![]() They are now identified with a name and a category, and you can find the same icons used for the same purpose across different applications (in the following figure, an example with material icons for “action” category).Īnother small revolution, still very recent (late 2018), involving almost all most popular applications has been the introduction of the “dark” theme. A huge success of this approach also led to a sort of convergence about the meaning of each icon. The main driver has been Google guidelines for the “Material Design” ecosystem. In later versions (Windows 10) icons have changed again: still very stylized, basically with a primary color and some shades reintroducing a bit of three-dimensionality: Suddenly 2 facts happened: icons became flat and extremely stylized, up to the choice of monochrome. The revolution arrived with Windows 8 and therefore continued with Windows 10. We were used to very colorful and real-world-lookalike icons, until 2009. Without delving too much into the evolution of icons in the computer world (if you interested in a global discussion about it, check out: ), we are going to focus on the Windows platform. We will focus on the Windows environment. To introduce the context, it is useful to take a step back and observe how the use of icons in the computer world evolved. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |