Galaxy
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The Galaxy Icons - upcomming with OpenOffice.org 3.0
Examples of the new Galaxy Style
Characteristic of the Galaxy Style
Color
- New, clear, fresh and harmonic color palette
- Be careful with saturation, avoiding extremes
- Color language - same symbolism like Andromeda style
Form
- Simple! reduce to basic elements and characterisics
- Smooth look (round corners)
Perspective
- Straight-on perspective
- rotating objects when to make exceptions
Lighting
Two-part system (top-down light, buttom-up light)
Low sheen, diffuse reflection materials Realistic effects (glassy, metallic)
Technical
24bit with alpha channel
small size (16 x 16 pixel), lagre size (26 x 26 pixel)
High contrast version of all icons
Please, keep in mind: * Look good on different platforms * Make sure that Windows and Mac users feel at home