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Hardware Icon Library
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Version
2.6
The quality of application icons plays a vital role
for application development. The more informative and
eye-catching an icon is, the faster users can find it
on the desktop or access the necessary function on the
toolbar. The initial impression is based not only on
the program's functionality, but on its visual appeal
as well.
The communication value of an icon is often
underestimated, but virtually any person would agree
that our attention is initially drawn by the image,
not the contents underlying it. Therefore, it should
be a rule of thumb for any serious developer to think
about the visual aspect of the application well in
advance. Nevertheless, things do not happen the way we
want, and deadlines are often closer then we assume.
If you are approaching your deadline and are
experiencing time shortages because of testing, bug
fixing and rechecking, and your designer has taken a
sick leave, do not give way to despair. Your client
will sign the close form in time, because your
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