Beware of Style in Icon Design

HCI Vistas ArticleJune 2007 Beware of Style in Icon Design------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- -The icons used as part of user interface have now turned into a major aspect of product branding. With powerful computers, enhanced graphics capabilities, advanced tools for illustration, and professionals to advocate rich user experience, icon design has become more important and complex than ever before! Windows Vista has raised the standard of quality icons even higher. An interface design project forced me to think about 'style' in icon design. It raised some basic questions in my mind.1. What is meant by style in icon design?2. Which are the stylistic attributes of icons?3. How do we identify the stylistically misfit icons?4. What are the possible ways to overcome problems related to style of icons?To read more...http://www.hceye. org/HCInsight- KATRE22.htm