Reverse IconPackage

Dec 16, 2008 // by digitalchet // IconPackager, Portfolio // 1 Comment // 101 views

After almost a year in development, involving much tinkering and several re-edits focused on achieving the right look and feel, I present to you my GUI Championships entrant, Reverse IconPackage.

With it’s decidedly future-retro look and grayscale palette, Reverse IP aims to take you back to the era of black & white visuals, and the wonders of emerging technologies of yesteryear but with a decidedly modern flair.

Desktop “tech-noir” styling is now that much closer to achieve with this IconPackage.

While it did not win any awards, it was well-received and praised for its unique styling and approach.
Here’s what the judges had to say and how they rated the package:

Frogboy

(Brad Wardell, CEO of Stardock)

Usability

7/10

Originality

7/10

Overall

7/10
A grayscale concept that personally I think might have been better off as a colorful icon package. The problem with grayscale is that it tends to decrease contrast which can reduce usability. The art quality is top notch. Full XP and Vista support, users looking for a more minimalistic theme that’s easy on the eyes will definitely like this.

KarmaGirl

Usability

7/10

Originality

6/10

Overall

5/10

Zoomba

Usability

7/10
This is a very complete icon set that will serve XP and Vista users very well. The only problem with this set is the grayscale can make it hard to differentiate between icons in some cases

Originality

7/10
Grayscale was a big risk and the icons have a very unique look as a result

Overall

6/10
I want to like this set, but gray just doesn’t do it for me and makes it pretty hard for me to read my desktop. If this had a splash of color (not much, just a little) this would be a top-contender in my book.

So take a look for yourself, download, and comment and/or critique if you feel so inclined. 8)

Reverse IconPackage

zip - v1.0 - 7.03 MB