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Ask HN: Help me pick the best icon alternative for a new fitness app

5 pointsby rl12345over 11 years ago
Our designer gave us 4 alternatives:<p>http:&#x2F;&#x2F;i.imgur.com&#x2F;WV7sklD.png?1<p>We were going to use the last icon before the iOS7 redesign came. The first tree are redesigns of the original icon with different level of flatness.<p>Training routines are a central theme on the app, hence the clipboard and the paper sheet on the icon.<p>The MT stands for MyTraining (www.mytraining.pro).<p>What&#x27;s your favorite version?

10 comments

devonbarrettover 11 years ago
Personally I prefer the third one, I think it stands out more than the first two, and the last one seemed too &#x27;shiny&#x27;.
Goopplesoftover 11 years ago
First: Lacks uniqueness<p>Second: Nice iOS7 feel and has a brand<p>Third: New age feel, strong brand, not as iOS7y<p>Fourth: Old school, too shiny, spam app looking<p>I&#x27;d go with the second from left as first choice and my second choice would be the third from left.
woutervdbover 11 years ago
The last two are too &quot;plastic&quot; for me. The first two seem nice, I&#x27;d guess I prefer the first, because the second doesn&#x27;t seem to fit in with the other ios7 icons.<p>Sorry to not agree with the rest and thus create a gap lol :P
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pedalpeteover 11 years ago
I agree with other comments, the first two, second is probably best.<p>However, I don&#x27;t think most people will get the clipboard to training analogy. Clipboards mean much more than that to most people I think, so why go with that at all?
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Alex_Jiangover 11 years ago
I like the sizing and composition of 2.<p>But one strength in 3-4 is contrast. The eye tends to gravitate to contrast, and I feel like the black in 3-4 gives the icon more punch.
rl12345over 11 years ago
Good feedback guys. Not only the voting part, but the comments about the strong and weak points of each one is very useful for us as well. Thanks!
fourmiiover 11 years ago
I like them all, but would pick the second one if you&#x27;re wanting to stick with the overall iOS7 flat feel.
andrewhillmanover 11 years ago
#2 but that clip needs work. Something seems off with it... maybe lighten the gray a bit
mtwinkover 11 years ago
3
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nirniraover 11 years ago
The second. The first is too undetailed and vague, and the last two are too heavy and overdetailed for iOS7. The second conveys the sense of a clipboard but is light and balanced.
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