Hello all,
thank you for the input you two guys. Spogg, you're absolutely right that a tool-tip or maybe labeling of sorts should be included. Following your idea, Trogluddite, maybe a flow schematic could be useful. If I were really talented, I'd take a shot at developing some set of consistent icons. Otto Aicher (
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otl_Aicher) taught at the Hochschule für Gestaltung in Ulm / southern Germany and has published some very instructive works on icon design. He's famous for many things, amongst these the Braun Logo. Maybe if one could get an idea of what all would be necessary to include in a complete icon set, that would make a nice project for a graduation thesis at a design school. I'm not aware of anything alike having been published.
Since about a year or so I really got into modular gear (hardware and software) and if I know one thing that hacks me off royally, it's cryptic manuals and poor labeling. But then again, companies such as Make Noise do prosper with design that confuses more than it helps. Well, it confuses me at least. Intellijel modules have some optically pleasing and actually guiding graphics on them. Maybe these could be an inspiration for icons?
The dada-version of synth was already taken up by someone else, although not by means of a randomized control. After all, that's a worthy thought too! Check this out, if you want to:
http://www.vst4free.com/free_vst.php?pl ... se&id=1909Best Regards
Phil