Animated Icons Info & Poll

Boutoo · Joined: 02 Jul 2007 Posts: 6033 Location: United Kingdom

Animated icons came up in a discussion about particles which can be read in Ludvik's thread here:

http://tinyurl.com/6fv9xj

& another discussion with linkage here:

http://tinyurl.com/5w7oby

Many people dislike them, they're extra work to make & there're also Health & Safety issues surrounding them because of the speed of the animations for those who suffer from migraines & seizures, some of them life threatenting

However, we are encouraged to use them & told they make our products more attractive & stand out more

As the main points of the discussion so far can be seen in Ludvik's thread, I recommend reading it before commenting here

What are your thoughts tho'?

Do you like them?

Do they make you more or less likey to shop with a particular developer?

How would any of us deal with the situation outlined already should it come to it?

If you use them, why do you use them?

Do you see them as an important part of your marketing strategy?

Does the fact that they have been proven to cause others harm affect how you see them?

Are you willing to change to much slower/non-aminated icons in order to protect the health & safety of others?

If not, why not?

Fixes to stop animations in your browser

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Shads · Joined: 16 Apr 2007 Posts: 3018 Location: Germany

In addition to this I would like to post the following:

Triad3 · Joined: 11 Jun 2006 Posts: 660

I only have very few animated icons for my catalog. I believe only 5 in entire catalog. In doing so, I tried to make animation slow so not disturbing to the eyes.

I prefer static icons when shopping and it is very hard to shop developer page that is nothing but flashing icons. I will continue to use static icons for my own catalog. I only used my animated ones for very specific products and reasons. If it is disturbing, please let me know.
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Boutoo · Joined: 02 Jul 2007 Posts: 6033 Location: United Kingdom

Thanks Shads Smile

Triad slow ani's are ok...it's the fast, brightly coloured ones that cause harm.....also if you put your ani's on a very dark/black bg that should help loads
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MasterDecoy · Joined: 04 May 2008 Posts: 27 Location: USA

i find that animated icons that go quickly are highly annoying, and to be honest you cant even see what they are trying to show most of the time, if they were all nice and slow, maybe 1 frame a second then it wouldnt be to bad, and most people would be able to atleast see what they are thinking about buying

vista0007 · Joined: 08 Jul 2006 Posts: 1638 Location: Slovenia

I really hate bright, flashing icons - they give me headaches and make my eyes hurt
They're enought to make me think twice about browsing that developer's catalog ever again - if it's full of those icons.

But nice, slow icons are ok Smile

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Boutoo · Joined: 02 Jul 2007 Posts: 6033 Location: United Kingdom

Me too Vista, me too......I've come close to throwing up a couple of times when I've HAD to cat trawl for various reasons>_<

yvw Triad & as MD said...keep the speed to 1 sec or more Smile

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Silky · Joined: 31 Mar 2007 Posts: 723 Location: USA

All of my icons are animated, but not in a way that I think is annoying or harmful. I intend to continue using the same style.
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Boutoo · Joined: 02 Jul 2007 Posts: 6033 Location: United Kingdom

Thanks for your input Silky & yours are mostly fine (I didn't run screaming from your cat page as soon as I hit it) as they fade rather than 'flash' & they're not full of bright colours
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ChickaFlicka · Joined: 02 Jan 2006 Posts: 10045 Location: USA - AZ

someone not effected by them too much....
tell me if this is bad for you...
http://www.imvu.com/shop/product.php?products_id=2002344

I don't like the ones that "wow" ya...and if they change from a front to a back to a side to a logo to a house to the sky etc. THOSE just make me close a catty page.
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Boutoo · Joined: 02 Jul 2007 Posts: 6033 Location: United Kingdom

Really fun & funky, but owie>_<

Sozz Confused

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Wolfie · Joined: 30 Oct 2006 Posts: 576 Location: United Kingdom

i can take em or leave them, some or great some not so and some and horrid, however i cant stand the thought of IMVU policing peoples Icons.
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Synner · Joined: 05 Sep 2006 Posts: 2273 Location: USA - NY

I dislike the fast WOW icons they tend to give me headaches .I don't mind the slower moving ones at all.
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Boutoo · Joined: 02 Jul 2007 Posts: 6033 Location: United Kingdom

Wolfie why do you have a problem with icons being checked for animations?

There are guidelines already set out in the Health & Safety standards of the majority of Western Countries that state clearly what does & does not cause harm....

Are you saying that you'd feel comfortable about Aylanight, for example, fitting & hurting herself because nobody cared enough about this issue to deal with it in an adult & professional manner?????

I did ask that the othe 2 threads be read before people commented here....it's vital that the matter be fully understood if things are to progress on this
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