Our weekly freeware icon updates continue this week with another addition to Corey Marion’s ever popular Smoothicons collection. This latest release brings the series up to date with the latest Apple hardware and addresses a long-standing request, replacement icons for the iApps! If you are using CandyBar and the Smoothicons 5 set your Apple software will look right at home on the dock next to the Smoothicons Finder and Trash Can icons. Head over and pick up them up in Mac OS X, Windows XP and Candybar iContainer formats.
The Breakroom
Another Reason to Love Pixadex
August 6, 2003
The workers have been re-discovering the joys of Classic OS 9 icons thanks to iChat and Pixadex. Using iChat AV and our newly released icon organization program, Pixadex, you can change your 32×32 buddy icons quicker than a New York minute. Some might call it a time waster, but we just call it fun. We encourage you to hit the Warehouse to browse all those Classic icon sets you might have overlooked that make awesome buddy avatars.
Gundam Invades Your Desktop
August 5, 2003
We’re pleased to announce this Tuesday’s freeware icon release comes from Iconfactory artist, Talos Tsui, and is based on the popular Japanese anime Gundam Mobile Suit. These ultra-cool icons reference the trading figures popular in Asia now and are perfect additions to any anime fan’s collection. Gundam Mobile Fortune is available today for Mac OS X, Windows XP and as an iContainer for use with Pixadex. Be sure to check out the iContainer for a special surprise not found in the other downloads! Enjoy!
Pixadex Updated to v 1.1
August 4, 2003
Panic and the Iconfactory have updated our newly released icon organization tool for Mac OS X, Pixadex, to version 1.1. This update addresses several commonly reported bugs including one that would cause problems on systems running in “thousands of colors”. In addition, Pixadex now fully supports the import and export of Mac-based .icns files, especially useful for developers. For a complete list of everything that is new in this release, head on over to the Pixadex homepage. Pixadex 1.1 is a free upgrade to registered users and is available today.
G5 Drives Arrive!
July 22, 2003
Apple’s newly-introduced G5 tower has everyone buzzing. The specifications are certainly enticing, but the first thing one notices is the sleek new metal enclosure. Dave Brasgalla has created a series of drive icons in the popular World Of Aqua style that draw their inspiration directly from this latest flexing of Apple’s industrial design muscle. G5 Drives include the hard drive icons needed for the relevant categories in CandyBar, plus many extras. Dave has even thrown in some preview icons from upcoming, related sets. Now you can have the G5 look – rows of tiny holes and all – right on your desktop. It may not be the same as having the real thing, but it’s quite a bit cheaper and it’s available today!
Introducing Pixadex!
July 14, 2003
Panic and the Iconfactory, the creative team that brought you CandyBar, has teamed up once for Pixadex. Pixadex is to icons, what Apple’s iPhoto is to images, and more. Pixadex lets you quickly import, organize and search huge numbers of icons easily. The application stores all of your icons in a single place, organized into customized collections that can be sorted and searched as well as re-exported.
Here are just some of Pixadex’s powerful features:
- Import standard Mac icons, iContainers & older IconDropper Packs
- Search against a variety of info including author, copyright and keywords
- Set any icon for CandyBar or simply drag and drop into CandyBar
- Export icons in a variety of image formats including TIFFs, PNGs and .ICNS
- Copy and paste icons onto Adobe Photoshop canvases for editing
- Set custom icons in the Finder instantly with QuickDrop
In addition, Pixadex comes complete with an exclusive iContainer – On Safari, from our very own Dave Brasgalla. These application and document replacement icons are rendered in World of Aqua style and are sure to be an instant hit with icon collectors everywhere.
Pixadex is shareware and is available today for $18.95. Registered users of our classic icon organization program, IconDropper, qualify for a $5.00 discount. We invite you to download Pixadex and try it out for yourself. This is the program icon lovers everywhere have been waiting for.
Interview with the Foreman
July 11, 2003
Our own Foreman, Gedeon Maheux has taken part in an interview about the process of designing and producing icons over at it-enquirer.com. If you are interested, hop on over and check it out. It provides some interesting information into just how we work here at the factory and what we go through to produce our icons.
Update: The interview seems to have been taken off-line. If anyone runs across a mirror link to it, please let us know. Thanks!
CandyBar 1.5.3 Now Available
July 11, 2003
Just a quick note to let everyone know that CandyBar has been updated to version 1.5.3. Complete details of what’s new in this version can be found on the CandyBar homepage, but the main changes involve interoperability with our soon to be released software, Pixadex. Thanks to the talented group at Panic, these two programs will be like two peas in a pod. This is a free upgrade for registered users and we recommend everyone download the update prior to trying out Pixadex. Thanks!
