Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Mobile Icons User Test

Alright this is the first assignment in digital design for multimedia.

We are required to design a set of mobile icons in pixel and vector.

So here you go! But don't only see! I need your feedback as well. Your feedback will be part of our submission.


1) Do u recognize them as icons that you can click on ?
2) Do they look like a family/ set ?
3) Can you understand the design theme ? what is it ?
4) What do u like about the most about my icons ? (eg: colour/art style/idea...)
5) Are there anything that I missed out in order to visualize them as icons ?
6) Comment about the colour combination, good or bad ?
7) Design, good or bad ?
8) Any comments on improvements ? ( pls do state at least 1 )






1) Do u recognize them as icons that you can click on ?
2) Do they look like a family/ set ?
3) Can you understand the design theme ? what is it ?
4) What do u like about the most about my icons ? (eg: colour/art style/idea...)
5) Are there anything that I missed out in order to visualize them as icons ?
6) Comment about the colour combination, good or bad ?
7) Design, good or bad ?
8) Any comments on improvements ? ( pls do state at least 1 )

Please leave a comment at the bottom and also don't forget to write your name! =) Don't leave it anonymous.

Thanks a lot guys!

the example ur feedback can be like this:-
Vector Art
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Pixel Art
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11 comments:

  1. Pixel Art

    1) Not really
    2) Yup
    3) No
    4) colour
    5) Couldn't figure it out
    6) Good
    7) good
    8) Need to present it more clearly to let people know what's the theme of the icons.

    Vector Art

    1) Not really
    2) Nope
    3) Nope
    4) art style
    5) nope
    6) bad
    7) quite good
    8) a clear theme needed to be seen

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  2. vector icon
    1) Do u recognize them as icons that you can click on ?
    nope
    2) Do they look like a family/ set ?
    yes
    3) Can you understand the design theme ? what is it ?
    yes
    4) What do u like about the most about my icons ? (eg: colour/art style/idea...)
    art style and idea
    5) Are there anything that I missed out in order to visualize them as icons ?
    make it more 3d
    6) Comment about the colour combination, good or bad ?
    fair
    7) Design, good or bad ?
    fair
    8) Any comments on improvements ? ( pls do state at least 1 )
    make it as simple as possible...to detail on icon set 1

    pixel icon
    1) Do u recognize them as icons that you can click on ?
    nope
    2) Do they look like a family/ set ?
    yes
    3) Can you understand the design theme ? what is it ?
    nope
    4) What do u like about the most about my icons ? (eg: colour/art style/idea...)
    i dont like it.sorry
    5) Are there anything that I missed out in order to visualize them as icons ?
    it is too blur to use it
    6) Comment about the colour combination, good or bad ?
    bad
    7) Design, good or bad ?
    bad
    8) Any comments on improvements ? ( pls do state at least 1 )
    it is like ols skool style icon set
    some ppl may like it but some may not

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  3. Vector Art
    1: Yes.
    2: Yes, they do look like a family.
    3: Sorry but I don't understand the theme besides knowing that these are the mobile icons. ==
    4: Creativity, they look nice. =)
    5: Nope.
    6: Good.
    7: Good.
    8: I don't quite understand about the 5th icon. If possible, please make it a clearer view for the users to recognize it. =)

    Pixel Art
    1: Uh, no. ==
    2: Yes.
    3: Don't understand either. ==
    4: The Colour, its colourful. =)
    5: Its more like a series of pictures for me than icons.
    6: Good.
    7: Good.
    8: For this, I only recognize the 1st and 3rd icon, not for the rest. Hmm, maybe too many colours and designs i presume? =)

    Sorry I've mistaken the order of Pixel & Vector. This blog comment doesn't allow me to cut and paste to change the order of my comments too!

    Try hard, Good luck!

    Tian. =)

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  4. Vector art
    1 yes
    2 yes
    3 its a mobile phone menu
    4 art style
    5 a media icon for music player
    6 good
    7 good
    8 maybe without the compass will be better?

    Pixel art
    1 some do not recognise
    2 yes
    3 mobile phone menu also?
    4 non
    5 i cant say,cause i'm not sure what is it
    6 Bad
    7 bad?no offense
    8 it's not clear i only recognise the message icon

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  5. comment posted by : Ng Jin Lui
    Vector art
    1.ya,it looks real.
    2.yes,all of them have similar colour and pattern.
    3.sorry,literally i understand vector in mathematics,but it does'nt seen to related to this design,maybe i myself cant get into that.
    4.ya,it looks nice,understandable,the design behind the picture really helps in understand what is it.
    5.i don't think so,i think it is enough for me to understand.
    6.it was ok,but i think it would looks more interesting if there is other more contrst colour other than just blue.
    7.it was good,understandable,i can simply get it without any verble description.
    6.as i said,i would prefer more than one colour of the icon,a contrast combination of colour would be better.
    well,it looks simple and understandable,but it ould looks better if it involves more 3D effect,i can see there is some,but a solid icon will give me more feel that it is real touch.

    Pixel art
    1.ya,it is a phone icon.
    2.yes,it has similar colour,pattern and design.
    3.sorry,literally i understand vector in mathematics,but it does'nt seen to related to this design,maybe i myself cant get into that.
    4.ya,they give me some 3D effect,i love it.
    5.i think no,it is enough for me to understand it is a phone icon.
    6.it is good,simple and nice.
    7.it looks good,but the background make the icons a bit blur.
    6.as i said,the something can be done about the background ,they will be more perfect.

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  6. Vector Art
    1)No
    2)Yes
    3)mayb. it looks like a canvas with some set squares and protractors around. maybe it is a series of architect design.
    4)colour, neat in drawings.
    5)i don't think so.
    6)it is quite nice. personally i like blue. (:
    7)quite good
    8)i think it is okay. but since i have to state at least one, i would like to see more changes in every design. they all look about the same.

    Pixel Art
    1)maybe yes
    2)yes
    3)maybe. different perspective of math like statistic section( if you like last icon) etc.
    4)it is clear to show it is an icon.
    5)no
    6)colours are more vibrant
    7)not as good as the first design
    8)maybe not soo pixelised? it is harder to spot what is the picture than the first one.

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  7. Vector Art
    1 No
    2 Yes
    3 They just look like the non-smart phone mobile menu to me
    4 Maybe the art style, but the colour's a lil deadpan
    5 Not really
    6 A lil dull
    7 Ok
    8 The angle should not be too slanted for better viewing and understanding

    Pixel Art
    1 Yes
    2 Yes
    3 No
    4 Nothing
    5 Not really
    6 Not contra enough, can't really see the art on the blue background to identify them
    7 Dun like it
    8 Ppl may get a clearer picture if u didn't fit the main art, i.e. the yellowish thing for tools & settings on d blue background. It makes d whole things very unclear, dull and deadpan. May improve on the overall colour combination and design. Not very attractive.

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  8. Vector Art
    1 quite confusing at 1st, but yes
    2 Yes
    3 Mayb... looks like mobile phone menu...
    4 idea & design
    5 no opinion
    6 not bad
    7 good design
    8 the background colour should be darker... quite hard to recognized

    Pixel Art
    1 yes
    2 yes
    3 no really
    4 idea
    5 no opinion
    6 not that good compare to the vector art
    7 i prefer vector art
    8 erm... cant figure out...

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  9. Vector Art
    1. Not really
    2. Yeap
    3. Nope
    4. Colour
    5. Not sure, not really good at this.
    6. Nice
    7. Good
    8. Er..probably simplify it so that easier to get the idea of the art..=)

    Pixel Art
    1. Nahh...not really
    2. Nope
    3. Nope
    4. Colour
    5. Not sure
    6. Good
    7. Pretty nice
    8. Present it clearer to get the idea of the theme.

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  10. Vector art:
    1) Do u recognize them as icons that you can click on ?
    nope.
    2) Do they look like a family/ set ?
    yes.
    3) Can you understand the design theme ? what is it ?
    not really but at least got the clue that its some tech stuff?
    4) What do u like about the most about my icons ? (eg: colour/art style/idea...)
    art style
    5) Are there anything that I missed out in order to visualize them as icons ?
    not sure
    6) Comment about the colour combination, good or bad ?
    good.
    7) Design, good or bad ?
    good.
    8) Any comments on improvements ? ( pls do state at least 1 )
    make it look like an icon if you're aiming at making it as one.

    pisel art
    1) Do u recognize them as icons that you can click on ?
    yeah better than the vector one
    2) Do they look like a family/ set ?
    yes
    3) Can you understand the design theme ? what is it ?
    e-banking or mailing system?
    4) What do u like about the most about my icons ? (eg: colour/art style/idea...)
    art style
    5) Are there anything that I missed out in order to visualize them as icons ?
    not sure.
    6) Comment about the colour combination, good or bad ?
    good
    7) Design, good or bad ?
    good but theres room for improvement
    8) Any comments on improvements ? ( pls do state at least 1 )
    make the theme clearer

    LISA LOW.

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  11. Vector Icons

    1) Yes
    2) Yes
    3) Yes, but only when I enlarge the icons. Mathematical theme? There are curve-rulers, set-squares, line-graphs etc.
    4) The graphics are well-drawn and show clearly what each folder is for. The mathematical theme adds a subtle touch to the rest of the design.
    5) It is unclear what the 4th icon is supposed to represent.
    6) Colour combination is good, though it could use more brighter colours.
    7) Design - good (:
    8) Make icons a bit brighter and illustrate clearly what the folder is for (4th one)

    Pixel Icons

    1) Err... kinda.
    2) Yes
    3) Nope, can't.
    4) Nothing. The fact that it is all pixeled makes it feel like it is incomplete.
    5) I cannot tell what all the icons are supposed to represent except for the 1st one - mail.
    6) Colours are bold but still do not highlight the importance of the icons.
    7) Design - bad. Cannot make out the pictures.
    8) Pixelised theme for icons is not a good idea as the space is too small and it is difficult to visualise the full picture.

    A bit late, sorry I made you wait for this!
    Krystal

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