The Breakroom • A blog for the Iconfactory

Beware the Horseman!

October 25, 2007

As Halloween draws closer, we’re pleased to bring you the latest spooky creation for your computer desktop. Every child knows the Legend of Sleepy Hollow, and now the classic tale from author Washington Irving comes to life in the form of a new desktop picture from Iconfactory artist Dave Brasgalla. Ichabod Crane’s fate seems sealed as the Horseman pursues his lost head across time and into the nightmares of readers both young and old. Ride over and grab this erie image for your Mac, PC or Apple iPhone before it’s too late. And whatever you do, don’t forget to duck. Happy Halloween!

Cabel Tells All (almost)

October 24, 2007

By Webmaster

For months, people have been writing and asking if we were going to update Pixadex, the outstanding app for collecting and organizing icons from Panic and the Iconfactory. The same question comes up when CandyBar enters the conversation and the answer to both has always been a cryptic one. That is until today. Cabel Sasser has broken the cone of silence and officially put the word out that your favorite icon apps are coming to Leopard before the end of November. For the record, they will be Leopard ONLY, so if you are not planning on upgrading anytime soon to the new OS, we suggest you grab the Tiger versions of Pixadex and CandyBar while you still can.

And while Panic works diligently to whip thousands of lines of code into shape, the factory workers are slaving away on the assembly lines to make sure our visitors have plenty of cool, 512×512 Leopard icons to play with when our software hits the street. We’ve been releasing Leopard and Vista ready sets for months, but there is still a great deal of work to be done. The best part is Mac users now get to use all those extra pixels we’ve been pushing. Oh happy day!

Surf on over to Cabel’s blog to get the full skinny on just what to expect in the weeks ahead. Stay tuned for exciting developments, both at Panic and around the factory floor. We’ve got all kinds of goodies in store for you. Onward ho!

Trick or Treat

October 23, 2007

By Webmaster

As our month of spooky pixel creations continue, you may find yourself in the need of a quick outfit for a last minute Trick-or-Treat adventure. Slip on your skull ring, toss in your vampire teeth, grab your pumpkin bucket full of creepy plastic spiders and you are good to go! Download Corey’s small but scary collection for Mac, Windows or as a handy Pixadex iContainer now.

Beware the Marble of DOOM!

October 19, 2007

By Webmaster

Forget ghosts, goblins and things that go bump in the night. Every mac user knows the true meaning of fear. It goes by many names: The Spinning Beachball of Death. The Marble of Doom. The Fifth Horseman of the Apocalypse. Ok, maybe not that last one. But the OS X spinning wait cursor is well-known and well-dreaded by Mac users around the world.

Now there is a fun way for Mac users to band together, share their frustrations and take solace. Thanks to the marvel of the Internet, MarbleofDoom.com lets Mac users vent their collective annoyance at being held hostage (5 or 10 seconds at a time) by this unwanted glassy harbinger of OS X.

Photoshop hung up for almost a minute? Is Xcode showing you the beachball love? Spin on over to MarbleofDoom.com and select the appropriate application, and the time spent waiting for it to relinquish control of your system. A running total of all the time wasted is displayed for all the world to see. We’ve also included a more detailed data page where you can see how much time individual apps have contributed to the total. If misery loves company, then MarbleofDoom.com is our way of organizing one big, online therapy session for frustrated Mac users everywhere.

So don’t just powerlessly shake your fists in rage! Powerlessly shake them, then tell the world how long you were shaking them. We hope you’ll spread the word far and wide, and remember, it’s all in good fun. Enjoy!

Digg It!

“What drives him wandering across the land?”

October 18, 2007

By Webmaster

Fouke, Arkansas: Home to the Crabtrees, Boggy Creek – and the Fouke Monster. The classic 1972 docu-drama The Legend of Boggy Creek ventures into the swamps of Arkansas in search of this mysterious Sasquatch-type creature.

Fortunately, for those who are too afraid to go searching through swamps, Ged’s latest freeware release, The Legend of Boggy Creek brings the Fouke Monster right to your screen as a desktop picture available in widescreen, fullscreen, and iPhone formats. Download it now, and listen for his lonely cry!

“Dead Animals Need Love Too!”

October 16, 2007

By Webmaster

Preview

The fright fiesta continues at the Iconfactory with Mindy Weaver’s latest freeware release. Skelanimals is a cute and cuddly icon set based on designs by Mitchell Bernal. Go download the set for Mac, Windows, or as a handy Pixadex iContainer, and give these irresistable animals a home on your desktop.

Batman Double Whammie

October 11, 2007

By Webmaster

If there’s one super hero that feels right at home this time of year, it has to be the Dark Knight. Surrounded by costumed clowns, scarecrows and all manner of deranged super villains, Batman takes to Halloween like a duck to water. So Mindy & Ged are pleased to present you with two new desktop pictures that will feel right at home this holiday season.

First up is the venomous Blight, from the futuristic Batman Beyond series. This glowing menace has designs on the young crime fighter, and he’s got the radioactive chops to prove it. Do you dare give him a home from which to plot his evil revenge? Then stand back for the companion picture to our popular Superman animated series desktop – Batman. Now Bruce can guard your desktop with this graphic title image from Batman the Animated Series. We invite you to grab both Blight and Batman in widescreen, fullscreen or iPhone format today. Happy Halloween!

Spooky Stickers To Seal Your Doom!

October 9, 2007

By Webmaster

Who says tricks or treats have to rot your teeth? Our very own David Lanham puts that notion to the test with all new Halloween goodies just for you. Reach out with your costumed hand and download this week’s fun, holiday release – Spooky Stickers! This collection of 16 graphic icons follows the style of David’s popular Sticker System set and is perfect for decorating your Mac or PC desktop. The sticker sheet also comes as a handy Pixadex iContainer for quick and easy reference. So head on over (sorry about that) and grab these terrifying transfers while there’s still time. Halloween’s almost here!

This is Halloween!

October 5, 2007

By Webmaster

It’s that time of the year again folks! It seems like it was just yesterday we were donning our costumes and bumming candy around the pixel neighborhood. Now its scary season once again and to help kick off our month long spooktacular around the factory, we invite you to download Still Thirsty, a fun and playful desktop picture to help get your computer or iPhone into the holiday season. This month is going to be jammed packed with all kinds of goodies – icon sets, desktop pictures, tons of holiday links and even a surprise or two. So remember to make the Iconfactory your first stop on the daily road to Halloween. All you have to do is ring the bell and say “Trick or treat!”

Wicked Cool Man!

October 2, 2007

By Webmaster

If you thought the Earth was safe from destruction after you obliterated those so-called Space Invaders last year, you were sadly mistaken. Now comes the latest freeware collection from Foreman, Gedeon Maheux, and this time they won’t just reverse direction, drop down and increase speed! That’s right, Arcade Daze Galaxian is invading a desktop near you and they’ve mastered the subtle art of the dive-bomb. These retro-styled icons are ready for you to download today in Mac, PC or Pixadex iContainer format. So don’t just stand there, hop in your XT-5 Starfighter and make every shot count, because things are looking bleak and we’re running out of quarters. Now get going!

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