After a short delay, we’re proud to announce this Tuesday’s icon release – Danger Mouse 2004! Iconfactory artist Gedeon Maheux has revised one of his very first icon sets from the Classic Mac OS for modern operating systems, and the result is a set of funny and cute icons that fans of the UK cartoon will love. Danger Mouse, along with his trusty side-kick, Penfold, battled the evil Baron Silas Greenback week after week for the safety of London and the world. Head on over to download Danger Mouse ‘04 for Mac, PC or as a handy Pixadex iContainer and then surf on over for some cool Danger Mouse desktop picts. We’ve got to go now, Colonel K’s calling!
The Breakroom
“Developer Day” At The Iconfactory
November 7, 2003
We’re pleased to announce the release of two new resources geared toward developers and icon artists – IconBuilder Pro 4.1 for Adobe Photoshop CS and the launch of new developer-based FAQ items at the Iconfactory.
IconBuilder Pro 4.1 has been updated to work with the recently released Adobe Photoshop CS, as well as Apple’s new Panther OS X. IconBuilder Pro 4.1 contains several important feature additions including the ability to support Photoshop Actions, making the filter scriptable and even easier to automate the icon-making process. IconBuilder Pro also now supports Command-F to re-run processes, greatly improved adaptive 8-bit palette handling for Windows icon creation and a host of bug fixes and user interface tweaks. IconBuilder Pro 4.1 is a free upgrade for registered users and can be purchased today for $69.00.
The “Developer Zone” are helpful FAQ items that contain answers to our most frequently asked technical questions regarding anything icon related. The Developer Zone helps answer questions like how to incorporate custom icons in cross-platform presentations, and why we consider Panther’s .ZIP compression scheme to be problematic for Mac users. We invite you to surf on over to the Zone and see what this new section of the site has to offer.
Happy Halloween!
October 31, 2003
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Well, our favorite day has arrived and all of the Iconfactory workers would like to wish you and your family a happy and safe Halloween! We hope you’ve enjoyed this spooky month at the factory including Haunted Drives from Dave, Boo Buddies and spooky link updates by Mindy, and all new factory animations from Talos. We hope you’ll join us once again next year to scare yourself silly and decorate your desktop with all that the holiday has to offer. Until next time, Happy Halloween, and don’t let the Boogie Man get ya!
iPulse Treats for Mac Geeks
October 29, 2003
Just a quick note to let everyone know that the factory workers have been creating new Jackets for our popular system monitoring utility, iPulse, in their copious free time. As a result, the iPulse Jacket Gallery has been updated with twelve new goodies ready for download. iPulse has been making waves with users since its initial release, but the ability to customize the app’s settings (Jackets) with version 2.x has proven one of the most popular features. Hop on over to the Jacket Gallery and see what we’ve been up to.
Announcing CandyBar v1.6 For Panther!
October 23, 2003
Any Macintosh addict knows that tomorrow marks the official release of Apple’s new operating system – OS X 10.3 – Panther. And while we love almost everything Panther has to offer, we still want to customize our system icons! Enter CandyBar version 1.6 from the talented folks from Panic. CandyBar has been updated for 10.3 and is fully qualified for Mac users to start customizing system icons today. In addition, when used with Panther, CandyBar no longer requires a hard restart of the computer, only a log-out and back in to complete its changes. Head on over to the CandyBar homepage for a complete list of what’s new and to download the application. Panic & The Iconfactory are pleased to announce that CandyBar 1.6 is a free upgrade for registered users and costs $12.95 USD to register. Enjoy!
Announcing Pixadex 1.2
October 15, 2003
Panic and The Iconfactory, are happy to announce the immediate availability of Pixadex 1.2 for Mac OS X. Pixadex 1.2 incorporates some of the most frequently requested features we’ve received since the product’s release 3 months ago today. These new features include:
- All instances of an icon can be deleted when trashing an icon
- Added a new “Set as iChat Picture” feature
- Added support for additional CandyBar icons
- Many other bug fixes and enhancements
In addition, Pixadex 1.2 has been specifically engineered for use with Apple’s new 10.3 (Panther) OS. The software includes several user interface enhancements when running under Mac OS 10.3 that users will find increase ease-of-use. For a complete list of what’s new, we invite you to stop by the Pixadex home page. Pixadex 1.2 is a free upgrade for registered users and is available today from The Iconfactory for $18.95 USD.
In Space No One Can Hear You Scream
October 14, 2003
Dave’s at it again, this time with two new desktop pictures and a set of sounds based on the ever creepy and hugely popular Alien movie series. Join Ellen Ripley and the Colonial Marines on LV425 as they get in over their heads at Dave’s personal webpage, the Pixelhaus. Check it out… if you dare!