Icon for iOS

[xiamenese]

@Hugh

I hate to tell you this, but I think that’s by design not accident! (Rule Number Five of brand identity: changes in logos and icons are always controversial - just ask the man in the UK who designed both the BBC and Channel 4 logos, which were very controversial when launched in the 80s and 90s but which have now survived in evolved forms for several decades, and have become embedded in the audiences’ perceptions of the channels. Incidentally - I think the L&L brand-ident animation topping the new Scrivener 3 videos is very good. )

I shall keep an eye out to see how long it will take for other developers to follow LL’s lead is using a ‘misaligned’ icon!

Mark

[Arkhaiel]

The icon is absolutely fine. The iOS app is kind of a zoom of the macOS version, and we get that when we compare macOS and iOS icon design. I love them, and I’m sad when I see ppl who focus on a simple icon when the whole software behind is amazing !

[reepicheep]

@Hugh

@reepicheep

The new iOS icon is borked! It is misaligned within the icon square being shifted to the right rather than centered and also shift down causing the bottom curve of the letter to be sliced off.

I hate to tell you this, but I think that’s by design not accident! :…

Then the design is clearlyto make Scrivener for iOS look utterly slapdash and unprofessional. We know that it is neither but that’s the effect of this redesign.

[lunk]

@reepicheep

Then the design is clearlyto make Scrivener for iOS look utterly slapdash and unprofessional. We know that it is neither but that’s the effect of this redesign.

It makes Scrivener look … different.

It’s an app that is different and the people behind think differently. Hmm… that seems to ring a bell. Now where did I hear that before…

Think different.

[KB]

@reepicheep

Then the design is clearlyto make Scrivener for iOS look utterly slapdash and unprofessional. We know that it is neither but that’s the effect of this redesign.

In your opinion… Which, unless I missed the newsletter, is not yet objective fact.

Maybe someone should write to Facebook and tell them that their iOS icon is misaligned, too?

[Arkhaiel]

Many ppl love the new icons and the v3 of Scrivener as well. It’s the most important, isn’t it ? =D
(And the new website/forum ! Aaaah I love everything released on monday !)

[reepicheep]

@KB

In your opinion… Which, unless I missed the newsletter, is not yet objective fact.

Then again I used to be of the opinion that L&L were good at support for a great product. Just as subjective.

[devinganger]

@reepicheep

@KB

In your opinion… Which, unless I missed the newsletter, is not yet objective fact.

Then again I used to be of the opinion that L&L were good at support for a great product. Just as subjective.

You do realize that this appears to boil down to:

R: My opinion is fact!
L: No, in fact, it is an opinion.
R: You suck!

Which is not a good look.

[reepicheep]

@devinganger

@reepicheep

@KB

In your opinion… Which, unless I missed the newsletter, is not yet objective fact.

Then again I used to be of the opinion that L&L were good at support for a great product. Just as subjective.

You do realize that this appears to boil down to:

R: My opinion is fact!
L: No, in fact, it is an opinion.
R: You suck!

Which is not a good look.

One of two: “the customer is always correct” or the new icon looks suspiciously plagiarised from that of the Sauber Formula 1 racing team … or both.

[devinganger]

Funny how it’s always an unhappy customer who trots out “the customer is always correct.”

This customer likes the icon just fine.

[KB]

I hate that old “the customer is always right” chestnut. It’s just an excuse for people to act rudely (or to not apologise for having done so). Sometimes, the customer is just plain wrong. Other times, they are expressing a subjective opinion that is no more wrong or right than anyone else’s. And of course, sometimes they are right. Just not always, and just as the developer or seller is as often right. We always listen to customers and treat them politely (unless they are not polite to us), and we value their opinions. Customer feedback helps inform our own opinions and judgements. But our own opinions and judgements are, in the end, what drives our software forward. But reepicheep knows all of this and has a long and noble history of comments such as the above. A phrase involving water and ducks springs to mind at this point.

I won’t have our support demeaned, though, not this week. Our support staff has gone above and beyond this week and answered thousands of emails, getting through between 300 and 500 a day (and receiving many impressed and happy replies). Our support staff is superb. Objective fact!

Have a wonderful weekend, folks!

[quadfive]

Hey Keith, I just wanted to throw out a huge congrats on the release. What you and the team have pulled together is truly remarkable. The software, site and icons are all such a sophisticated step forward. I actually moved towards the Mac OS just to write in Scrivener. Just know there are plenty of folks who appreciate the work you’ve taken on. Let alone the fact that you’ve kept Scrivener so reasonably priced. Looking forward to the journeys ahead.

Thanks again,
quad