icon help. 4 attempts shown. App name "No Hands"

morphinegamingmachine

App name "No Hands"
A unique clock app that tells time with words on the display

My Icon attempts is the icon on the bottom row far right. the one with no title under it

macewan

I like the idea with 2.jpg picture. Gets the point across.

Zoyt

Hmm... Last one is kind of interesting (edit: you edited it. a combo of the last one and the second to last one). Here's my very rough shot at it:

I used Art Text for the text. Like it? Want more? Want the file? Just LMK.

Zoyt

Quick suggestion: Your saying "just words", but your using numbers in the clock.

jonmulcahy

They are too detailed for an object that small. If you compare them to the other icons with bold colors and large features, it's doesn't stand out.

morphinegamingmachine

thanks for the advice, i like the zoomed in on a corner idea. I'm gonna try that

morphinegamingmachine

thank, both those are helping me made a fulfilled icon idea

morphinegamingmachine

like this one better? i used the clock face he gave me but might find another one I'm not sure. but should i keep with the "just" and "words" as the clock hands?

morphinegamingmachine

or
one of these

morphinegamingmachine

so blank clock face you think?

crazyfishdev

im liking it but really not sure about the iPhone at the bottom... looks out of place to me

SpriteAttack

To be brutally honest - neither one works for me... they still look like failed attempts, glued together bits that are inconsistent and not appealing.

My suggestion is going really simple:





and as far as the main screen goes it would make more sense to use a font that is better readable - using bitmap images - and to top it off it would be great to use the text blocks and make voice blocks out of them and have the time read out to you.



[and preferably with matching colours just realized the icon font and the screen mock font are different shades ]

crazyfishdev

As always... looking good @SpriteAttack Really love what you did with main screen

SpriteAttack

@crazyfishdev - thanks... it's just a quick mock and there would be a lot of room for improvement - maybe even some skins (wondering how girly it would look in pink with hearts and flowers on the border )

crazyfishdev

haha you should do it nothing would grab my attention more than a game that looks like that!

@SpriteAttack

morphinegamingmachine

Currently i have 4 fonts and 5 textures, but most just average clock faces. And i agree it would be better to have the words on top, right now i have it like a back lit effect where the words are transparent and the actors behind them "light" or "dim"

pic shows the both screens, obviously on the phone the camera just pan over when you select settings and back after back arrow

SpriteAttack

@morphinegamingmachine - keep in mind that the whole application is focused on the readability of the text and the 'serif engraved font' as well as the bold one below it are not that great to read - neither is the gold or the wood background imho. It should be plain and stylish rather than playful and 'game like'

morphinegamingmachine

man i wish you went hooked with darren (If I'm not mistaken y'all make games together, he codes you do the art)
your so quick and great with art.

yeah i blow at art, just try to use photo shop and get things looking as good as i can.
ill keep bring to make the clock app more readable. i wanted to make a real physical clock but figured making it on my phone and iPhone would take less time and be cooler cause i could share it with others. i mean for it to be something you have up when you dock your phone or tablet


i have one game that i think looks pretty got for now tho.

crazyfishdev

like that game look a lot... the problem i think is that your using the wrong program... you need to be using an illustrator program not an editing program.. makes it a lot easier on you to form the clean cut stuff that @SpriteAttack makes... Don't forget.. he's been doing this a while and even with an illustrator program it can be hard

morphinegamingmachine

i know, i should learn vector and not just use photoshop. just haven't done the learning curve yet :O

i know where a good tutorial is when i need to learn tho. his website is awesome