[OSM-talk] Milestone

[sergio sevillano]

i volunteer to make a proper set of icons.
where is the list?

Frederik Ramm escribió:
> Hi,
>
>   
>>> Strange t at h chaps they must have been, since *not* having a benevolent 
>>> dictator is one of the key differentiation factors between t at h and 
>>> Mapnik (the other being the - usually - lower turnaround times in t at h 
>>> but the Mapnik camp is in the process of fixing that I believe).
>>>       
>> The thing that triggered those remarks were the few dropped colours in 
>> 64-colour quantized PNGs, and the observation that there is no 
>> definitive coordination to get at least the colours of all map elements 
>> synchronised, so it would actually show correctly in 64 colours
>>     
>
> I would give an arm and a leg for a proper graphic designer who does a 
> full set of icons, and whom we could also call upon to create new ones 
> in the future (or, but that's even less likely, who is able to write up 
> a set of design guidelines that enables the semi-capable computer geek 
> to create icons that at least superficially look as if they match the 
> existing set).
>
> RichardF put it a bit acidly with his "MS Paint icon" remark but he's 
> right in that the sheer number of stylisitcally absolutely non-matching 
> icons is an eyesore. (Mapnik doesn't have any better icons, it just 
> circumvents the problem elegantly by dropping 95% of POIs...)
>
> Having a proper set of icons would of course also fix the colour 
> problem. But it would not need a benevolent dictator for this - if 
> someone were to present a good set of icons, everybody would love him 
> for it and they would be adopted in no time. It's just the absence of a 
> good set of icons that is the problem.
>
> Bye
> Frederik
>
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