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Wacky Office Tools: Luminous folder icons
(c) Marmalade Moon, used with permission
When two different clients twice mentioned Kate England’s work over at Marmalade Moon, I had to check it out. I mean, just the name sounded delicious!
Kate is a visual artist and designer who (among other things) creates icons that make desktop organizing easier. They’re appealing to the eye. I confess I haven’t tried these yet, but the idea of color-coded folders on my computer desktop sounds amazing. Lots of creative people think in color, not words — so it’s worth taking a look.
Kate even offers a whole line of free folder icons, which if you’re tempted by the idea they would allow you to play with this concept (and try it out) without spending a dime. I’m going to give them a whirl the next time I organize my desktop.
Best of all? Kate provides instructions how to set up and use these icons on your own desktop, step-by-step. They work for PC and Mac.
Thoughts? Me-toos? If you have used these, what do you think?
1080 days ago,
Gina Mieczkowski said:
These are GREAT! I am very color-oriented when it comes to organization. Thanks SO much!
Gina
1080 days ago,
Lisa Sonora Beam said:
oh! I *heart* Kate, too. Her work is amazing, and she’s so generous!
1079 days ago,
Kelly Parkinson said:
Oh, wow, I never would have clicked on anything involving “folder icons,” but I figured anything you were excited about must be worth checking out, and wow, I’m so glad I did! These are awesome! Thanks!
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1079 days ago,
jennifer said:
Gina and Kelly – So glad you like them!
Lisa – SO generous! I’m so glad I found out about her!
1074 days ago,
Gina said:
Okay, awesome. I am totally playing with these. Love the luminous purple… I have moods like that.
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1073 days ago,
Tami Stackelhouse said:
As one of the clients who emailed Jen about these, I’ve been using Kate’s icons for quite some time. They’ve really helped my computer filing time be more productive.
I’m very visual. I recognize the colors WAY before I read the folder titles. In a long list of documents, color coding the folders in My Documents really helps.
Another thing I highly recommend on Kate’s site is the Legacy Icon Archive: http://www.marmalademoon.com/legacy-icon-archive/
There are some absolutely *gorgeous* flowers in the archive: cherry blossoms, lilacs, daffodils, snowdrops, etc. The logo I’m using for my business is a cherry blossom. The folder holding the info for my web redesign project is now a cherry blossom. =) Way more fun and cheerful to look at than plain boring folders!
Do join Club Marmalade Moon. Kate sends out special “club members only” newsletters & icons four times a year. I hadn’t signed up in time, but a while back there were way too cute cupcake icons! Her wallpapers are also gorgeous!
1066 days ago,
jennifer said:
Cool! Thanks for the tips, Tami!
Bring on the cupcakes!! : )
723 days ago,
Christine Weddle said:
Wow. These are BEAUTIFUL! I quickly put one of the free screensavers on my desktop, then just added a bunch of colorful folders. There’s nothing in them yet, but they’re so gorgeous that I don’t even care! It makes using my computer more enjoyable just to see them! And eventually I’ll make them more functional (I think!)
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