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XP Icons for developers
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| gm1234 2005-02-07, 3:53 am |
| Using XP icons to enhance software usability
The use of icons in software application development is indisputable. But it is also a matter of fact that not many software developers give much importance to the icons that they make use of, little realizing the potential that icons exhibit in marketing their software.
Most software providers make use of low quality free icons that don’t look professional in the least. The use of such low quality icons can make their software look inferior and complex resulting into low customer satisfaction. Discussed in this article is the importance of well designed XP style icons in improving a software program’s marketability and the solution to purchase and download XP icons at low costs.
Importance of well designed icons in your software applications
1.) Professionally designed XP style icons can help in easy navigation resulting into a user friendly interface
2.) XP Icons reduce the overall complexity of the software at the same time reducing space, in-turn improving the look and feel
3.) Well designed software icons can eliminate any language problems that your end users are likely to experience making an application universally acceptable
4.) Custom made XP icons can provide a unique identity to your software applications
How proper use of professional icons can improve your software’s marketability
Some really good sites that offer xp icons for application developement include:
Icongalore.com - check out there free sample icons:
http://icongalore.com/sales/purchase-and-download.php
and Iconexperience.com | |
| dhmderuiter 2006-05-30, 12:53 pm |
| IconCart.com, a new service providing royalty-free professional Vista and XP Style icons, announced the release of their new set of icons specifically aimed at toolbar, software and web application developers. All Vista style icons have been designed to provide a modern look aimed at the Windows Vista and XP platform to ensure that they look dynamic and blend into any interface effortlessly. Users will be able to download the icons in many different formats including .ico, .bmp, .jpg, .gif and .png with each format also available in enabled and disabled versions. Further each icon is available in 7 different sizes, from 16 x 16 pixels up to 256 x 256 pixels. Vector imagas are also available for download.
IconCart.com also provides a custom icon service. With this service developers have access to high quality custom made icons for their applications at very affordable rates. |
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