[DUG] Graphical User Interface Design

[Jeremy North]

I use Clever Icons (www.clevericons.com.au) for my custom images.
Although they don't have a set of toolbar icons yet (too busy with
custom work apparently). They have small icon set you can download.

For off the shelf stuff you can try:

www.glyfx.com
www.glyfz.com
www.glyphlab.com
http://www.iconexperience.com/index.php
http://www.ionworx.com/icons.html
http://www.sunisoft.com/iconspack/

There is another really cool one but I can't remember the name of the
site now. It starts with V though. hmmm...

I also purchased this product:
  http://www.axialis.com/iconworkshop/

It comes with (and you can download) "objects". Then you can design
your own icons using these objects. Which is pretty cool.

Don't know if the objects come in the cheaper version.

Most of the ones listed have free sample sets. I find I can actually
get by on those usually.

cheers,
Jeremy

On 6/29/07, Nick <nick at salehoo.com> wrote:
> Sean,
>
> Got a place where said buttons can be purchased from? :-)
>
> Thanks!
>
> Sean Cross wrote:
> > Step 1:  Get high quality bitmaps for your buttons etc.  Don't use old or nasty images.
> > Step 2:  Big buttons with big images AND text.  Le the users remove the text once they are experienced.
> > Step 3:  Profit
> >
> > Regards
> >
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> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: delphi-bounces at delphi.org.nz [mailto:delphi-
> >> bounces at delphi.org.nz] On Behalf Of Nick
> >> Sent: Thursday, 28 June 2007 10:07 a.m.
> >> To: NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List
> >> Subject: [DUG] Graphical User Interface Design
> >>
> >> Hey guys,
> >>
> >> Just about to update one of our main apps and thinking about just
> >> rebuilding it from the ground up, especially the gui side of it. The
> >> original one wasn't to bad, but looking at other programs there is some
> >> very nice looking applications out there. Now I have the TMS component
> >> set and there are some very nice graphical components in there - but I
> >> don't want the program to be overwhelming (picture someone that finds
> >> the transitions in a slide show app for the first time!) but also don't
> >> want it to look like something from windows 3.1
> >>
> >> End of the day it comes down to the usability for the user and making
> >> everything as easy and logical for them to use, but also want it to
> >> look
> >> appealing.
> >>
> >> So what steps, guidelines, approach do you take when designing an
> >> application.
> >>
> >> :-)
> >> Cheers
> >> Nick
> >>
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