Comments on: Download CS3 Replacement Icons

by: sarah

Fri, 22 Feb 2008 22:44:00 +0000

No comment about the first place winner (as usual)…”kitsch” would be the only way to describe it. Admittedly, I was a bit nostalgic for the older icons so I looked for replacements right away and settled with Vito’s because I did not want to venture too far off of Adobe’s vision. I am not gaga about Adam’s like everyone else because color-wise they are a bit too busy and I did not like how the uppercase and lowercase were nearly the same size, shoved in the corner as if they were about to melt off the page with the rest of the composition. I’ll eventually go back to Adobe’s original icons…but for now, Vito will help me through the transition.

by: Fel!pe

Wed, 20 Feb 2008 22:40:24 +0000

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by: casey

Mon, 04 Feb 2008 22:16:27 +0000

i really like adam’s. now how do i apply it???

by: Jason A

Fri, 25 Jan 2008 01:51:53 +0000

Just absolutely terrible!

by: Jennifurious

Wed, 16 Jan 2008 18:22:53 +0000

Yeah, I can’t download them either.

by: Allen

Tue, 04 Dec 2007 02:21:21 +0000

Your icons are freeeeking awesome! keep up the great work!

by: Liam

Tue, 25 Sep 2007 15:03:06 +0000

I agree with the first post. In my opinion awful icons apart, of course from Adam’s set.

by: Vice

Sat, 25 Aug 2007 14:42:21 +0000

I really like Adam’s and Vito’s designs, simple yet creative.

by: Paul

Fri, 03 Aug 2007 09:53:53 +0000

Oh my… this gives me renewed belief in my own ability as an icon designer, even though I’ve never tried it before! I’m not a fan of the new Adobe logos either, but Rok Krznar’s modification of them is better than any of the other entries here.

by: nk

Fri, 20 Jul 2007 08:38:42 +0000

First off, I wanna tell this “cut-the-crap” character that this site does NOT break on Firefox (least not on my Firefox, anyway). I agree with most people here that Vito’s designs are very pleasant, and work nicely as a set. I dunno why everyone is raving about Adam Betts’ entry, th0ugh—scaled down, it looks like a vomity mess (maybe there are more sheep than wolves on this page?).

Now, Anatoliy is one guy who hasn’t gotten enough credit; his designs aren’t the prettiest on the desktop, but they’re definitely the most thoughtful designs of the whole bunch—pity he only made 4 of dem… Danny’s designs are also good (see comment above, rinse, lather, repeat).

by: Seth

Thu, 19 Jul 2007 09:37:49 +0000

Has the “winner” ever used InDesign? How does a lighttable with slides make any sense? It’s not Aperture, it’s a page layout program for chrissakes! That’s about the worst thing an icon can do… look like a different type of program entirely.

by: Jason

Wed, 13 Jun 2007 07:01:07 +0000

Then I saw this:

graphicjunkie.deviantart.com/gallery/

and I thought, oh well, lambs for the slaughter.

by: Jason

Wed, 13 Jun 2007 06:58:39 +0000

Don’t show lamb to a rabid wolf is the lesson of this page.

by: 2nd_Designer

Wed, 13 Jun 2007 03:38:14 +0000

It’s incredible that those icons won the first place… they look so childish it’s simply unbelievable. Just take a look at the Dreamweaver icon… WTH is that ? Dreamcatcher representing the Dreamweaver ? Why in the hell ? She ever used Dreamweaver in her life ? Also, InDesign icon as you already mentioned, was badly retouched, so many errors… you said it yourself… so why she won that first place in the end is beyond me.

Only 100% professional icons are those done by Adam Betts who is real professional in everything he does. Same story goes for those done by Danny Dioguardi. Too bad he created 3 icons only.

Conclusion: First place winner should be anyone else in this competition except this Kimberly character.

by: Raven

Tue, 05 Jun 2007 00:10:22 +0000

I am interested in what you the winners used to draw your images. I am reoriented to the market and aside from Photoshop/Illustrator (or similar) programs, what do you use to acquire light and 3-d imaging? Assuming that there is more program use than straight computer painting. Any insights for a novice?
thanks

by: Mike

Wed, 30 May 2007 03:22:11 +0000

My first reaction is that most of the sets are somewhat of a pick and choose. They fail to incorporate icons for all the applications in the creative suites. That should be points off. Adobe, I believe was trying to capture the simplicity that macromedia had with the logos and icons and even packaging. Although I think Adobe should have carried over and adapted the logos for their apps that macromedia had, the icons truly are perfect as they are. Easier to find than the ever changing flowers and feathers and what not, and utilizing a solid single color to really make the icons stick out. If you notice you probably see the color now quicker than the letters making it easy to spot the app. Honestly I think there should be another contest. Rules should include the whole suite of apps so that you wouldnt have a couple of oddball apps that dont match the family. And no using any of the past or current adobe elements. This is a new era in adobes life and adobe is the only one that has captured that fact. These icons are like looking at the first pass of concepts before really hammering out the creative design. Be Creative and think about all aspects of the purpose of icons. Take the first three ideas you have sketch them out and then throw them away and start over. thats going to make your creative juices boil over!

Peace out!

by: opeter

Thu, 17 May 2007 10:39:01 +0000

I agree with these, that say, that most of these sets are quite amaterish and unprofessional.

Also, i cannot understand, how did the jury choose the icons made by Kimberly Smith???

Well, Kimberly tried, to mimic some Apple designe icons… so kitschy icons. OMG!

The only three sets that i think should be at the top 3 are Adam Betts’s, Rok Krznar’s and Vito Zgornik’s icons.

Sorry guys, but the jury didn’t do a good job at all.

by: grunyen

Tue, 15 May 2007 00:55:15 +0000

Am I the only one having trouble downloading these?

I tried two sets (the only decent ones) and I get a zip that gives an unexpected end of archive error, and there’s only one or two icons inside.

by: cut-the-crap

Sun, 13 May 2007 11:50:00 +0000

to be fair, here’s my explanation:

first prize: not too clear. dreamweaver = dreamcatcher?! pfff! indesign uses lightbox? i think it’s for illustrator. the brand new spanking Photoshop became an old camera? illustrator: is that a trashcan? logos are not of the same size, not of the same look and feel, not family. this sucks big time. Not even the best.

second prize: are those brooches?? What’s that element behind the logos? And it’s not CS Cubed. It’s CS THREE. It’s barely readable! OH CRAP!

third prize: it’s just the original logo with background on it and murdered the “family” feel of the set. It just replaced the flash logo and acrobat. Not even good.

And this site breaks on firefox especially this comment box.

by: cut-the-crap

Sun, 13 May 2007 11:35:38 +0000

in fairness, a few are good but everything else are crap! sorry but i’m totally disappointed.

those who agreed that the winner deserved it, sorry but i have to disagree. totally disagree. just looking at it’s preview size now, i don’t think it will look good on high resolution screens.

everything sucks like quark.