We are pleased to announce that an all-new collection, Xpressionism, is now available at Stockicons.com. If you are a developer or webmaster who needs icons for an application or a website head over to Stockicons.com and check out this latest release.
The Breakroom
New Stock Icon Set – Xpressionism
November 21, 2003
Introducing xScope for Designers!
November 14, 2003
ARTIS Software and the Iconfactory are pleased to announce the release of our latest software product for Mac OS X – xScope. xScope is a powerful set of tools that are ideal for measuring, aligning and inspecting on-screen graphics and layouts. The software consists of six tools in one: Rulers, Screens, Loupe, Guides, Frames and Crosshair. All of xScope’s tools are easily accessed by either handy menu icons, a floating toolbar, or via powerful user-definable hotkeys. xScope’s tool set is quickly and easily available at any time and is an invaluable asset to any graphic or screen designer using a Mac and OS X.
xScope is the evolution of the popular software application, Screen Tools, from ARTIS and is available today from The Iconfactory for $14.95 USD. Registered users of Screen Tools can upgrade to xScope for only $5.00. We invite you to visit the xScope homepage, view screen shots, learn about the individual tools, and download a trial version of xScope.
“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!