[sword-devel] Logos, Graphics etc.
Chris Little
sword-devel@crosswire.org
Sun, 25 Aug 2002 10:54:17 -0700 (MST)
On Sun, 25 Aug 2002, Christian Renz wrote:
> > 2) Does anyone think that a new Logo and icons (back, search, lookup
> >...) is needed???
>
> I think the splash screen is kind of nice, but the Windows icon and
> buttons (including the check mark next to the verse display which
> doesn't look like a button right now) could need some work.
>
> Just go ahead and make some suggestions! If you use a layer-capable
> software such as Photoshop, try to design the buttons in a way that
> the text can be replaced -- so that they can be translated to other
> languages.
Actually, if we want to replace icons & buttons, they should be done
without text (another very basic GUI design guideline that should not be
broken). The exception is stuff that actually identifies Sword/CrossWire.
Stuff that needs text should be text, not graphic.
--Chris