Comments on: Dear Iconfactory http://www.blissfullyaware.com/dear/dear-iconfactory/ BlissfullyAware is the online home of UI / UX / Product Designer, Josh Lane. It features his thoughts, ramblings, photos, tweets and (more often than necessary) links to random stuff on the internet. Wed, 27 Apr 2011 19:51:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: ztricakihg http://www.blissfullyaware.com/dear/dear-iconfactory/#comment-41895 ztricakihg Thu, 27 Sep 2007 13:34:13 +0000 http://www.blissfullyaware.com/dear/dear-iconfactory/#comment-41895 <a href="http://uk.geocities.com/love179gay/cdwpb/gay-boys-bdsm-hard.htm" rel="nofollow">gay boys bdsm hard</a> gay boys bdsm hard

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]]> By: Colin D. Devroe http://www.blissfullyaware.com/dear/dear-iconfactory/#comment-212 Colin D. Devroe Fri, 04 Aug 2006 15:14:37 +0000 http://www.blissfullyaware.com/dear/dear-iconfactory/#comment-212 Regardless, this design is far too blog like. I don't like it even a little. And as far as information design, it does a very poor job being that not much of the site makes as much sense as the old one did. Regardless, this design is far too blog like. I don’t like it even a little. And as far as information design, it does a very poor job being that not much of the site makes as much sense as the old one did.

]]> By: Brian McElaney http://www.blissfullyaware.com/dear/dear-iconfactory/#comment-211 Brian McElaney Fri, 04 Aug 2006 02:09:10 +0000 http://www.blissfullyaware.com/dear/dear-iconfactory/#comment-211 I'm not as offended by the bloggy feel... but the rounded corners make the site sort of hard to look at. It seems there wasn't enough thought into where the leading lines would lead the eye. I find myself having trouble focusing. On the other hand, I bet it would make a terrific test of EInk's eye tracker... I’m not as offended by the bloggy feel… but the rounded corners make the site sort of hard to look at. It seems there wasn’t enough thought into where the leading lines would lead the eye. I find myself having trouble focusing.

On the other hand, I bet it would make a terrific test of EInk’s eye tracker…

]]> By: Gedeon Maheux http://www.blissfullyaware.com/dear/dear-iconfactory/#comment-210 Gedeon Maheux Thu, 03 Aug 2006 15:35:50 +0000 http://www.blissfullyaware.com/dear/dear-iconfactory/#comment-210 Sorry to hear you were disappointed in the new site's design/layout. Although we put every effort into its appearance, functionality and design, its obviously not possible to please everyone all of the time. I do find your (and others) comments about the new site being too "bloggy" ironic since we've been in-effect blogging since the mid 90's. The only thing that has changed with our news blurbs from the <a href="http://iconfactory.com/home/history" rel="nofollow"> original design</a> way back then is the new inclusion of the permalink line at the bottom of blurbs. They still follow the same format, date, title, description, etc that they always have. I'm curious as to what is making the new design seem more blog-like than before. Can you articulate that feeling a bit more please? I'm not exactly sure how to respond to your feeling that not enough is "new" with the site. New icons, a new dashboard widget, adding desktop pictures, archived news, new news link categories, permalinks, the inclusion of RSS & CSS, improved searching (with similarity) are all new. There is much more, but you get the idea. We appreciate the feedback both the good and the bad. In the end, if the new site helps you to get to the content faster and find what you are looking for (and more of it) then I feel we've done our job. Sorry to hear you were disappointed in the new site’s design/layout. Although we put every effort into its appearance, functionality and design, its obviously not possible to please everyone all of the time.

I do find your (and others) comments about the new site being too “bloggy” ironic since we’ve been in-effect blogging since the mid 90′s. The only thing that has changed with our news blurbs from the original design way back then is the new inclusion of the permalink line at the bottom of blurbs. They still follow the same format, date, title, description, etc that they always have. I’m curious as to what is making the new design seem more blog-like than before. Can you articulate that feeling a bit more please?

I’m not exactly sure how to respond to your feeling that not enough is “new” with the site. New icons, a new dashboard widget, adding desktop pictures, archived news, new news link categories, permalinks, the inclusion of RSS & CSS, improved searching (with similarity) are all new. There is much more, but you get the idea.

We appreciate the feedback both the good and the bad. In the end, if the new site helps you to get to the content faster and find what you are looking for (and more of it) then I feel we’ve done our job.

]]> By: Garrett Dimon http://www.blissfullyaware.com/dear/dear-iconfactory/#comment-209 Garrett Dimon Thu, 03 Aug 2006 15:18:50 +0000 http://www.blissfullyaware.com/dear/dear-iconfactory/#comment-209 Are we expecting too much here? Of course no design is going to please anyone, but it feels like the most important element of this design is the information design. I finally feel like I can find my way around the site. I'd much rather have that than a ground-breaking new design. Yes, the blog model is boring, but it works, and I think the design is just about right and definitely appropriate with some nice touches. I'll admit, I too was underwhelmed at first for the same reason, but I still feel like it's a very successful design. Are we expecting too much here? Of course no design is going to please anyone, but it feels like the most important element of this design is the information design.

I finally feel like I can find my way around the site. I’d much rather have that than a ground-breaking new design. Yes, the blog model is boring, but it works, and I think the design is just about right and definitely appropriate with some nice touches.

I’ll admit, I too was underwhelmed at first for the same reason, but I still feel like it’s a very successful design.

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