Free icon resources?

Former Member over 7 years ago

Hello,

What do people use for icons (e.g. Bluetooth connection, battery, notifications, etc)? A set of simple icons would be very handy in the SDK samples. This way we could use them in our Garmin apps without the minefield of navigating other license agreements.

Your thoughts? Thanks in advance.

travis.vitek over 7 years ago

Google Material Design Icon Library. You can download the entire library from here.

peterdedecker over 7 years ago

http://www.flaticon.com/

Former Member over 7 years ago

Google Material Design Icon Library. You can download the entire library from here.

Thanks for that. The Apache 2.0 license speaks of having to distribute a copy of the license. I wonder how one does this with Garmin apps.

Former Member over 7 years ago

http://www.flaticon.com/

Thank you. But free users are bound by this:

"If you have Free Plan, the only thing you must do is insert correctly the attribution in thefinal product. For example, if you use Flaticon's resources for a t-shirt, you must add "designed by Freepik" in the t-shirt."

I don't really want to write the attribution on my watch screen.

peterdedecker over 7 years ago

you can just include it in your store description as Daniel does with his apps, eg for his pool swim app: https://apps.garmin.com/en-US/apps/f134a024-6ee4-47d3-8aec-3a397e3c9733

I'm far from a lawyer but for me it seems final product attribution enough this way as users have to pass through the store to get it...

Former Member over 7 years ago

you can just include it in your store description as Daniel does with his apps, eg for his pool swim app: https://apps.garmin.com/en-US/apps/f134a024-6ee4-47d3-8aec-3a397e3c9733

I'm far from a lawyer but for me it seems final product attribution enough this way as users have to pass through the store to get it...

Thanks. Hmmm... I'm not sure if that's what they were requiring though. That's why I reckon some basic icons would be ideal in the SDK to use in apps for Garmin devices.

jim_m_58 over 7 years ago

Where ever you get the icons, a common trick is to create a custom font and not do them as bitmaps.

So when when you use them, it comes down to just displaying a character in that font. Use "A" for the alarm icon, "B" for battery icon, etc.

This simplifies things if you want the user to specify a color for the icons (you change the color just like in any font), as you don't need a separate bitmap for any possible color. And if you have a row of icons, you can just use a string, like "BA P" for battery, alarm, (no notifications), and phoneConnected.

Former Member over 7 years ago

Thank you very much! That is an awesome tip!

travis.vitek over 7 years ago

Thanks for that. The Apache 2.0 license speaks of having to distribute a copy of the license. I wonder how one does this with Garmin apps.

From the bottom of their github page...

We have made these icons available for you to incorporate them into your products under the Apache License Version 2.0. Feel free to remix and re-share these icons and documentation in your products. We'd love attribution in your app's about screen, but it's not required. The only thing we ask is that you not re-sell these icons.

Former Member over 7 years ago

Thanks, Travis. So I'm thinking (and IANAL) that even though the license requires some conditions be met, they are choosing not to inforce those conditions. That's great.