I like the idea of Moros' design, but obviously it would have to be made sleeker. Out of Fizzer's choices, my favourite is 6. He seems to just be improving them as he goes along :D
I think the best idea would be a small section of 6 (like in Moros' design) with the WL logo. It seems strange (agreeing with Min34 here) to have no text on the icon. Not being a designer or any kind of expert with any graphical software I can't illustrate what I mean (which frustrates me a lot :D)To me having no text seems like having a screenshot of the game; not an icon. With text the picture looks less like a (false?) screenshot of the game and more like an icon.
All the icons from 2 up are very aesthetically pleasing though; good job Fizzer!
I know that Noobschool but having no text on the icon (or at least some sort of logo) makes the icon seem 'amateur' for want of a better word. The icon should feature something similar to my/Moros' idea because at the moment the icon isn't really a logo.
The first one is fine, but I like the third one the most. 2,4,5 & 6 are too bright and have too much contrast; they look a bit cheap to me. Or maybe it's that particular hue of blue (esp. in 4 & 5).
having no text on the icon (or at least some sort of logo) makes the icon seem 'amateur' for want of a better word.
The only app that I use that has its name in its icon is Kindle. Look at Twitter, Facebook, all of Google's apps, all of Apple's apps -- none of them put the app's name in the icon. You're calling all of these companies amateur?
just for snorts and giggles maybe try inverting the land masses to white and darkening up the water a shade to make the contrast between the 2 "pop".
That's basically what #1 is. But I'm thinking something along these lines too, as the black landmasses really don't stand out when viewed on a device. You can barely see them:
In #7, I tried inverting the colors - light landmasses on dark background. I'm not sure I like the icon more when viewed large, but it's *much* more recognizable that it's the Earth when viewed small (like on a phone.) I also reduced the horizontal size of the frame so that the map could be made slightly bigger. What do you guys think?
Maybe u should consider making an separate logo or a simpler one letter or word icon that will be more noticeable. As the icon is now it has too many details for such a small size and the blue won't show enough on darker backgrounds.
I took my Ipod and looked how many games had names on it (WL also is a game, not a social network that is world famous) 12/56 had their names on it, but the names are indeed also under it. I, myself, prefer it with a name, but without is ofc ok and very acceptable.
Miyagi confused about this whole thing. IOS update coming in 2.0 its not up now right? Anyways of The Icons i like Moros' the best but of fizzer's #7 is my favorite
I like 6 best, but maybe consider a bright silver around edge rather than black. Like the containers look on iOS. They are dark with a silver edge and look nice. I also prefer a thinner border than the wide one you have on it now
Note that the point of the globe is that there is not little square. You lose the clutter of the borders and shadows on the box and so ultimately a globe type design could end up being simpler.
