Comment 4 for bug 1351424

Silo 3 with Q of

On Sat, Aug 2, 2014 at 2:23 PM, Sam Bull <email address hidden> wrote:

> I'd also like to point out that some of these icons don't even make
> sense. A quote taken from http://asktog.com/atc/principles-of-
> interaction-design/ :
>
> "The inverse of skeuomorphism is abstraction, a prominent feature in so-
> called flat design, a fashion that took hold in 2013, turning once well-
> understood icons and other elements into meaningless abstractions and
> even false symbols. (For example, the icon for the browser on the iPhone
> became a compass, only connected to the concept of the web through the
> vaguest of abstractions. The iPhone has an actual compass, so they
> turned its icon into… another compass! Two compass icons: One tells you
> which way is north and the other connects you to your bank account. The
> Settings icon had originally looked like the inner workings of a clock,
> clearly carrying the message that this is an app that will let you see
> and affect the inside workings of the iPhone. That was abstracted to the
> point that it looks exactly like a large industrial fan.)"
>
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>
> Title:
> browser, settings and calculator icons too similar to another well
> known mobile O/S
>
> Status in Camera App:
> New
> Status in Calculator application for Ubuntu devices:
> New
> Status in Ubuntu UX bugs:
> New
> Status in Web Browser App:
> New
> Status in “ubuntu-system-settings” package in Ubuntu:
> New
> Status in “unity8” package in Ubuntu:
> Invalid
>
> Bug description:
> The browser and system settings icons in image #165 looks extremely
> similar in both content and colour to another well-known mobile
> operating system. IMHO they are also too busy
>
> Please can we change these to make them simpler and more uniquely
> Ubuntu.
>
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