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Why is the Photoshop 2020 App Icon Shape Different?

Participant ,
Nov 04, 2019 Nov 04, 2019

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Just wondering why Photoshop 2020 is the oddball with a different app icon/shape design than the rest of the 2020 apps?Screen Shot 2019-11-04 at 2.35.32 PM.png

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Adobe Employee , Nov 04, 2019 Nov 04, 2019

Hi There,

The rounded corners actually have a meaning- they mean the app works across multiple devices and the cloud.

Regards,
Sahil

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Adobe Employee ,
Nov 04, 2019 Nov 04, 2019

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Hi There,

The rounded corners actually have a meaning- they mean the app works across multiple devices and the cloud.

Regards,
Sahil

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Nov 04, 2019 Nov 04, 2019

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Ah, that makes sense. Thank for getting back to me! And thanks for answering my curiosity of UI disuniformity.

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New Here ,
Dec 19, 2019 Dec 19, 2019

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Although I can appreciate the logic in your response, I must agree with Kleajmp and others who find it inconsistent with the other CC apps. Why give it the attributes of other products with rudimentary functionality compared to other more robust apps in the suite as well as being inconsistent from a design perspective?

 

Also, while were on the subject, why apply a function (sans shift to scale) feature in Photoshop as in other CC design apps? No offense, but seems illogical.

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Explorer ,
May 26, 2020 May 26, 2020

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I totally agree, this suite should be designed as an entity. I would preffer all the Apps with the same icon design, and that some functions were cross-platform. It's really anoying when you're going from PS y AI and the scale function is different. This is supposed to be an integraded suite, innit?

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Explorer ,
Feb 20, 2020 Feb 20, 2020

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Okay. It looks really bad tho

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New Here ,
Apr 21, 2020 Apr 21, 2020

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How does this fit your explanation?

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New Here ,
Apr 24, 2020 Apr 24, 2020

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That's so stupid, whoever came up with it should be fired.

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Adobe Employee ,
Nov 18, 2019 Nov 18, 2019

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New Here ,
Nov 19, 2019 Nov 19, 2019

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thats SO annoying, PLEASE make the icons consistent! you are making products for designers, so do your job and make your product look consistent. this icon really drives me nuts. eighter make them all the same in general or per device. but NEVER EVER mix them!! its not even the rounded corners, even the font is too bright!!!

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New Here ,
Dec 05, 2019 Dec 05, 2019

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If you copy the old icon in finder you can replace the new one. That is what I have done 🙂

You will need to remove from dock then put it back again.

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New Here ,
Jan 15, 2020 Jan 15, 2020

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Done.... thank you so much for the tip!! Screen Shot 2020-01-15 at 18.39.16.png

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Community Beginner ,
Dec 07, 2019 Dec 07, 2019

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Ah, that makes sense. Thank for getting back to me! And thanks for answering my curiosity of UI disuniformity.

 

no it doesn't, it's totally stupid. It's a cheap marketting trick to make people aware of a tabled photoshop version, where no one is waiting for. why should anyone downgrade to software that can do less?

 

If you copy the old icon in finder you can replace the new one. That is what I have done

You will need to remove from dock then put it back again.

 

That's exactly what I did directly after installing the new CC before I even read it was annoying so many other designers. For me the rounded corner apps are the "simple" apps like Premiere Elements and Photoshop Elements, they are good for a certain croud, but don't bring any new functionality to me. I'm sorry.

 

 

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New Here ,
Jan 24, 2020 Jan 24, 2020

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These programs are designed for DESIGNERS. I personally think it's ridiculous to make the shape different from the other apps. Consistency is one of the most basic yet most important principles in design yet the update has foolishly ignored this. 

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New Here ,
Feb 05, 2020 Feb 05, 2020

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I agree! 

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Community Expert ,
Apr 04, 2020 Apr 04, 2020

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But Illustrator and InDesign can be used on multiple devices (Mac and PC) and use cloud features. You probably mean mobile devices.

 

I conceptually understand, but as a designer this annoys me every time I look at it. The icons don't feel integrated, and the icon differentiation does not explain why they are different, so for most people the reason is lost and it looks like a mistake. 


— Adobe Certified Expert & Instructor at Noble Desktop | Web Developer, Designer, InDesign Scriptor

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New Here ,
Apr 10, 2020 Apr 10, 2020

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That's one of the dumbest ideas I've ever heard.

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New Here ,
Apr 20, 2020 Apr 20, 2020

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I had to remove the apps from dock because the inconsistency makes me get a rash. 

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Contributor ,
Jun 16, 2020 Jun 16, 2020

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Wel, the update of today finally solved all icon-inconsistencies. Let alone the apps which werent updated as of now:-)

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Community Beginner ,
Jun 17, 2020 Jun 17, 2020

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I'm curious if they finally put back the old decent Photoshop icon. The rounded icons are assiciated with unusefull apps in my mind. Will install update now and see 🙂

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Explorer ,
Jun 17, 2020 Jun 17, 2020

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I can watch my Dock's icons with peace now. 

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