April 2004


FontBook Icon by AppleIf I have to choose one, it’s FontBook. Easily the worst icon because it’s so stale looking and aperture width is too strong.

They need to add some colors to difference it from Utilities Apps and reduce the aperture width. The type blocks need to go because it has nothing to relate with the notebook. Some contrast would help it to stand out more in the Dock.

The only thing I like about it is gradients. It’s nicely done.

What’s your most dislike Apple-designed icon?

Application Icon Replacement - Dreamweaver MX 2004
The sound of balls of steel hitting each other is getting really annoying, not to mention that it’s ugly and bloated.

The logo they used for splash screen is pretty nice and should be used as an icon instead. Why they didn’t do this is beyond me.

Say good-bye to those balls of steel.

ImageI ordered several trophies and plaques yesterday and got them in today via UPS (United Pixel Shipping). The total weight of the package is around 100MB.

The models were made in Cinema 4D then brought to Photoshop for some touching up (Cinema 4D isn’t that great at rendering vibrant colors, IMO). All of the texts were done in Photoshop because I want to put some emphasis on them. They’ll look crappy if used with real shadowing.

 

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Four years ago when I was an amateur at Photoshop, I’ve wanted to make something cool for April Fool Day and came up with Shuttle launching in New York City. It’s purely experimental and have no hidden meaning.

I used Lens Flare and Burn Tool to achieve the look.

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