Comments on: CS3 icons… a mistake? http://www.peterelst.com/blog/2006/12/21/cs3-icons-a-mistake/ Founding Partner - Project Cocoon Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:57:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: kristof http://www.peterelst.com/blog/2006/12/21/cs3-icons-a-mistake/comment-page-1/#comment-10360 kristof Fri, 22 Dec 2006 10:22:14 +0000 http://www.peterelst.com/blog/2006/12/21/cs3-icons-a-mistake/#comment-10360 CS ... That stands for Chemical Symbols right? CS … That stands for

Chemical Symbols

right?

]]> By: Peter http://www.peterelst.com/blog/2006/12/21/cs3-icons-a-mistake/comment-page-1/#comment-10353 Peter Thu, 21 Dec 2006 15:40:44 +0000 http://www.peterelst.com/blog/2006/12/21/cs3-icons-a-mistake/#comment-10353 Thanks John, I have no doubt there are some solid arguments and a complete strategy behind the icons. To me it seems like one of those things where an idea got the better of more practical arguments. More than likely inspired by the periodic table of elements, going towards one color of the spectrum for each product type etc. I can see how that works as a design concept and for marketing purposes but its not selling me. It might seem rather silly to be discussing minor matters such as icons to such a degree but for years we've been indoctrinated with "experience matters", the teams have done an incredible job with the new and improved UI in the range of CS3 products making it look very slick and polished indeed and the only thing I can say here is -- the experience sucks. You won't sell any less licenses for going with this set of icons but I have no doubt it'll hurt in how Adobe is perceived as a brand. First impressions count, and in my view this isn't a good one at all. Thanks John, I have no doubt there are some solid arguments and a complete strategy behind the icons. To me it seems like one of those things where an idea got the better of more practical arguments.

More than likely inspired by the periodic table of elements, going towards one color of the spectrum for each product type etc. I can see how that works as a design concept and for marketing purposes but its not selling me.

It might seem rather silly to be discussing minor matters such as icons to such a degree but for years we’ve been indoctrinated with “experience matters”, the teams have done an incredible job with the new and improved UI in the range of CS3 products making it look very slick and polished indeed and the only thing I can say here is — the experience sucks.

You won’t sell any less licenses for going with this set of icons but I have no doubt it’ll hurt in how Adobe is perceived as a brand. First impressions count, and in my view this isn’t a good one at all.

]]> By: John Dowdell http://www.peterelst.com/blog/2006/12/21/cs3-icons-a-mistake/comment-page-1/#comment-10352 John Dowdell Thu, 21 Dec 2006 14:53:52 +0000 http://www.peterelst.com/blog/2006/12/21/cs3-icons-a-mistake/#comment-10352 All people have seen has been a single cryptic screenshot, rather than the full design approach... even have to guess the glyph abbreviations, for instance. Today in the office I'll see who hasn't left on holidays yet, see if we can accelerate the publishing of info on the actual design problems that had to be solved, and the larger context beyond that screenshot. jd/adobe All people have seen has been a single cryptic screenshot, rather than the full design approach… even have to guess the glyph abbreviations, for instance.

Today in the office I’ll see who hasn’t left on holidays yet, see if we can accelerate the publishing of info on the actual design problems that had to be solved, and the larger context beyond that screenshot.

jd/adobe

]]> By: Keith Peters http://www.peterelst.com/blog/2006/12/21/cs3-icons-a-mistake/comment-page-1/#comment-10350 Keith Peters Thu, 21 Dec 2006 13:39:43 +0000 http://www.peterelst.com/blog/2006/12/21/cs3-icons-a-mistake/#comment-10350 John's defending them, but the public outcry against them is pretty strong. Looking at the letters, I have no idea what most of those products are, though I bet I would from the icons. I hope they aren't too proud, or too late in the development process to consider changing them. John’s defending them, but the public outcry against them is pretty strong. Looking at the letters, I have no idea what most of those products are, though I bet I would from the icons. I hope they aren’t too proud, or too late in the development process to consider changing them.

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