aleta-postre/icons/templates/design.md

THIS IS WIP SO PLEASE CONTACT ME INSTEAD OF READING THIS IF YOU WILL DESIGN ICONS.

Inkscape setup

This step (Inkscape setup) is fully optional.

import the inkscape palette in the Tools folder. how?:

• copy other/aleta-postre.gpl to your inkscape folder. In gnu linux are two possibilities: if you have the flatpak version: ~/.var/app/org.inkscape.Inkscape/config/inkscape/palettes if you have the native version: ~/.config/inkscape/palettes.

Concepts

here is an image describing the parts of an icon of aleta.

Design

• the position of the foreground will fit in the hints.
• the foreground must be white. This don't mean that you will draw every path in white. you can use any color you want while drawing. this means that the result of your drawing session is an icon with a white foreground
• the minimal width is a square of the grid. preferably make «2 squares lines» as minimum.
• if the icon is too complex, try to simplify it.
• please use the original color¹; if the original icon shows many colors, decide by yourself what are the best color to use.
• you can use plain colors, but gradients are appreciated.

¹: in aleta postre, i have changed the color rules and now aleta uses the original colors of the apps. there is no more the needing of a palette.

folder design

• instead of the template.svg, use the template-folder.svg.
• this template is specific for folders and NOT FOR ICONS.
• this template hast only one hint.