UKC

What does the icon represent?

In reply to aln:

3 people, check the big icon at the top of the page.

In reply to Paul Phillips - UKC and UKH:

Why does it come up in different colours?

In reply to aln:

It's a person with nearly a whole igloo on their head?

In reply to aln:

I thought it was Princess Leia

In reply to Timmd:

Yeah. Crap isn't it?

In reply to aln:

It's the paw print of a troll

In reply to Skol:

It's bloody awful.

In reply to aln:


It looks like a person with a little angel on one ear and a little devil on the other.

....yeah, it's about right then.....<<"no it isn't"......"yes it is" >>

In reply to aln:

basically the design is absolute shite.
They have tried to 'update' it but really it just needs a complete overhaul.
It really is the most old-fashioned site that i use.

Ah well, no doubt in 57 years they might update it

In reply to aln:

What is the bouldering icon all about?

In reply to aln:

Why clearly its a person being ear f**clee by 2 midgets.

And the gear icon is an orange palm tree.

In reply to Mad Hatter 1988:

Ear f**cked that should say.

Bloody phone.

In reply to wiwwim:


Looks like a motorway sign for a steep gradient.

In reply to aln:

Am I the only person having trouble telling the difference between off belay and rock talk - the colour contrast is marginal

In reply to aln:

It looks like a tap to me.

In reply to Kimono:





Steady on. This is what people voted for.

In reply to toad:


I'm going with yes.

In reply to aln:

It is definitely Mickey Mouse in a lifejacket. Eisner is going to be soooo pissed off with you...

In reply to aln:

I knew it reminded me of someone,

http://www.solsburyhill.us/pre2010files/scrapbook/genesis/flower.jpg

In reply to aln:

Most of the new icons are based on the Open Source 'Font Awesome' - http://fontawesome.io/icons/

We made our own version of the more climbing-specific icons.

Alan

In reply to Paul Phillips - UKC and UKH:



I think this perfectly sums up the icon change, you can't tell WTF it is without viewing it in a larger version!!

This is poor user interface design! It should be intuitive to understand, in small it looks like one person with 4 smaller heads around them. The colours of several of the icons are also not dark enough to stand out or create enough contrast with the background and as a result many look washed out. For example The Pub and Running forums

In reply to Graeme Hammond:

my partner says it looks like a paw print but on closer examination it looked like a head with four blobs around it!

In reply to Graeme Hammond:


The running one in particular looks completely amorphous without enlargement.

The icon changes seem like change for the sake of change and it's turned out to be change. They should be changed back immediately.

In reply to Robert Durran:

We couldn't understand the running one either.

In reply to Graeme Hammond:

Im in lille station drinking Chouffe beer. The guy on the bottle has got the same shoes on.

E

In reply to aln:

It's a balding man with a dodgy Affro.

In reply to Jonny2vests:

Ok, maybe that was a bit strong (drink had been taken)
But people did not vote on the design....they voted for change.
However, change for the better might have been a good thing.

Yes, the interfaces are much better....not having to go to a new page to reply for example, but the design really isnt fantastic.

Ah well, small mercies

In reply to aln:

I have to say, I like the new layout and features, it's not just change for change sake it's actually useful stuff.

That said, the forum icons are not good at all, they look very washed out and almost blurry.

In reply to aln:

it's a genetically modified mickey mouse

In reply to Kimono:

I think the strength of your post was very unfortunate. Clearly quite a lot of effort has gone into the new upgrades - and I for one think they're pretty good. The new icons are better; more importantly all the other features are a significant improvement for mobile users.

In reply to SARS:

Hey, i came clean!

Effort has clearly gone in and there are a lot of techno-dinosaurs to keep happy here

But the design is almost kindergarten standard.
Im sorry, but bad design doth offend mine eye

In reply to aln:

Can we make this thread about all the icons we don't understand. Bouldering is next I reckon.

In reply to Kimono:

What other changes would you suggest?

In reply to aln:

It's a chair now.