Our annual holiday break has ended and the workers are slowly getting back into the swing of things around the old factory. Pixel workshops are coming back up to speed and new plans are being laid, so we invite you to spend another year with us as we offer more icons, software and goodies in the days and weeks ahead. And while there is no official IF icon release this week, be sure to head on over to Dave Brasgalla’s site, Pixelhuset, to download his latest creation – Colossus. Dave has also created some nifty desktop pictures and sounds to go along with his iconic creations, so head on over and check them out. Finally, like so many other Mac faithful, we’ll be watching MacWorld San Fran with eagle eyes to see just what Steve has up his sleeve. We’ll be watching the keynote from the front row of the Apple store in Durham, NC, so maybe we’ll see you there!
The Breakroom
We’re Back!
January 4, 2005
Happy Holidays from All of Us!
December 18, 2004
As our office closes for the annual break, we want to wish everyone a happy, safe and joyous holiday season. And even though our offices are closed until January 3rd, we will still be responding to technical support and stock icons requests via email. We’ll do our best to respond to your needs in a timely fashion, we just ask that you please be patient.
We saw many changes here at the factory in 2004. We were lucky to snap up a talented new designer, David Lanham. We expanded our office space in Greensboro, brought you major updates to iPulse, IconBuilder, Pixadex and CandyBar, and moved our email, website and database servers across the country. Oh, and we somehow found time to create 41 freeware sets of icons totaling more than 890 icons. The year ahead holds even greater things in store and we hope you’ll join us for the ride. Take care everyone and happy holidays!
Breaking the Chains of Server Love
December 17, 2004
You may recall that updates to The Iconfactory were temporarily frozen last month due to some server maintenance we were doing. Well, for all those geeks out there, we’re proud to announce just what was going on… we moved our website, email and database servers from hosting at Datareturn in Houston TX, to the loving arms of our friends at Panic in Portland OR. This strange journey is our first steps of embracing the nirvana that is Mac OS X hosting. We’ve taken the first steps into a larger world!
New iPod Commercial: Blade Trinity
December 13, 2004
Holy water? Check. Silver tipped bullets? Check. Apple iPod? Check ??? That’s right folks, apparently a 40Gb Apple iPod and a cool set of playlists are crucial tools in the epic battle against the vampire nation. Some of the workers went to see Blade Trinity this weekend and were delighted to find that the entire film was basically one big Apple promotional tool. Gratuitous shots of cinema displays, G5s, iPods and even iTunes found there way onto the big screen and we were loving every minute of it. If you love Apple, or just a good action flick, head on over to your local theater and check it out, you’ll have a rip-rockin’ good time!
Xpressionism: Database Stock Icons Released
December 9, 2004
Announcing the immediate availability of our latest royalty-free icon collection from StockIcons.com. Xpressionism: Database Add-On is an extension of the original Xpressionism stock icon set. This new set extends into the realm of databases with icons covering such specialized concepts as tables, scripts, records, and many others. Xpressionism: Database Add-On contains 52 unique icons in multiple sizes and formats and is available today for $179.00 USD.
We’re Back Baby!
December 6, 2004
We are pleased to report that our behind-the-scenes updates went as smooth as silk and we’re back in business. If you’ve sent press releases to us since our hiatus and want them posted, please send them along again. News and Deskbase updates have now resumed and in addition we have some cool new icons coming your way prior to our annual holiday vacation. So stay tuned right here folks, holiday goodies are on their way!
CandyBar Auto-Update Activate!
November 12, 2004
Registered users of CandyBar 2.0 may have noticed that with the recent release of Mac OS X 10.3.6, CandyBar received an auto-update that qualified it for use with the new OS. This new feature prevents users from having to manually download and install a new version of the software, saving time and hassle. For those users who have not upgraded yet, Panic will be providing an update to version 1.6 that is qualified for use with OS X 10.3.6. Look for this version later today at Panic.com.
Iconfactory Updates On Hiatus
November 12, 2004
Due to some extensive internal house keeping we’ll be doing, site updates for The Iconfactory are being suspended from now until December. This means there won’t be new icon releases, news item updates or additions / edits to the DeskBase until we return. Although the website won’t be updated, you can still purchase our software, download current releases and contact us with support questions. We appreciate your understanding and wish everyone a happy and safe Thanksgiving!
