The Breakroom • A blog for the Iconfactory

Star Trek Props: TOS

May 4, 2010

Continuing the Star Trek theme at the Iconfactory, Dave Brasgalla has created several new icons based on props for the original 60’s Star Trek series, and updated a few old friends. Much of today’s technology was presaged by the original series, and in some cases, directly influenced by it. Desktop computers, compact data storage, pocket wireless communication devices, magic writing slates – it was all there, and it looked great!

These icons pay tribute to the visionary designers and prop makers who worked to give Gene Roddenberry’s concepts physical form. Fans of the original Star Trek will love this small set of icons available for your Mac, PC or as a handy CandyBar iContainer. Enjoy!

Twitterrific 1.0.1 for iPad

April 21, 2010

By Webmaster

We’re pleased to announce that Twitterrific for iPad has been updated to version 1.0.1 in the App Store and contains many important bug fixes and feature requests. Some of the noteworthy items include:

Support for Instapaper via Settings app
Audio notification control via Settings app
Support for old style RTs – Forward to Followers
Bug fixes associated with device orientation
Much more

Download and enjoy Twitterrific for iPad free of charge. Users who purchase the in-app upgrade can manage multiple Twitter accounts and remove advertising from the timeline.

As a special bonus, we’re making Flight Pattern, the wallpaper from version 1.0.1 seen behind the timeline, available as a desktop download! You can head over to the freeware page to view and save the wallpaper in your browser, or download the Flight Pattern archive directly (including a version optimized for iPad) from Files.Iconfactory.net. Enjoy!

Beware Greeks Bearing Gifts

April 20, 2010

By Webmaster

Myths and legends have long been the basis for modern story telling. The adventures of classic figures such as Hercules, Odysseus and Jason have been told time and time again on stage and screen. Now, Anthony Piraino, who brought you our Indiana Jones series, brings the memorable objects of 1981’s Clash of the Titans to your desktop.

Long before there were computer generated images, stop-motion animation artist Ray Harryhausen created the effects for what many to believe to be his masterpiece. Clash of the Titans tells the tale of demi-god Perseus and his journey to destroy the dreaded Kraken and win the hand of the lovely Andromeda. Fans of the original Clash will love this small set of icons available for your Mac, PC or as a handy CandyBar iContainer. Enjoy!

Watch Out Cupertino

April 9, 2010

By Webmaster

November 2008. Greensboro, North Carolina. The Iconfactory welcomes an enthusiastic new designer to the team. Louie Mantia joins us on the factory floor eager to jump in with both feet as we are ramping up our iPhone game development efforts.

April 2010. Louie prepares for the next phase in what will undoubtedly be an illustrious career as he packs his gear and jets to the west coast to board the mothership. We all wish him the best and expect him to secure Ollie a prominent place on a Keynote slide when he has taken over for Scott Forstall and works the stage at future Apple Worldwide Developers Conferences.

Louie has been an invaluable member of the team and will be sorely missed. Ramp Champ is one of the most beautiful games on the App Store because of his contributions to the user experience and visuals. His designs for the Ramp Champ and Twitterrific websites will be the templates for Iconfactory sites in the future. And his work produced for clients on iPhone and Mac projects are second to none. Louie now has the dubious distinction of being the first employee to ever leave the Iconfactory and we are honored and humbled that he was poached by Apple. Goodbye Five Guys, hello In-and-Out Burger! Dibs on his 30” Display!

Infinite Loop

April 6, 2010

By Webmaster

Preview

Anyone who’s been to visit the Apple mother ship in Cupertino, CA knows the campus is dotted with signage of an age gone by. The campus used to hold the famed Icon Garden where visitors could see desktop icons come to life. Although the Icon Garden was taken down years ago, other examples still exist today.

Iconfactory artist Louie Mantia has brought one aspect of the campus to life as this week’s freeware icon release – Infinite Loop. Based on iconic campus signage, this small set of icons of the numbers 1-6 will be an instant hit to Apple fans far and wide. Head on over and download these fun, retro style icons for your Mac, PC or as a CandyBar iContainer today. And remember to think different!

Announcing Twitterrific for iPad

April 2, 2010

By Webmaster

The award-winning Twitterrific for iPhone took flight with the advent of Apple’s App Store two years ago. Today we’re pleased to announce a newly redesigned Twitteriffic for the launch of Apple’s iPad. With this release, our popular Twitter client is more friendly, easier to use and includes compelling new features that make tweeting even more fun!

Here are just some of the notable highlights in Twitterrific for iPad:

Unified timeline for replies, re-tweets, direct messages & mentions
Create Twitter-based searches & view lists
Browse conversation threads between users
Easily follow, un-follow and block Twitter users
Filter timeline for specific tweet types & trends
Helpful actions including: re-tweet, link shortening & tweet translation

Download and enjoy this beautiful Twitter client free of charge. Users can also purchase the in-app upgrade to:

Manage multiple Twitter accounts
Remove advertising from the timeline

We invite you to visit the new Twitterrific for iPad homepage to view detailed screen shots, get answers to frequently asked questions and purchase Twitterrific related goodies and gear. Then wing your way to the App Store and download Twitterrific for your shiny new iPad and join the fun!

Go Gowalla & Find a Real Ollie

March 31, 2010

By Webmaster

The Iconfactory is teaming up with Gowalla to bring you a fun social scavenger hunt you won’t want to miss. Simply use Gowalla to check into any U.S. Apple Store between now and April 6th to collect Ollie, the lovable mascot of Twitterrific in digital form.

Adding Ollie to your Gowalla stash is pretty cool, but 100 lucky Gowalla users will also receive a free Ollie vinyl collectible. That’s right, the very same figure Twitter fans have been going ga-ga over can now be yours absolutely free. Participating is easy, download Gowalla for your mobile platform of choice, visit your local Apple Store and check-in with the app for a chance to receive a real Ollie. What better way to pass your time in line than competing to find free stuff? The promotion ends soon, so don’t delay!

UPDATE: By popular demand we’ve opened the Gowalla promotion up to Apple Stores in the UK and Canada. There are still lots of Ollie to be found, and not much time left to find them so get moving people!

What are you doing?

March 23, 2010

By Webmaster

Corey Marion is updating his Smoothicon series after checking in at the Iconfactory. This new addition to the series includes some favorites for sharing your photos and video, publishing your prose and letting friends know where you are and what you are doing.

Don’t hang around, grab this latest Smoothicons set for Mac, Windows or as a handy Candybar iContainer. Share everything with the world whether they want to know about it or not!

Somatic Rebirth Extras 2!

March 9, 2010

By Webmaster

Fans of David Lanham’s unique system replacement set, Somatic, have reason to cheer. Today David digs up his latest Somatic additions and adds an entire flock of app icons users will know and love. Somatic Rebirth Extras 2 includes fun versions of Skype, Handbrake, Skitch, Acorn and many others that are just waiting for a home on your Mac or PC desktop.

So don’t be shy, hop, skip or jump over and grab Rebirth Extras 2 today along with all of David’s previous Somatic sets for the ultimate desktop makeover.

Bat Trio Desktop

March 2, 2010

By Webmaster

In the fictional universe of Bruce Wayne, it takes courage to protect the denizens of Gotham against the evil of Arkham Asylum. Ged Maheux’s new desktop picture is based on the artwork of Batman the Animated Series and is perfect for comic fans of all ages. Swing over and download Bat Trio for your Mac or PC desktop or as an iPhone wallpaper and don’t forget to check out our other heroic entries as well.

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