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ShopSavvy iPhone Icon Project

We have been given a short reprieve to come up with a better icon, and icon even Apple could love, for ShopSavvy.  Most of you know that ShopSavvy is about to be released on the iPhone, but most of you don’t know that our icon for the iPhone version SUCKS.  It is actually really sad.  We need help from the design community.  Oh, and we don’t have much time.  You don’t want to see what we are going to end up with if you can’t help.  Help us! Please help! (call Alexander Muse 1+214-550-2003 or @amuse on Twitter)

ShopSavvy is:

• barcode scanner
• price comparison application
• shopping buddy

Icon idea: include a barcode in the icon.
Idea problem: barcodes are designed to look generic. barcodes are made up of very thin lines.
Solution: idealize a barcode with fewer, bolder lines.

Icon idea: include a shopping cart in the icon.
Idea problem: we are sort of a shopping app, more of a comparison app.
Solution: put a shopping cart on the icon anyway.

Icon idea: include a ’scanner’ in the icon.
Idea problem: scanner might be confusing, look lame.
Solution: make it look cool.

Here are some prior projects (they include the Android version too):

Posted by amuse | September 10, 2009 - 9:05am2 Comments
Category: ShopSavvy (iPhone)