Louie Mantia on Dark Mode App Icons
Louie Mantia:
Apple’s announcement of “dark mode” icons has me thinking about
how I would approach adapting “light mode” icons for dark mode. I
grabbed 12 icons we made at Parakeet for our clients to
illustrate some ways of going about it. […]
Unfortunately, some icons appear to have lost or gained weight in
dark mode. For example, the Settings gear didn’t change size in
dark mode, but it appears to occupy less space because the dark
circle around it blends with its background. That makes it
appear smaller than the Find My icon, which now looks enormous
next to FaceTime. This is a remnant of some questionable design
choices in iOS 7 that have lingered now for the last decade.
That last sentence is the most diplomatic thing I’ve ever heard from Louie. What a splendid post this is — exemplary work to illustrate his advice.
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Louie Mantia:
Apple’s announcement of “dark mode” icons has me thinking about
how I would approach adapting “light mode” icons for dark mode. I
grabbed 12 icons we made at Parakeet for our clients to
illustrate some ways of going about it. […]
Unfortunately, some icons appear to have lost or gained weight in
dark mode. For example, the Settings gear didn’t change size in
dark mode, but it appears to occupy less space because the dark
circle around it blends with its background. That makes it
appear smaller than the Find My icon, which now looks enormous
next to FaceTime. This is a remnant of some questionable design
choices in iOS 7 that have lingered now for the last decade.
That last sentence is the most diplomatic thing I’ve ever heard from Louie. What a splendid post this is — exemplary work to illustrate his advice.