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Solus Software Center
https://getsol.us
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Redesign main icon to distinguish it from installer icon #101

Open baimafeima opened 7 years ago

baimafeima commented 7 years ago

I know that work is currently being done on a new icon set and perhaps it makes sense to include the main software center icon (the blue-white arrow pointing down) in these design efforts, as well as the smaller icons on the left side of solus-sc.

I like the icon for Home, Search and Settings but not the ones for Updates (arrow points up, doesn't go well with the main software center icon which points down), Installed (not immediately intuitive) and Third Party (too similar to the main icon).

With Flatpak intended to replace Third Party entirely, a new icon would probably be necessary.

Lastly, I think the main icon could be changed alongside the search for a better name for solus-sc. Ideally, name and icon are related to one another in order to create a stronger brand identity. A software center is a central user-facing component of the operating system and surely deserves a unique identity.

The icons for installer and solus-sc are also identical, causing potential confusion.

SkyzohKey commented 7 years ago

For updates you could have an icon featuring a simple window frame (the app) with a + (means a new feature, something more) in the top right. For third-parties, why not simply 3 square aligned ? For the Installed one, a package icon seems to be the right one.

ikeydoherty commented 7 years ago

We're dropping the Third Party section from the software center, I'v mentioned this before. All apps will appear as if they're native. We might want to show some indication on the details page however, to indicate the software origin