SO YOU'VE GOT to put a #Peertube channel link on your super snazzy site tomorrow.
Which one would you choose?
This is not a poll, we are interested in feedback on the below four main options pictured. What you like, what you don't, and ways to improve the options for #webDevelopers who embrace #fediverse. As such, all critical COMMENTS and BOOSTS will help the community.
Lossless, transparent PNG in next comment.
As promised, lossless, transparent versions of the above 24px, 48px, and 32px. Icons that we declare Copyleft for the furthering, promotion and description of the fediverse and its #AGPLv3-licenced softwares.
At the time of writing, the orange versions of the pictured #PeertubeIcon have yet to be added to the project repository here:
https://git.disroot.org/fediOrigami/fediOrigami
@BBCRD
At some point you may want to test a Peertube server.
In the above toot an icon in the top-left quadrant may work best. The orange would provide the needed colour seperation to differentiate it from any possible YouTabe icon. If however you don't use a youtube icon you could conceivably use an icon from the *bottom*-left quadrant instead.
If you have any thoughts or suggestions do sing out. We are actively helping to develop fediverse icon solutions for everyone to benefit from.
@hexaheximal ^^^
These above #PeertubeIcons (left side) will be added to the repo too.
Unfortunately, finding the time to do things is really, really hard.
@dsfgs #peertube colors and icon, horizontal orientation. Gives the impression of YT (including the play button icon style) without going to far afield.
But that would only be for sites that have a history of using YT, for unoformity. I think so long as there is a thumbnail still frame with some kind of play button icon, people will know what to do with it.
@randy Good perspective, Randy. yes the orange, on a site that has a history of using YT, does create helpful seperation between the two. Do you think a site with no history of using YT, or that is **replacing** YT can comfortably a red, peertube icon?
We hadn't thought about play buttons, thanks! Peertube does have a simple way of making videos on the page seem watchable. If someone wanted to use the orange (or red), peertube, circle types in that situation they may read as play buttons, too?
@dsfgs certainly, though I think that the color red is more a function of YT's dominance rather than an intuitive color choice. A red #peertube play button (in whatever shape or orientation) just perpetuates the impression that YT design language is correct and/or required, when it really is just a choice.
I think the peertube colors are close enough. Any shape of background can work, including the circle.
@randy Quite right. One thing that struck us in the lead up to doing this work, was the #VLCMediaPlayer, when it comes to native applications orange is thus widely accepting as video, Things like PDFs are given the red iconography. Its interesting that red online is more associated with video, Netflix included, and might be based on ulterior motives like stimulating particular emotions. Or it could be because RSS appear to have adopted the orange.
Thanks again for your continued feedback!
@dsfgs Remember, this isn't about what icon they *like* it's about which one gives them the clearest indication of what it does, otherwise it won't be used.
I have a feeling that this would be the wide, red color in the bottom left quadrant, mainly because it's the most similar to the dominant platform.
That said every audience is different with their own niche culture set of associations, thus why #UX testing is important.
@Blort
Yes, design can be quite nuanced. It's really why we couldn't decide which colour was better and wanted people's unbiased opinions.
The red icon offers a familiar experience, and then they will be transported to the wonderous world of freedom-respecting software. Maybe it is best to transtion in this gradual way. The colours matter less than the transition to FOSS, itself.
@dsfgs
Sure. Just remember that their opinions and what they guess the function of the icon will be, are often two very different things.
People often love flashy, unique icons, but in testing they're often confused by the purpose of those same icons. The most effective icons are quite often... boring. 🥱
@dougwade
Thanks for the feedback, Doug!!!! :)
After a number of quality responses, both public and one private, we are ready to organise a few things at the repo. Soon the red and orange peertube icons on the left will take 'pride of place' at the top of the page.
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