The folks over at MyMac Magazine have been around even longer than the Iconfactory, so when their founder, Tim Robertson, invited our own Ged Maheux for an interview, we were only too happy to oblige. Ged appears this week in episode #185 and gives the skinny on everything from our month long Indy tribute, how we got started creating icons and the current state of development of Twitterrific for the iPhone. If you’re interested in what happens behind the scenes at the factory, or where we’re headed, surf on over to MyMac Magazine and check out the interview online.
The Breakroom
A Day In the Life
May 23, 2008
“Only the penitent man will pass.”
May 20, 2008
Think you can keep up with the Joneses? Indy must save his father and the legendary Holy Grail in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade™, the third feature in our month long tribute to the thrilling adventure series from George Lucas and Steven Spielberg.
Artist Anthony Piraino has outdone himself bringing the memorable objects and treasure from the film right to your desktop. Join young Indy’s first adventure to recover the splendid Cross of Coronado, then examine the broken remnants of the Grail Tablet for clues to help Indy find his lost father. These and other amazingly detailed icons are available now at the Iconfactory’s Indiana Jones™ home page as Mac or PC icons or as a searchable Candybar iContainer for OS X that also lets you customize your dock’s appearance.
We’re counting down the days until the release of the all new Indy adventure, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull™ due in theaters May 22nd. If you’re as excited as we are, be sure to visit the movie’s official website for all kinds of Indy info and goodies. Enjoy!
TM &
WWDC Is the Place You Ought to Be!
May 19, 2008
California here we come! It’s time once again for swimming pools and movie stars, or so we’d like to think. In reality its the annual pilgrimage to San Francisco’s Moscone Center for the gathering of geeks, coders and Mac faithful that is WWDC. Thanks to the massive success of Apple’s iPhone and the related SDK program, the computer maker is reporting that for the first time in the event’s history, WWDC is sold out. Which means the lines that our own Craig Hockenberry and Corey Marion will be waiting in in the wee hours of the morning, will be even longer than usual.
WWDC should prove extremely valuable for developers looking to craft their first iPhone and iPod Touch applications. Like the rest of the Macintosh developer community, we’re anxious to hear more about Apple’s App Store and what the future may bring. In the meantime, we’ve been working diligently to bring two of our applications to Apple’s mobile platform – Twitterrific and Frenzic. Both apps have made huge strides toward running natively on these devices and if you bump into Craig or Corey at WWDC, they just might show them to you. If you’ll be attending WWDC, be sure to follow Craig and Corey’s Twitter stream to find out where they’ll be and what’s going on. Now if you’ll excuse us, the fellas are packin’ up the truck and moving to Mos-con-e!
“You will become a true believer!”
May 13, 2008
The second release in our tribute to the adventures of Indiana Jones™ has arrived! Dr. Jones leads famous American female vocalist Willie Scott and pickpocket turned sidekick, Short Round, on an journey deep into India to recover the stolen Sankara Stones. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom™ is a roller-coaster ride of excitement that takes Indy on a dangerous quest full of bugs, evil henchmen and dark magic.
The Temple of Doom collection comes with 10 desktop icons you can use to give your Mac or PC desktops a fun, Indy makeover. The set includes the famous mine cart (the empty mine cart makes a great trash can!), Indy’s antidote vial, trusty satchel and more. And just like last week’s Raiders of the Lost Ark release, this set’s CandyBar iContainer showcases a special Leopard dock style that let’s Mac users customize their dock’s visual appearance.
With the upcoming release of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull™ due to hit theaters on May 22nd, there isn’t much time left. Swing into action, visit the Iconfactory’s Indy home page and download these latest treasures before Mola Ram’s minions steal them away forever!
TM &
Iconfactory To Speak at ICON5 About Icons
May 8, 2008
Watch out Big Apple, you’ve got some country folk coming your way! We’re talking of course about our invitation to speak at the annual ICON Illustration Conference to be held July 2nd-5th in New York City.
Our good friend and fellow artist, Von Glitschka managed to wrangle us from our cozy pixelated cave here in North Carolina to join him at the historic Roosevelt Hotel for a session called The Art and Science of Icon Illustration. The session promises to be chock full of tips for illustrators on the growing demand for icons and icon design in today’s digital world. David, Ged and Von will offer tips and tricks, showcase prior work and answer all your vexing icon questions.
If you are planning on attending the ICON 5 Illustration Conference in New York City or perhaps just want to stop by and say “Hi!”, then we look forward to meeting you. We’ll be sure to be on the Twitter with our experiences and schedule, so if you’re interested check out Ged & David’s Twitter streams. Get ready NYC, here we come!
The Man With the Hat Is Back!
May 6, 2008
We’re pleased to announce the launch of our month-long celebration of everyone’s favorite movie hero, Indiana Jones™! May marks the return of Lucasfilm & Paramount’s blockbuster series starring Harrison Ford – Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull™.
For the past 6 months, artist Anthony Piraino has been crafting all new icons for Indy’s return to the big screen, and so we’re kicking off May with a re-release of Anthony’s original Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark™ collection, now with beautiful large resources for Mac OS X Leopard and Windows Vista. Indy’s bullwhip, trademark fedora and treasures never looked so good! In addition, the CandyBar iContainer sports a fun custom dock, and Dave Brasgalla has worked up a special Indy desktop picture perfect for armchair archaeologists.
We invite you to visit the Iconfactory’s Indiana Jones™ home page to preview and download each film’s icon collection throughout the month of May. Then be sure to grab your ticket for the hottest show in town, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull™ coming to theaters everywhere May 22nd. We hope you enjoy this Iconfactory special event. The adventure is just beginning!
TM &
Oh Give Me A Home Where the Patapon Roam!
May 3, 2008
Last week Talos released a fun set of desktop icons based on the characters from the hit SONY PSP game, Patapon, and the feedback to the set has been positively great. Now as promised, Ged has released two all new Patapon themed desktop pictures for your pleasure.
Both Patapon Gold and Patapon Aqua are dual screen releases so those of you running multiple monitors will have plenty of pixels to paste. The set also comes as handy iPhone wallpapers for those of you on the go. So if you enjoyed dressing up your computer in the graphical markings of the Patapon Tribe, head on over to the freeware page and check out the latest eye candy for your Mac or PC desktop!
The Return of the Smooth
April 30, 2008
The recent update of Smoothicons 5, although completely rebuilt from the ground up, was merely a refresh of the old system replacement set. Smoothicons 13 is fresh! New iPod nanos! Macbook Air! iPod touch! Also included are a few conspicuously missing Panic and Iconfactory applications and some simple replacements for the mind-bogglingly complex Photoshop and Illustrator icons. Enjoy!
Patapon Invades Your Desktop!
April 24, 2008
The moment the game trailer hit the web, we knew Patapon was something special. Developed originally in Japan, Patapon was released in the United States this past February for the SONY PSP platform. Players use rhythms to guide their warriors in an all-out assaults against enemies both small and large, and features bold shapes and colors. Talos’ freeware release includes many of the tribe members from the initial levels of the game and make great additions for your Mac or PC desktop. The release also includes a special Patapon desktop picture from Ged that you can use as a backdrop for the icons! Watch for even more Patapon desktops from Ged next week and don’t forget about the CandyBar iContainer that sports a custom Patapon dock for Leopard users. Have fun and remember to duck!
Stick It To Me!
April 16, 2008
Admit it, you’re a sticker addict. You’ve been waiting for more sticker goodness from Iconfactory artist David Lanham, and now your patience is about to pay off. We’re pleased to announce Sticker Pack 2 with over 40 new application stickers for your computer desktop. All new sticky additions include Twitterrific, Transmit, Aperture, Automator, Yojimbo, Firefox and many more. If plastering your dock with fun, playful graphics makes you smile, then head on over and download Sticker Pack 2 for Mac, PC or as a super-rad CandyBar iContainer today. Have fun!
