I guess this could go here.
So I have been designing icons for a while, practicing out of boredom. I like to keep them organized, so I use blank states to take up the space in between, to make it look nicer, and more navigable.
ex.
X = blank
O = shield
I = sword
I I I I I X X X X
O O O O X X X X X
and so on, so everything is within the same line. My question is, does this increase the icon file size dramatically? I personally don't notice a lot from blank states, but would like, a massive amount of them spike the size up? (also, is this type of organization good practice?)
ID:152017
 May 22 2008, 12:32 pm
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May 22 2008, 12:54 pm
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Kaiochao
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I've done that before, can't remember when, but I have. It looks sort of nice, except for the many gray squares on the right half of the screen.
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Blank icon states add "dead space" to the PNG. PNGs compress dead space quite well, particularly in even multiples of 32x32 like a typical DMI.
In short, yes, they're fine. | |