New Category Icons

[+Rikitan]

Quiz: Category?

 

 

 

Is it for Geographic Highpoints?

The previous ones are great

Edited October 25, 2013 by Rikitan

[razalas]

Quiz: Category?

 

 

 

Time Signals?

[+BruceS]

Quiz: Category?

 

 

 

Lollipops category... no wait we don't have one of those

[+lumbricus]

Lollipops category... no wait we don't have one of those

 

You should know it better Bruce!

 

[+lumbricus]

Time Signals?

 

Perfect!

[+puczmeloun]

Millstones:

 

 

 

All your icons are great, so so much thank you for that. Only this one looks so "simple" - do you think you could add some "3D effect" - like that it's really millstone, not just circle? I even feel bad to say so, cause of your effort, but just have to

[+lumbricus]

Freestanding Columns

 

 

I know that this is not 3D but I like the front views. If someone could do it better I'm totally happy with that.

[+lumbricus]

I tried a Tripoint version:

 

 

Less colours:

 

[+fi67]

I like it.

[+lumbricus]

I like it.

 

Which one do you like more?

 

Is this too simple for the 'Current and Former Exchanges' category?

 

[+fi67]

I like it.

 

Which one do you like more?

 

Is this too simple for the 'Current and Former Exchanges' category?

 

I prefer the one with the blueish flags, because they are different.

 

The Exchanges icon is nice, too. But I would prefer a lighter background color.

[+lumbricus]

Olympic Memorabilia:

 

[+lumbricus]

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The Exchanges icon is nice, too. But I would prefer a lighter background color.

I took the dark blue because the exchange walls are in this dark blue or black:

 

dark blue/black

 

But we can change the colours, no problem.

[+dieSulzer]

 

And I'm not sure about these because they are a little bit too simple...

 

Okay, but in category grid, the icons are really very small and tiny. So I think, "simple" is perhaps "more clearly" and better to realize.

[+lumbricus]

 

Sorry, I can't do more details. The 40x40 is a problem. I looked through the category grid. Almost all icons are in 24x24. Only about 120 icons are in 40x40 (The first is the Inside Airports. The problem is that if the 40x40 will be made smaller for the grid the quality gets worse. Yes, the small version is used often too. I'll check it up with Groundspeak if it isn't better to do only the 24x24. Everybody can proof that, create someting in 40x40 and resize the result to 24x24, you'll be amazed.

[+Rikitan]

I like all the proposals, but Mill Stones can be 3D and Exchanges not so simple ... maybe like this?

or with blue screen / building in background?

 

.. and amateur attempt for Mill Stones 3D:

Edited October 29, 2013 by Rikitan

[+lumbricus]

 

A new idea from the leader.

[+lumbricus]

I like all the proposals, but Mill Stones can be 3D and Exchanges not so simple ... maybe like this?

or with blue screen / building in background?

 

.. and amateur attempt for Mill Stones 3D:

 

Exchanges: Good! We'll see what fi67 will say, he is the leader.

 

Millstones: I think the millstone should be grey like a stone.

[+Chasing Blue Sky]

I like all the proposals, but Mill Stones can be 3D and Exchanges not so simple ... maybe like this?

or with blue screen / building in background?

 

.. and amateur attempt for Mill Stones 3D:

 

Exchanges: Good! We'll see what fi67 will say, he is the leader.

 

Millstones: I think the millstone should be grey like a stone.

 

Funny, I was thinking the same thing. I like the new exchanges - either color.

 

I too, like the 3D effect of the millstone, but would prefer a color that would look more like an actual mill stone.

 

You all are doing some great work with these icons; it's nice to see such creativity!

[+fi67]

I like both Exchange icons, mybe the colored one a bit more.

 

And the shape of the millstone is great, but not so the color.

[+Rikitan]

I like both Exchange icons, mybe the colored one a bit more.

 

And the shape of the millstone is great, but not so the color.

Thank you all for feedback, I tried my best:

 

Simple gray 3D: or "rough WM classic"

 

... or differently, anyhow ... please, suggest.

[+Rikitan]

 

A new idea from the leader.

wow this is perfect!

[+lumbricus]

..."rough WM classic" ...

 

Perfect!

[+Waywizard]

I have uploaded several the of ones posted here. If better ones come along I can replace them. Great job on these. Only 22 categories that need icons.

[+Rikitan]

Only 22 categories that need icons.

What would you say about these?

 

- Framed Views

 

- Salt Pans and Mines

[+lumbricus]

Salt Panes and Mines -> great!

For the Framed Views I have something in my mind, I will try to draw it.

[+lumbricus]

Framed views:

[+lumbricus]

Diving Platforms:

[+puczmeloun]

..."rough WM classic" ...

 

Perfect!

 

Wow, exactly what i were dreaming about More and more such icons...

 

+ your salt pans and framed views are great too

Edited October 31, 2013 by puczmeloun

[+lumbricus]

Southern African Trig Beacons:

 

I know it's for more countries than South Africa, but I thought the flag fits very well with the category name.

 

South African Trig Beacon

[+lumbricus]

Danish Benchmarks:

[+lumbricus]

Paintings Then and Now:

[+lumbricus]

Artistic Bus Shelters:

[+lumbricus]

Paleontology and Fossils:

[+Rikitan]

Southern African Trig Beacons:

 

I know it's for more countries than South Africa, but I thought the flag fits very well with the category name.

 

South African Trig Beacon

 

.. all latest 3 are superb! Thank you

[razalas]

You are working hard

 

Nice the new icons, thank you

[+Rikitan]

You are working hard

 

Nice the new icons, thank you

 

Agree, they look profi. I have no other idea on my mind, so Lumbricus keep drawing

[+lumbricus]

You are working hard

 

Nice the new icons, thank you

 

Agree, they look profi. I have no other idea on my mind, so Lumbricus keep drawing

 

I will, on Monday. Nice that you like them, I know they are not super good, but better than nothing at the moment.

[+lumbricus]

The new ones together:

 

[+lumbricus]

Two other icons I thought a long time are:

 

Gargoyles: ->

 

and

 

Sphinx Statues: ->

 

and now we will go on with new ones.

[+Chasing Blue Sky]

Two other icons I thought a long time are:

 

Gargoyles: ->

 

and

 

Sphinx Statues: ->

 

and now we will go on with new ones.

 

Yes, both are a much more descriptive icon for their category. Excellent!

[+lumbricus]

Yes I missed good icons for those two categories since years. But I would prefer a sphinx seen from its side not a front view.

 

I really like the classic style icons made by lumbricus.

 

Thanks.

I tried a sphinx from the side view, but I couldn't do it well. It looked too bad.

[+lumbricus]

A very difficult one for me, that's the best I can offer for "Outdoor Interactive Science Displays":

 

 

It shows an interactive sundial like this Waymark: Analemmatic Sundial - Tanglewood - Lenox, MA by neoc1

[+lumbricus]

Auction Houses:

[+lumbricus]

Tourist Stamps Photos:

[+lumbricus]

[+lumbricus]

LEGO Sculptures and Models:

[+fi67]

LEGO Sculptures and Models:

Looks nice, but IMHO the connection to LEGO is not absolutely clear. It's a good minifig when you know it, but it could also be Waymarkman.

 

Maybe just some bricks would be more obvious, and the category is looking for something larger than a minifig anyway, isn't it?

[+lumbricus]

[+Rikitan]

Tourist Stamps Photos:

 

I have special feelings to Tourist Stamps Photos .. as they are like national sport for some people in Slovakia (and Czech Republic). I thought existing icon is fine, isn't it? Or at least it's theme. I drafted my idea quickly (big icon, 24x24 icon, existing icon):

 

 

Edit: Maybe explanation of slightly different style (shading of "wooden stamp") - it is much more difficult to draw circular shapes just using pixels without any shading. It always looks ragged. Thats why I used shading in the stamp. Angular forms are easier to draw in raw pixels.

Edited November 4, 2013 by Rikitan