The Breakroom

Panic and The Iconfactory are pleased to announce the immediate release of the latest version of our popular system icon utility – CandyBar. This latest version contains several important updates including full qualification for the next Mac OS X release – 10.3.3 as well as a bug fix that prevented reverting to default icons on […]

A New Day, A New Drive

March 2, 2004

The Iconfactory is pleased to announce the release of Dave Brasgalla’s latest freeware collection – World of Aqua: Rev 2 Drives. These new drives are influenced by the current industrial design of Apple’s iBooks and iPods and lend a clean, slick look to any desktop. WOA: Rev 2 Drives is available today for either Mac, […]

We are pleased to bring you the latest update to our popular system monitoring utility, iPulse. Version 2.0.2 offers up several important additions including motherboard temperature and bandwidth reporting as well as cool support for owners of the Griffin PowerMate. Now your PowerMate can pulse in correlation with your CPU usage right on your desktop, […]

The Iconfactory is proud to announce this Tuesday’s freeware icon release – To the Moon. Iconfactory artist, Anthony Piraino has translated the landmark spacecraft from NASA’s Mercury, Gemini and Apollo programs into masterful icons for your computer’s desktop. Join the space race by grabbing these icons in either Macintosh, Windows or Pixadex iContainer format. Then, […]

First Contest Entries Posted

February 9, 2004

The number of visitors to The Iconfactory has increased dramatically this past week, no doubt in anticipation of seeing the first Pixelapalooza contest entries. Well, we’re here to tell you that an initial batch has now been posted on the three category pages – Mac OS X, Candybar and Classic. More are coming in each […]

The Iconfactory is pleased to announce the commencement of the 8th installment of Pixelpalooza, our annual icon design contest. Every year we invite the Macintosh icon design community to pull out all the stops and send us their pixelated creations. Last year’s event drew 137 entries from around the globe and was another huge success. […]

xScope For Designers Updated

January 22, 2004

ARTIS Software and The Iconfactory are pleased to announce an update to xScope, our popular set of tools for designers released last November. xScope assists designers in measuring, aligning and inspecting on-screen graphics and layouts. The software consists of six tools in one including Rulers, Screens, Loupe, Guides, Frames and Crosshair. xScope 1.0.1 includes several […]

That’s right folks, there is very little time left before we start accepting entries to this year’s Pixelpalooza contest. This year’s icon design contest officially begins at Noon est on Monday, Feb. 2nd (US Groundhog day) and runs through March 31st. The entry categories are the same as last year – Mac OS X, CandyBar […]

Kong! Kong! Kong!

January 13, 2004

“It’s money and adventure and fame! It’s the thrill of a lifetime – and a long sea voyage that starts at six o’clock tomorrow morning!”. That’s how Carl Denham, rogue filmmaker, pitches to an unsuspecting Ann Darrow his scheme to find and film the mysterious beast called “Kong”. Denham was more right than he knew, […]

Protecting Your Creations

January 12, 2004

We don’t usually comment on what happens at 3rd party websites, but we’ve received so many emails in the past few days about Hein Mevissen’s decision to close down his popular site – MixThePix, we thought we should respond. One of the sad truths about the Internet is that although it allows unrivaled levels of […]