siah1214 Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 Man the vista/7 icons look like ass. Can't believe anyone likes those. I thought they were corny when I first saw them in 2006, they need to go. +ekoht 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gohpep Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 I got in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
margrave Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 Still a little too BeOS.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian S. Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 I got in. How? A specific set of answers? because it is "the group you qualify for". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gohpep Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 How? A specific set of answers? because it is "the group you qualify for". Yep. I guess not many people are in my survey group. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indospot Veteran Posted March 18, 2015 Veteran Share Posted March 18, 2015 I very much prefer the new icons to the current ones, but I agree with ians18 that the icons in 9901 were better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian W Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 I can't believe that so many people are concerned about something so petty as the operating system icons. What about the functionality (or lack thereof)? +DonC and gohpep 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leo_the_lion Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 These icons are poor by any design standards...............Thank goodness for Stardock's Iconpackager. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obry Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 Some might be slight improvement over what I've seen in leaked builds but still really, really bad. Reminds me of some Minecraft-inspired OS. Terrible, terrible job. Sucks that survey thingy is full now so I couldn't join to tell them how much I hate most of these... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian S. Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 I can't believe that so many people are concerned about something so petty as the operating system icons. What about the functionality (or lack thereof)? Icons are very simple, they should look good and represent what function it is doing, not stick out like a sore thumb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian W Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 Icons are very simple, they should look good and represent what function it is doing, not stick out like a sore thumb.t I believe that "looking good" is largely a subjective aspect of an interface (For example, I think Windows Vista is gorgeous, not everyone does). The previous icons (including the Recycle Bin icon) were derided as being ugly, et certera, and yet most of them perfectly represented what function the icon was doing. The Recycle Bin icon represented that it was the receptacle for trash (i.e., deleted files). My issue is that the majority of complaints seems to be about icons. It is absolutely ridiculous! Since when should icons take priority over functionality? I am sure that there is at least one complaint about icons in each topic about Windows 10 that has been created within the past week. If users are not complaining about the icons, then they're complaining about the lack of translucency, the lack of animations, or that there should be a "beautiful boot screen." I am all for nice things, but I feel that users should focus on things that are objectively important. For example, will touch-based users be forced to use this pitiful "All Apps" view confined to 100px in the final release? Or will they get to use one that utilizes available screen estate? Feedback supposedly helps to influence Microsoft's decisions, which is why users should "spend their time" focusing on the important things. Jackaluichi 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian S. Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 I believe that "looking good" is largely a subjective aspect of an interface (For example, I think Windows Vista is gorgeous, not everyone does). The previous icons (including the Recycle Bin icon) were derided as being ugly, et certera, and yet most of them perfectly represented what function the icon was doing. The Recycle Bin icon represented that it was the receptacle for trash (i.e., deleted files). My issue is that the majority of complaints seems to be about icons. It is absolutely ridiculous! Since when should icons take priority over functionality? I am sure that there is at least one complaint about icons in each topic about Windows 10 that has been created within the past week. If users are not complaining about the icons, then they're complaining about the lack of translucency, the lack of animations, or that there should be a "beautiful boot screen." I am all for nice things, but I feel that users should focus on things that are objectively important. For example, will touch-based users be forced to use this pitiful 100px confined "All Apps" view in the final release? Feedback supposedly helps to influence Microsoft's decisions, which is why users should "spend their time" focusing on the important things. I agree functionality take priority, but Microsoft has already planned a lot... in the desktop mode, not tablet mode, yet. Icons, if we don't make it a problem then they will never change it. I don't think anyone can dispute that Vista was a beautiful OS, especially the glowing effects and the dark taskbar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raa Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 I got in. Care to share how [you answered]? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian W Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 I agree functionality take priority, but Microsoft has already planned a lot... in the desktop mode, not tablet mode, yet. Doesn't this mostly defeat the purpose of feedback then, if the company ignores the feedback that is not in alignment with its plans? For example, what if there were a request for the Charms Bar that received over 100,000 votes? Would Microsoft ignore this since the feature is being phased out for the notification center? Perhaps I am misunderstanding what you mean. Icons, if we don't make it a problem then they will never change it. Well the same can be said about other aspects of the interface, such as the "All Apps" view, which is why I wish that others would focus on it and other things instead of just the icons. I don't think anyone can dispute that Vista was a beautiful OS, especially the glowing effects and the dark taskbar. Microsoft itself called the Aero interface "dated and cheesy" back in 2012. I'm sorry for getting worked up over this, but I worry that we will lose functionality because the majority of complaints seem to be about how the interface looks (instead of how it works) . . . I am hoping to change this before it is too late. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quillz Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 I like the proposed isometric set more than the current set, but I don't dislike the current set, either. If I had my way, we'd see the former, but if the latter ends up shipping, it's fine. Better yet, include both. Use the latter as the default and just like one can change themes, let the user switch to the former if they prefer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T3X4S Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 I hope MS lets us customize all the icons - If so, I'll spend the 1st couple of hours on iconfinder.com customizing everything - those are lame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamushroom Veteran Posted March 19, 2015 Veteran Share Posted March 19, 2015 I'd much rather see flat icons than these 3D icons. They're making the whole UI flat except the icons, it kinda clashes for me. I'd much rather see the icons in the style of the icons in the Ribbon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBlues Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 Icons are very simple, they should look good and represent what function it is doing, not stick out like a sore thumb. pleas link iso ? thanks you so much Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vcfan Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 I still like these better, because they're mostly flat and fit it with the whole design concept of the os better. if they are going to improve the icons, they should take these and improve them, not the 3D ones like posted above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gohpep Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 Care to share how [you answered]? Student in college has all windows devices and makes decisions but discusses it with another person. Raa 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neo1911 Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 These new icons from survey look better..... Compared to previous icons shown off from dev builds. But they are still horrid and do not go with the UI style Microsoft has adopted for Windows 10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Defcon Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 Screw the icons, fix the OS, fix the install/upgrade process, give us actual features, fix the tablet support. it feels at least a year away from completion. Jackaluichi, Ian W and umneycreep 3 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noir Angel Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 Compared to the icons in the current builds: Great. Compared to the icons in W7/8.x? hideous. I hope this trend for flat UI obsession dies soon, it's regressive and it looks utterly crap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aokromes Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 I wonder if they can't create a theme with W7 look and allow themes to change icons and leave the current Windows 7 icons, i don't see nothing bad on them. Jackaluichi 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackaluichi Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 I wonder if they can't create a theme with W7 look and allow themes to change icons and leave the current Windows 7 icons, i don't see nothing bad on them. I agree as long as they offered this as a separate download on the Store for example. They could have come up with a way to let designers and developers create their own themes and icons and put them on the Store (and allow them to decide whether to offer them for free). I think it would have been a win-win idea, but I'm afraid it's too late for Windows 10.0. Who knows? Maybe they could do that in a future update of the OS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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