Judging an App by its Cover - Techniques for Creating & Testing a Pro App Icon
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#2The shadow under the black panel is unnecessary and breaks the perception of depth.
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#3I use this > http://testico.net/ then i test it on my device (iphone 4S) where i relocate it in a couple of pages. I also put it inside a folder too to check if the icon is 'readable' there. Then i ask a few people if it stands out. Then sometimes, i sleep then check it first thing in the morning where i am groggy. If it passes all those then its a good icon. I may have to add a check when I am in a bad mood or hungry for my method to be ultra comprehensive.
If you have budget to spare, A/B test a few different variants on the Facebook ad platform.
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#4I use this > http://testico.net/ then i test it on my device (iphone 4S) where i relocate it in a couple of pages. I also put it inside a folder too to check if the icon is 'readable' there. Then i ask a few people if it stands out. Then sometimes, i sleep then check it first thing in the morning where i am groggy. If it passes all those then its a good icon. I may have to add a check when I am in a bad mood or hungr…
This is very useful! Thank you for sharing!
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#5The link to creative samples and the topic of icons was discussed here a couple of weeks ago: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4031157
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#6I use this > http://testico.net/ then i test it on my device (iphone 4S) where i relocate it in a couple of pages. I also put it inside a folder too to check if the icon is 'readable' there. Then i ask a few people if it stands out. Then sometimes, i sleep then check it first thing in the morning where i am groggy. If it passes all those then its a good icon. I may have to add a check when I am in a bad mood or hungr…
Would it kill the people at testico.net to display a one-sentence description of what their site does? I had to view HTML source and read the meta description:
"You can to put the icon you've created on your iPhone or iPad home screen, and generate automatic previews of standard icon sizes on the standard iPhone and iPad screens"
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#7I use this > http://testico.net/ then i test it on my device (iphone 4S) where i relocate it in a couple of pages. I also put it inside a folder too to check if the icon is 'readable' there. Then i ask a few people if it stands out. Then sometimes, i sleep then check it first thing in the morning where i am groggy. If it passes all those then its a good icon. I may have to add a check when I am in a bad mood or hungr…
Would it kill the people at testico.net to display a one-sentence description of what their site does? I had to view HTML source and read the meta description: "You can to put the icon you've created on your iPhone or iPad home screen, and generate automatic previews of standard icon sizes on the standard iPhone and iPad screens"
But that wouldn't be all cool and minimal :)
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#8This is the most insightful post on HN about icons that has ever been submitted. A lot the people here would do well to take notice and learn something about art design.
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#9I am always skeptical about color psychology: in China red is the color of joy and wealth.
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#10> http://testico.net
> Your browser is out of date!
> PLEACE, UPDATE IT, OR DOWNLOAD ONE OF RECENT BROWSERS:
yeah, like my Chrome V21 is very out of date!