.com and provided a vectorized form of the feed icon that was popularized by Mozilla in its browsers, which was then adopted by Microsoft and Opera. (Not sure about Safari; it still uses "RSS" when a site has a feed.) krose, let me quote Matt Brett:

Mozilla has done a great job of making feeds more accessible. They presented an icon to identify a site that had content that could be syndicated and made it easy to use by introducing Live Bookmarks. Now it’s our turn! By our, I mean web site designers, developers, bloggers… anyone who contributes to a website in any way. Do away with those disgusting orange buttons, start using “feed” for all kinds of syndication and drop one of these icons on your site. Oh… you don’t like orange? Dude, me neither! And this is where I do my part…

I’ve taken the 32×32 icon presented on the MS blog and reproduced a vector version. [...]

Matt Brett created FeedIcons.com and provided a vectorized form of the feed icon that was popularized by Mozilla in its browsers, which was then adopted by Microsoft and Opera. (Not sure about Safari; it still uses “RSS” when a site has a feed.)

]]> By: krose http://www.wisdump.com/design/standardizing-icons-for-the-web/comment-page-1/#comment-129463 krose Mon, 07 Apr 2008 05:32:10 +0000 http://wisdump.com/design/standardizing-icons-for-the-web/#comment-129463 http://mattbrett.com/2006/06/15/feed-icon-trademark-agreement-guidelines-what/ research, research, research! before posting anything so you wont look like a dumbass feedicon was brought to us Matt Brett not Mozilla This blog sucks http://mattbrett.com/2006/06/15/feed-icon-trademark-agreement-guidelines-what/

research, research, research!

before posting anything so you wont look like a dumbass

feedicon was brought to us Matt Brett not Mozilla

This blog sucks

]]> By: Niko http://www.wisdump.com/design/standardizing-icons-for-the-web/comment-page-1/#comment-129268 Niko Sun, 06 Apr 2008 17:14:26 +0000 http://wisdump.com/design/standardizing-icons-for-the-web/#comment-129268 Ia Lucero, I'm familiar with this pushpin look too, but only from the internet. So it could work; all I'm saying is it's not a familiar metaphor from real life (I'm not a strong believer in using metaphors from real life on computer UIs anyway, but that's another story). Bruce, a "standard" pin would be either a long (around 4cm or 1.5 inches) needle with a small colored plastic ball at other end, or a short needle with a flat round end for pushing (both needle length and diameter of the pin are maybe 8mm or just above 1/4 inch). I tried to find images for you on Google but couldn't. ;) Ia Lucero, I’m familiar with this pushpin look too, but only from the internet. So it could work; all I’m saying is it’s not a familiar metaphor from real life (I’m not a strong believer in using metaphors from real life on computer UIs anyway, but that’s another story).

Bruce, a “standard” pin would be either a long (around 4cm or 1.5 inches) needle with a small colored plastic ball at other end, or a short needle with a flat round end for pushing (both needle length and diameter of the pin are maybe 8mm or just above 1/4 inch). I tried to find images for you on Google but couldn’t. ;)

]]> By: Sophia Lucero http://www.wisdump.com/design/standardizing-icons-for-the-web/comment-page-1/#comment-129208 Sophia Lucero Sun, 06 Apr 2008 13:26:45 +0000 http://wisdump.com/design/standardizing-icons-for-the-web/#comment-129208 Niko, I'm not American myself, and live in a farther place than Finland, but I am familiar with the look of the pushpin used in the icon. It's interesting you brought this up, though! Perhaps many other icons which are supposedly universal symbols are not so understandable after all. Bruce, I'm curious to know which pin is standard all across the world as well! Ken, thanks for the clarification. That's a really great idea behind the OPML icon. It also seems like a bullseye, which sort of "brings together" other things as well. Let me clarify something too: when I said "not as meaningful", I should've said the symbolism wasn't as apparent compared to the feed icon. Niko, I’m not American myself, and live in a farther place than Finland, but I am familiar with the look of the pushpin used in the icon. It’s interesting you brought this up, though! Perhaps many other icons which are supposedly universal symbols are not so understandable after all.

Bruce, I’m curious to know which pin is standard all across the world as well!

Ken, thanks for the clarification. That’s a really great idea behind the OPML icon. It also seems like a bullseye, which sort of “brings together” other things as well. Let me clarify something too: when I said “not as meaningful”, I should’ve said the symbolism wasn’t as apparent compared to the feed icon.

]]> By: Bruce http://www.wisdump.com/design/standardizing-icons-for-the-web/comment-page-1/#comment-129147 Bruce Sun, 06 Apr 2008 09:59:24 +0000 http://wisdump.com/design/standardizing-icons-for-the-web/#comment-129147 What kind of pin is "standard" in Finland Niko? I have the GTI-style pushpin in my draw in England; I knew them from New Zealand too... What kind of pin is “standard” in Finland Niko? I have the GTI-style pushpin in my draw in England; I knew them from New Zealand too…

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