Is my app icon any good?

[PixelEnvision]

Originally Posted by LairdGames

@PixelEnvision:

Sorry for calling you PixelVision earlier! I just realize that you are the same developer that is on he the Corona dev forum. Hello! I am Mo from the same forum (LairdGames) I just started here and I already like it! A lot of stuff to learn about!

take care.

Mo

Np

Yeah, that's me... Nice to see you here too...

[PixelEnvision]

@rikschennink,

PikPok's sample is very good. Just an idea but also looking at promo images of movies like deep impact, etc. might also help you...

[ultrapped]

At first glance, I did not realize what its about with roughly 2 colors, blue and orange.
When looking at the large pic, although i found its a planet but does not attract me to play the game. Maybe because it looks like some national geographic things LOL

[rikschennink]

Originally Posted by PixelEnvision

@rikschennink,

PikPok's sample is very good. Just an idea but also looking at promo images of movies like deep impact, etc. might also help you...

Good plan! Thanks

[DekoDev]

something like this maybe? not mine.

[rikschennink]

Originally Posted by DekoDev

something like this maybe? not mine.

Yea, I'm going in that direction, the challenge is to make it look good at 57x57 pixels, 512 is no problem ;-)

[rikschennink]

In progress new 512 version, want to make sure this is better before i start making the smaller ones.. any thoughts?

[MindJuice]

Despite what someone else said, it is NOT easy to change your icon once your app is in the store, so spend some time to make sure you get it right.

You need to submit a new binary with the new icon. At that time, you can change the app store icon too.

This was not always the case. Previously, you could change your icon in the app store any time you wanted with no approval, but Apple changed this policy well over a year ago.

Apple also requires that the icons be substantially similar or your app could be rejected.

[knoids]

Originally Posted by rikschennink

In progress new 512 version, want to make sure this is better before i start making the smaller ones.. any thoughts?

First off I am not a dev. 2ndly, This is better than the other one, but I think the explosion looks a little cheezy. Sorry, it may just be me, but that's what I think. If this turns out to be your icon, it will be better than most other icons!

[lumimae]

This version is way more beautiful! : D
I'd try more bright/saturated colors because it seem a little too dark and may be too discrete among other icons.

Also, I think you don't need to show the whole planet to make it understandable, try zooming it a little more to focus the explosion.



but they're only suggestions, I think it's pretty cool the original way too