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#1 Insufficient differentiation between icons
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#2 Too many elements in one icon
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#3 Unnecessary elements
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#5 Unnecessary perspective and shadows in small icons
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#7 National or social characteristics not being taken into account
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#8 Images of real interface elements in icons
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#10 Outside the pixel framework
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It is much easier to criticize somebody else’s work than to create something cool yourself. But if you apply a systematic approach to criticizing, make a numbered list and prepare illustrations, it will be regarded as a fully-fledged analysis! In my opinion, icon design is undergoing a transitional period. On the one hand, screen resolutions are increasing, hence enhancing icons. On the other hand, we still have good old pixels. Icons sized 16×16 and even smaller are still widely used. And so, here are the most commonly observed mistakes in icon design…
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13 Feb 08
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#1 Insufficient differentiation between icons
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#2 Too many elements in one icon
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#3 Unnecessary elements
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#4 Lack of unity of style within a set of icons
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#5 Unnecessary perspective and shadows in small icons
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#6 Overly original metaphors
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#7 National or social characteristics not being taken into account
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#8 Images of real interface elements in icons
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#9 Text inside icons
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#10 Outside the pixel framework
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12 Feb 08
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