Comments on: guidelines for the feed icon http://archgfx.net/blog/2006/geek/blogging/guidelines-for-the-feed-icon Austin web designer - Adam Freetly Fri, 09 Jul 2010 22:31:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: sunburntkamel http://archgfx.net/blog/2006/geek/blogging/guidelines-for-the-feed-icon/comment-page-1#comment-12265 sunburntkamel Thu, 29 Jun 2006 00:25:42 +0000 http://archgfx.net/blog/2006/asides/guidelines-for-the-feed-icon#comment-12265 while the famfamfam icons (c. K2 b2 r167) were alright, now they would fall under the usage guidelines in mitchell's world view. nielsen's comment makes sense (cringe) in the way that phil ringnalda's <a href="http://weblogs.mozillazine.org/mitchell/archives/2006/06/what_do_icons_mean_part_1_1.html" rel="nofollow">comment</a> does: an XSL template that makes the feed usable in a web browser is more important than a standard icon. the other idea that's been rolling around my head is that should the icon achieve widespread understanding to mean "a means of fetching updated content" to non-tech users, the icon will have to do more within firefox than just be made a live bookmark. users will need to be able to send it to another app, get their choice of <a href="http://rss.blogflux.com/subscribe/http://feeds.feedburner.com/alaundrylistofhandwringingapologies" rel="nofollow">chicklets</a>, as the jump from live bookmark to full blown web reader becomes more common. while the famfamfam icons (c. K2 b2 r167) were alright, now they would fall under the usage guidelines in mitchell’s world view.

nielsen’s comment makes sense (cringe) in the way that phil ringnalda’s comment does: an XSL template that makes the feed usable in a web browser is more important than a standard icon.

the other idea that’s been rolling around my head is that should the icon achieve widespread understanding to mean “a means of fetching updated content” to non-tech users, the icon will have to do more within firefox than just be made a live bookmark. users will need to be able to send it to another app, get their choice of chicklets, as the jump from live bookmark to full blown web reader becomes more common.

]]> By: Scott http://archgfx.net/blog/2006/geek/blogging/guidelines-for-the-feed-icon/comment-page-1#comment-12266 Scott Wed, 28 Jun 2006 23:19:08 +0000 http://archgfx.net/blog/2006/asides/guidelines-for-the-feed-icon#comment-12266 I'm actually a fan of the feed/rss/xml icons of FamFam fame (had to write that), specifically those with the <a href="http://www.famfamfam.com/lab/icons/silk/" rel="nofollow">Silk</a> collection. Actually the square ones. I also saw the new New York Times icons (also fun to write) and I think they look good—even though the text is comical at best. I'm stil not convinced that the orange, square icon will become gospal. And I hate to cite this man, but I did giggle at <a href="http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/05_39/b3952418.htm" rel="nofollow">Jakob Nielsen saying</a> that the feed icon was "meaningless." I’m actually a fan of the feed/rss/xml icons of FamFam fame (had to write that), specifically those with the Silk collection. Actually the square ones.

I also saw the new New York Times icons (also fun to write) and I think they look good—even though the text is comical at best.

I’m stil not convinced that the orange, square icon will become gospal. And I hate to cite this man, but I did giggle at Jakob Nielsen saying that the feed icon was “meaningless.”

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