Game Icons

[ghost]

Hello my friend, I call upon you to remember an old deal that we had.

https://github.com/ornicar/lila/issues/6556

[ornicar]

We're ready to change the bullet icon.

Can we try having the bullet point right instead of up, and have a less perfectly round head?

[ghost]

yesss! here is a better one

bullet.zip

[ornicar]

I like this one. It's on https://lichess.dev for integration preview.

[ghost]

on lichess.dev the trail of the bullet is too close to the bullet itself, maybe its a conversion issue. Should I also make an icon for hyperbullet?

[ornicar]

The current ultrabullet icon isn't great indeed... let's see what you can come up with

[ghost]

bullets.zip

this is my idea of hyperbullet and made the bullet a bit more elongated

[ghost]

I would also change the rapid and classic icons ( the rabbit/hare in some cultures is taboo) here is my idea for rapid ( stopwatch) and classic (hourglass)

classic+rapid.zip

[ornicar]

I'm sending the new bullet and ultra icons to lichess.dev for preview.

I don't like these rapid/classical icons, the current ones are fine imo

[ghost]

also blitz game mode should have the thunder icon

another idea is to display these icons on the homepage like this

[ghost]

the hyperbullet is missing here, also there is another type named ultrabullet...

[ornicar]

We can't give blitz a thunder icon because it has been the bullet icon until now. We must wait a year for users to forget about it, before we can use the thunder icon for something else than bullet.

[ornicar]

hyperbullet is not a Lichess variant, it counts as bullet.

[ghost]

We can't give blitz a thunder icon because it has been the bullet icon until now. We must wait a year for users to forget about it, before we can use the thunder icon for something else than bullet.

imho, blitz is blitz, i mean is self explanatory, also if you revamp the icons, I dont think it creates confusion, it actually help alleviate that

[ghost]

I also made a new draw icon, imo the current one(hand) is confusing because on chess tournaments when you pull out your hand for a handshake means you want to resign.

vs

draw.zip

[ghost]

I made new icons for trophy awards.

trophies.zip

[ornicar]

Awesome, we can use that. Do you think you could fit the beautiful lichess logo in these trophies? Make them look less generic

[ghost]

trophies.zip

[ghost]

+1 big ass trophy

big_trophy.zip

[ornicar]

Haha, I like it, thanks. Will look to integrate them soon.

[ghost]

We can't give blitz a thunder icon because it has been the bullet icon until now. We must wait a year for users to forget about it, before we can use the thunder icon for something else than bullet.

also, on this topic:

https://lichess.org/forum/lichess-feedback/symbol--icon-change-request-for-bullet-and-blitz https://lichess.org/forum/lichess-feedback/category-symbols https://lichess.org/forum/lichess-feedback/the-symbols-of-blitz-and-bullet https://lichess.org/forum/lichess-feedback/icon-for-blitz-games-and-bullet-games

etc.

so, ihmo, revamping all icons would be great!

[ghost]

Also the continue from here icon should be change, because it is the same with the up top challenges

[ghost]

OCD alert: I fixed the white rook from cburnett ( its and old bug and the layers where not in the right order)

before and after

cburnett.zip

[ornicar]

I actually like the first one better. It makes sense that these lines are thinner, being farther from the viewer because of the shape of the rook

[ghost]

yeah, but the black rook has all the same type of lines

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:SVG_chess_pieces#/media/File: Chess_rdt45.svg

[ijhchess]

First off, I love the new icons! However, I think there are some minor things with the bullet icon that should be fixed. The back of the bullet has a slight curve on it that real bullets don't have; this makes it look more like a rocket than a bullet, and overall the proportions somehow don't look right. I really like the ultrabullet icon; it's very fitting for that time control. The new trophies are also very nice. Well done!

[ornicar]

I like the curve, it makes it more cartoonish and less realistic. Real bullets are not fun, they kill people.

[ghost]

here is a different bullet icon + a new blitz icon ( different from default one)

bb.zip

I saw that you have shield trophies, I will make new one. Also, what other icons are there and where I can find them to try to make new ones.

[ornicar]

This is basically the chess.com bullet icon. Even if their artwork was free (it isn't), we wouldn't want to use it.

As I said before, we'll change the blitz icon to something thunder-like in a year from now.

I'm quite happy of our current shield trophies.

You can find a list of the current lichess icons here: https://lichess1.org/assets/oops/font.html

[ghost]

This is basically the chess.com bullet icon. Even if their artwork was free (it isn't), we wouldn't want to use it. https://media.giphy.com/media/fcK30LKXjG6Tm/giphy.gif

[ornicar]

Now I have to ask about these trophies, before I integrate them. Did you come up with them from scratch, or maybe did you get inspiration from existing trophies? If so, which ones?

[ghost]

Jokes aside, I will not get you into any legal trouble. I will not post here anything stupid or trouble related. I like your platform very much, its safe, clean and very very much work has gone into it. I offer my work, free of charge, to extend upon your work, and thats all.

Its all good, all trophies are made by me, but I took inspiration for some body parts from open source icons https://icons8.com/icons/set/open-source

I also made these shields, maybe you will like them.

[ghost]

Made new icons for challenges ( imo, rn swords are too skinny for readability) Maybe you will like these

[ornicar]

Yeah that's nice, especially the 2nd one. Can I get the SVGs?

[ghost]

swords.zip

[JimiRecard]

Ornicar, I know you're not interested in adding more piece sets to lichess due to overchoice, especially since the majority of users use the default set, but would you consider adding that governor set from #6556? They look really good and fit really well with the brown/wood board themes the website offers

[ghost]

Ornicar, I know you're not interested in adding more piece sets to lichess due to overchoice, especially since the majority of users use the default set, but would you consider adding that governor set from #6556? They look really good and fit really well with the brown/wood board themes the website offers

I just remade the governor set, to be different and way more cooler. It is more balanced now and more easy to read. This will be my last work. I just hope the lichess team likes it.

governor.zip

[JimiRecard]

I personally prefer the original one. Imho every piece was perfect

[ghost]

It was too similar to staunty set, but this new one is the real deal. Also, Lichess does not have yet a glass set, so I made this one with that in mind.

[ghost]

Made some marathon/globe icons/trophy inline with the other ones

marathon.zip

[JimiRecard]

Well, it was similar in the sense that Maestro is similar to Merida. I mean, it is, but also different in many ways that justify having the two sets. In the case of the original Governor, the color of the pieces itself is already a big difference compared to Staunty. And yes, the queen, king and (especially) the bishop look like those of the Staunty set, but the pawn, rook and knight were unique to that set (they are also the pieces you didn't change in the new version). Just my two cents on this topic, if ornicar changes his mind about adding the piece set

[ghost]

About a year ago I made a set called libra, but it was nothing special, but I recreated it into, imo, the most classy and readable chess set of all time. I really took my time with this one, hope you enjoy.

libra.zip

[ghost]

I've tested governor set on lichess.dev, its super cool, I made the bishops more thinner so that they are more different than the king, also made the rooks cleaner, so now all must be OK! governor.zip

[JimiRecard]

Well, it's a matter of taste afterall. Since this is the chosen piece, I suggest making the dark pieces a little lighter, right now they look like shadows. Also I suggest centering the pawns, they are on the bottom of the square

[ghost]

Made 1 green + 1 red board, that are easy on the eyes. Right now there are 7 brown/wood, but only 3 green and 1 red, maybe these will fill in the gaps.

[ornicar]

I suggest making the dark pieces a little lighter, right now they look like shadows. Also I suggest centering the pawns, they are on the bottom of the square

I do agree with these 2 suggestions.

[ghost]

I now think they are good.

libra.zip

[ornicar]

We were talking, I believe, about the governor set. Which can now be tested on https://lichess.dev.

[ghost]

made the dark pieces lighter, can't center the pawns, because they will be misaligned with the rest of the pieces. should be all good now

governor.zip

[JimiRecard]

Yes, my suggestions were about the governor set

[JimiRecard]

Just a side by side comparison. I'm still much in favor of the original set. It's well proportioned, elegant, all the pieces balanced, easy to read a position on a glance... The only thing I could nitpick about it is maybe a thinner (not smaller) cross for the king, but I'm not sure. I honestly think it would be a valuable addition to Lichess.