Hi everybody,
I just noticed that some modifiers re-use icons, which were not meant for them.
The Ocean Modifier uses the Wave Modifier icon.
The Warp Modifier uses the Subdivision Surface icon.
So! We need two unique icons, one for the Ocean modifier and one for the warp modifier.
The contest is open!
You can post the icon in any size, but keep in mind, the final should be max. 16x16 pixel as png with alpha.
What about the vertex group modifiers? they all use the same icon and that icon, with all respect to the designer, wouldnāt win a beauty contest.
If you do a call for icons I think you should incorporate those too.
This thread is not about beauty of existing icons. But if someone makes some good ones I am happy to review them. But letās not lose focus now please and tackle the initial issue of the re-use first!
I really like the ocean modifier icon, its meaning is clear and it fits nicely with the other icons.
The icon for the warp modifier could use (IMHO) some improvements though.
I agree - I tried my hands on creating a different looking ocean icon, and, like yours, too much detail obfuscates and clutters the icon look. In my opinion as well it should be the wave icon that deserves a rethink.
Zafio, although I like your icons warp and wave icons, I donāt think they are obvious enough to convey the basic meaning. Also, they look at of place compared to the other icons. The wave looks too much like mathematical signage, or something.
ldh1109, your icons miss some essential visual properties and do not have the look and feel of the other Blender icons.
I must say those icons look great Zafio, all of them. I especially like the middle one for the warp modifier (although it maybe looks more like a āwrapā modifier).
Yet I disagree with your choice to use the wave icon for the ocean modifier. That icon represents a single wave. Maybe itās not the kind of wave you get from the wave modifier but it surely isnāt an ocean surface.
Your wave modifiers icons (the 3d ones) do look like the wave modifier output but I doubt that someone who doesnāt know the wave modifier getās a better understanding from it then from the old icon.
Also, the current icons are mostly 2D there are some 3d elements but not as distinct as yours, and therefore they are less suitable (IMHO) as modifier icons. (though I must say again, they are very pretty)
The ocean modifier icon of ldh1109 represents a very clear ocean surface in the style of the other icons, so that has my vote.
Updated it with another Warp variant, but Iām not happy with any of those, it is ultra-tricky to represent the Warp modifier without making it look like Wrap or even Taperā¦
Added also a version of ldh1109ās ocean design.
Wolter: With the text label next to it, I donāt think anyone would have trouble understanding what āwaveā modifier does and mentally link it to any of those icons.
But I have to admit, the current wave icon is more pleasant and readable.