Cargo Container

[BulloRosso]

a container (for a docker image)

[Templarian]

Do you have an example of what that would look like?

[BulloRosso]

Maybe something like this https://cdn3.iconfinder.com/data/icons/tools-solid-icons-vol-2/72/100-512.png (without the hook).

Don't know whether it will work isometric: https://www.iconexperience.com/_img/o_collection_png/green_dark_grey/512x512/plain/cargo_container.png

[MrGrigri]

Can you not just use cube?

[BulloRosso]

It's missing the typical container side-stripes:

https://runnable.com/docker/images/getting-started.svg

[BulloRosso]

But as containers are no cubes thise would be more precise (but probably incompatible with the material spacing for an icon):

https://cdn.fedoramagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/containers-docker-945x400.png

[MrGrigri]

Who's to say that the 'container' needs those side stripes? Material Icons are very abstract and this request seems to be very specific to just Docker.

[MrGrigri]

Are you wanting a shipping container (conex) icon, or a Docker Container icon?

[BulloRosso]

Maybe the icon request should be more precisely named "cargo container" :-)

[MrGrigri]

Here is my attempt at a cargo container. Although in my opinion, it is very abstract and can easily be confused if not in context.

cargo-container.zip

[Templarian]

Unfortunately it looks like a gate. 3D is difficult, hmm... not exactly show how this should be designed though. 🤔

[MrGrigri]

I agree

[JamesCoyle]

Perhaps the door end would be easier to do? A square with the latches on it maybe?

[MrGrigri]

How's this?

cargo-container.zip

[GreenTurtwig]

It might be worth trying something more "filled in", i.e less white space?

[MrGrigri]

@GreenTurtwig, It doesn't look right that way. Like I stated earlier, this icon needs to be 'in-context' in order to be understood.

[Xenomorph99]

The side view with the lines does look like a gate out of context, but if it was used in a cargo shipping app I think it would make sense. I made the container shape a little shorter to help it feel longer and played around with some variations. Adding an arrow could help express that they move around. I think would be a nice set to add to MDI.

cargo-container.zip

[mririgoyen]

I think these look like rectangles. 😕 I'm sorry. I say we either turn them into rectangles and call them something more generic or find a way to exaggerate some details of an actual container to make them unique.

[mririgoyen]

@Xenomorph99 Can you retry these using your truck-cargo-container style?

[suterma]

I was to suggest a container icon too (which I would also use for a docker context, by coincidence, but it's not important, as just any container would fit this context too.

I very much like the variant "cargo-container-variant-outline"

It does not look like a gate, and still is very clearly a container. I suggest to accept that.