Jan 27, 2010

Questionaire For Icons Development.


Pixel Icons
Vectors Icons

The above icons are icons made for mobile phone interface, part of my class assignment. Kindly answer the following question regarding the icons above in the comment section of this post. If you need clarification on the questions below, you can directly ask me. Thank you in advance.


Q1. What theme does the above icons fall under?
A. Graveyard B. Pirates C. Bones D. Halloween


Q2. In the vectors icons, starting from the most right icon:-
2(i) What does the most left icon represent?
A. Contacts B. Pictures C. Gallery D. Photo

2(ii) What does the middle icon represent?
A. Book B. Album C. Accounts D. Contacts

2(iii) What does the most right icon represent?
A. Music B. Settings C. MP3 Player D. Files

Q3. Does the icons easy to understand? If yes why. If no why.


Q4. Referring to Pixel Icons, does the icon look smooth and clear to you?
If yes, why?
If no, why?


Q5. Which of the following best describe your first impression of the above icons?
A. It seem to be good B. The colours combination is nice
C. It look a bit dull D. Others. (Please specify)


Q6. What do you think that can be improved with the icons above?


Q7. If the set of icons above is available for download to be use in your mobile/computer/PDA for free, would you download and use it?
A. Yes B. No


Thank you for time in answering the question above. Your effort and time is much appreciated.

12 comments:

Amelia Ng Ruiyi said...

What's the aim anyway?

1. C
2.(i) D
2.(ii) B
2.(iii) A
3. No. Because it's complicated.
4. Yes. It's clear.
5. D. Too complicated to be called icons.
6. Don't know. Think of it yourself.
7. B

=.=

Anonymous said...

Q1: A

Q2: 2(i): C 2(ii): B 2(iii): A

Q3: the music icon is good but the midle is not clear because there is an "@" on the book i though it will be something to do with internet but the options u given has nth to do with internet.... as i said be4 its no clear.
the wanted paper icon isit gallery or pictures or photo i dont know.

Q4: Its ok, but i think is abit dull though cause everything is so brownish.

Q5: A n C

Q6: because i said is abit dull, i think u should ply with the colour more.

Q7: No... to make u fell better i will not dl any other icon because i think the original is de best. if i use them, the ppl who want to use will get confused easily

Unknown said...

1. B
2(i). C, yes can differentiate from B & D
2(ii). D
2(iii). A

3. quite easy because they are simple but distinct (papers for gallery, @ for contacts) but music is abit blur - the mallets could stand out more

4. yes because the edges are sharp, shapes are clear.

5. B
D - cantbelievelexdidthatjustkidding

6. maybe some texture to make the paper look more interesting, and maybe creating a better gloss effect for your 'skelephone' (the current one isn't striking at this icon size, but im sure it looks great enlarged)

7. no... just not a pirate theme guy, and prefer smooth glossy / minimalistic icons.
But if i were a pirate theme guy then yes.

np doode.

MK said...

Q1. B
Q2(i).B
Q2(ii).D
Q2(iii).A

Q3. Er , not really especially the first icon.

Q4. yes, it is

Q5. A

Q6. er maybe add more colors?

Q7. nah, i only want korean boys icons ! ;)

W.Jia said...

1) at first i thought it was pirates but its bones afterall. so >> C <<

2.(i) Photo

2.(ii) Contact

2.(iii) music

3) yea, though it would be better if you could add a little more obvious(common) symbols in with yr skele style.

4) smooth? i don't think so~ because pixels are made of square's~ yea, its clear~ ^^

5) B

6) Add some shadows and texture to it.

7) Yea, when i feel like it (maybe for halloween or some pirate day) arr~ ya mates. oh ya btw, yr icon can combine with YP's one~

Zhiqin said...

Q1. What theme does the above icons fall under?
B. Pirates

Q2. In the vectors icons, starting from the most right icon:-
2(i) What does the most left icon represent?
D. Photo

2(ii) What does the middle icon represent?
D. Contacts

2(iii) What does the most right icon represent?
B. Settings

Q3. Does the icons easy to understand? If yes why. If no why.
No. Well, there's a long explanation towards this. Anyhow, I think what you're trying to do here is to be different from the common symbol that we usually see and relate it to either contact, music and gallery. Referring back to your icon, starting from most left, the "WANTED" poster, would best portray a message of pictures rather than gallery[similar to the problem that I faced]. As for contact, the "@" somehow gives me a message of account when you provide me with the list of answer options, somehow people get to understand the symbol of phone better than "@". The last one of all, you're trying to make it something like a music instrument, I think people would take a long time to figure it out, and again probably need to use those common things that people include for music, which is music notes. Anyway, those are just my point of view.

Q4. Referring to Pixel Icons, does the icon look smooth and clear to you?
Yes, almost exactly identical to your vector icon. It's cool, and obvious.


Q5. Which of the following best describe your first impression of the above icons?
A. It seem to be good

Q6. What do you think that can be improved with the icons above?
Symbols that relate to your message.

Q7. If the set of icons above is available for download to be use in your mobile/computer/PDA for free, would you download and use it?
Yes. But there can be better versions of it. All in all, its definitely not the worst, somewhere out of 5, I give 3.5.

Anonymous said...

Q1. What theme does the above icons fall under?
B. Pirates


Q2. In the vectors icons, starting from the most right icon:-
2(i) What does the most left icon represent?
C. Gallery

2(ii) What does the middle icon represent?
D. Contacts

2(iii) What does the most right icon represent?
A. Music

Q3. Does the icons easy to understand? If yes why. If no why.
Not reli, i need think twice before answer ur quiz.

Q4. Referring to Pixel Icons, does the icon look smooth and clear to you?
If yes, why?
If no, why?
yes, because hann yang memang is devil...
overall nt bad.

Q5. Which of the following best describe your first impression of the above icons?
D.horror,cool...the contact icon bit like death note, whose name was jot down inside the contact like will.....

Q6. What do you think that can be improved with the icons above?
if it is colorful mb won so horror, graphic is nice.

Q7. If the set of icons above is available for download to be use in your mobile/computer/PDA for free, would you download and use it?
c.maybe

Alan said...

(1) B

(2)
(i) D
(ii) D
(iii) A

(3) Yes

(4) No, because the pixels are not sufficiently condensed to result in a smooth image.

(5) D. Very original

(6) A bit more variety on the colouring would be niec, although I understand that the reason was probably to create a colour code.

(7) Yes, depending on what phone I am using. I don't think it would be suitable for a blackberry :P But it would suit an iPhone or an iPad for that matter *grin*

Shaz said...

1.b
2.c. d . d (but not really sure)
3. First two are easy, the third one so so
4. YES.. it looks commercial
5. d. it looks good but dull, add more colour to it? dunno how the program you use works but certainly more colour. Pirates have flair lex gor! xP
6. Add more colour and more design? golden stuff for the skulls? sabres and single shot pistols? haha
7. Yes, after further development. the stuff looks good

Renan Gautier said...

1. B
2. (i) D
(ii) D
(iii) B

3. It is so confusing and i am so terribly confused.

4. Of course not. So blur, maybe not enough pixels.

5. D, it is so confusing

6. Gotta add more colours and contrast to it-thus the icon will look more sharp, sexy, interesting, spicy, lively and outstanding.

7. B

SAi said...

1. c

2. (i): c
(ii): d
(iii): a

3. a bit difficult. example, the contact for pixel looks like a book.. for me i didn't know what the icons represented.

4. yes except the gallery icon. few changes would do the trick.

5. d (its very different)

6. gallery and contact icons in pixel should be more clear and specific.

7. yes but with the new changes.

Patrick said...

1. B

2.(i)not sure,it could be D
(ii) D
(iii)B

3.its confuse,like the firse icon, can't tell it correctly.

4.yes,its clear.

5.A

6.I think it should be simplified.For the colour, make it look light a bit.Oh ya,maybe u can add the pirate hat n eyed mask for ur icon.

7.Yes but with the new changes.

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