A quick note from our very own David Lanham to let everyone know he’s been up late nights working on an update to his ever-popular Somatic desktop theme and system replacement icons. Available at his personal website, don’t miss Somatic Theme 2.0 optimized to work with Tiger as well as Somatic Docs, which contain 280 (you read that right – 280) Somatic document type icons for the ultimate Somatic make-over. So don’t stand around here, there are cool things to download. Get going!
The Breakroom
Announcing IconBuilder 8.0
August 4, 2005
The Iconfactory’s filter for constructing icons, IconBuilder has been re-designed from the ground up in Cocoa for unprecedented power and flexibility, and still sports many of the features that users have come to know and expect. The filter also offers a host of new features that icon artists everywhere will appreciate. Here is a highlight of just some of the new features that IconBuilder 8.0 has to offer:
- Creation of icon resources of any size up to 1024×1024 pixels
- Ability to save generic image formats, such as TIFFs, BMPs, etc.
- Save icons in multiple file formats at the same time
- Standard and custom Grid Files and Presets that can be shared
- Build icons for an entire project with a single filter pass
- Expanded resource protection and information via new Verification Report
- Revised and expanded IconBuilder Assistant Photoshop actions
IconBuilder 8.0 requires Mac OS X 10.3.9, Adobe Photoshop 7.0+ or Macromedia Fireworks MX 2004 and is available today for $79.00 USD. We invite you to visit the IconBuilder homepage to view screen shots, learn about all of the filter’s new features and download and try the filter out for free. Users who purchased IconBuilder Pro 5.x after April 1st, 2005, are entitled to a free upgrade to version 8. Upgrades for those who purchased IconBuilder Pro prior to 4/1/2005 are available $30.00.
Pixadex 1.5.5 Now Available
July 28, 2005
Our friends over at Panic have released a new version of the popular icon collection and organization program – Pixadex. This new version fixes two important bugs, one related to deleting collections and the other that caused a potential crashes when an icon had an invalid URL associated with it. Pixadex 1.5.5 is a free update and is recommended for all users.
More Somatic Goodies Arrive
July 26, 2005
Today marks the release of David Lanham’s latest icon collection – Somatic Xtras 2. This set of over 20 freeware icons updates and expands the Somatic genre of system icons and includes new icons for apps and extras that will come in handy as users give their desktops a complete Somatic make over. We invite you to swing by and download Somatic Xtras 2 for your Mac, PC or as a handy Pixadex iContainer.
Logica Stock Icon Collections Released
July 21, 2005
Announcing the immediate availability of Logica and Logica: Database Add-On, the latest additions to the growing collection of ready-to-use icons at Stockicons.com. Rich shading. Lively colors. Logica is a new versatile stock icon collection that brings vibrancy and style to both applications and websites. Logica is available today as an electronic download for $349.00 USD. Logica: Database Add-On expands the style into the realm of databases with icons covering such specialized concepts as tables, scripts, records, and many others. Logica: Database Add-On contains 52 unique icons in multiple sizes and formats and is available today for $179.00 USD.
Man’s Best Friend
July 19, 2005
We’re proud to announce this Tuesday’s freeware release – a brand new desktop picture from Mindy. The popular anime series Azumanga Daioh makes a new appearance in Min’s latest, Fairyland Dog, available now in all the most popular resolution sizes. We invite you to surf on over and download this latest free desktop today!
War of the Worlds
July 12, 2005
The Iconfactory is proud to announce the immediate availability of War of the Worlds. This exclusive, freeware set of desktop icons by artist David Brasgalla, contains memorable objects, themes and symbols from the new movie in theaters now.
From Paramount Pictures and DreamWorks Pictures comes War of the Worlds directed by Steven Spielberg and starring international superstar Tom Cruise. A contemporary retelling of H.G. Wells’s seminal classic, the sci-fi adventure thriller reveals the extraordinary battle for the future of humankind through the eyes of one American family fighting to survive it. The film also stars Dakota Fanning, Miranda Otto, Justin Chatwin, and Tim Robbins.
War of the Worlds is ready and available for download today for either Mac OS X, Windows XP or as a special Macintosh based, Pixadex iContainer that lets you organize, search and store multiple icons quickly and easily. We invite you to download this special creation today.
Filling In The Blanks
June 28, 2005
CandyBar users may have noticed that since Tiger was released there have been a few icons in the new OS that didn’t change. Today’s free icon release. Tiger Extras will complete the makeover process by replacing Tiger’s new Smart Folder and Burn Folder with shiny new icons from our most popular Candybar system collections. We have also included Dashboard and a few other handy icons for Puft, Somatic, iSystem and our 200th set. Download now and enjoy!
