2011/9/7 Ian Santopietro <isan...@gmail.com>: > The point I'm making is everyone didn't know how to use a smartphone when > they got their first smartphone. They still picked up the concept just fine. > I don't think we should expect anything less from ubuntu users.
Then put the image of a guitar because "USC rocks". They'll find out it's a software center once they click on it and learn what it is for. Sorry for being sarcastic, but the entire point of using icons is to provide a visual hint about what's in there. For smartphone user demographics, the shopping bag probably makes sense, since the owner of the smartphone got it from a store and most likely took it home in a shopping bag. Saying that "everyone didn't know how to use a smartphone when they got their first" is pretty obvious, but it's also the reason why design has to facilitate the understanding of UI and meaning of icons. And I don't think saying "it worked pretty well for them" is a thoughtful design decision. The question here is: is our audience the same of smartphones to apply the same metaphor? I don't think so. _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ayatana Post to : ayatana@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ayatana More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
