Comments on: Redesigning Microsoft’s InfoCard icon

By: pas

pas — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 04:02:30 +0000

I think that the MS design is outstanding. The border is think enough to carry any resolution providing that it is contrasted with a larger interior which is neutralized. The sharp corner contains the eye at higher resolution within the white space, which is what you want to emphasize: it stops the eye from jumping to the outside rounded border. Notice that the sharp interior corner blends out toward smoothness and reinforces the larger white space as it gets smaller in resolution.

The “i” is a brilliant touch: off center and never overbalanced by any resolution. The dot solidifies everything and again follows the balance working with the white space. Notice the direction it points: it never dominates, but is equally significant. It stays very clean. Contrast this with Adobe’s clunky CS suite.

No way you can improve this one. Congratulations to the designer.

By: JJ Cale

JJ Cale — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 23:13:57 +0000

Checkout - CardSpace and Smart Cards

By: joao rico » Blog Archive » links for 2007-10-25

joao rico » Blog Archive » links for 2007-10-25 — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 20:22:47 +0000

[...] Microsoft’s InfoCard icon A while ago, Microsoft began working on an icon to symbolize Information Cards. The download describes, “this icon is intended to provide a common visual cue that Information Cards can be used to provide information to a site or program, similarly to ho (tags: iNews) [...]

By: Steve

Steve — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 19:49:33 +0000

@Stephen: I too think it is a good idea to keep the icons with a similar design

By: Michael

Michael — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 22:04:32 +0000

I think the “i” should be more prominent in both designs.

After all, “i” is all about the information.

“i” stands for yourself.

and “i” looks like a mini-person.

By: Abel Chiaro

Abel Chiaro — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 20:16:02 +0000

Comrade Ghorkov: I prefer yours…

By: ikyouCrow

ikyouCrow — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 17:13:54 +0000

i kinda like Long’s design too. however, i would change the highlight a little so it doesn’t look so much like a button.

to me the Long design looks like a smartcard with the chip (or DirecTV card if you’ve ever seen one); the MS design looks like a rectangle with a stylized ‘i’ on it.

By: macosx

macosx — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 10:21:22 +0000

Yours is better, but it MS’s one has a border will would look good on your one too. A double “first white then purple” border.

By: IdentityBlog - Digital Identity, Privacy, and the Internet's Missing Identity Layer

Tue, 23 Oct 2007 23:02:30 +0000

[...] not only understood the meaning of Information Cards – he has applied his obvious talent to tweaking the icon: A while ago, Microsoft began working on an icon to symbolize Information Cards. The download [...]

By: Kim Cameron

Kim Cameron — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 22:09:55 +0000

I like your work. Interesting idea and the image is very strong. Nothing is carved in stone, and I’ll pass this idea on to others.