change cinema icon to SVG

[nebulon42]

Implements part of #1165 and moves cinema icon to SVG.
Icon is here: nebulon42/osmic/cinema-16.svg

http://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=18/48.21658/16.36108
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[matthijsmelissen]

The icon is recognizable according to my test with sample size 1.

[dieterdreist]

2015-01-08 23:50 GMT+01:00 math1985 [email protected]:

The icon is recognizable according to my test with sample size 1.

while the current icon for cinemas is not ideal, the proposed one isn't
recognizable either IMHO
https://github.com/nebulon42/openstreetmap-carto/blob/svg-cinema/symbols/cinema.16.svg

[althio]

Sorry I don't buy this one. Without the prior knowledge that we are on
cinema icon I don't think I would recognise it.
The most problematic part is the top white and black stripes.
The bottom part could also be mistaken for a box with a hole.
I will have a look around for other ideas of icons too.

[kocio-pl]

Maybe someting like the screen (rectangle, probably with rounded corners) with 3 simple people silhouettes on the bottom edge?

[althio]

These are not definite icon proposals but food for thought.

camera

film

roll
[EDITED to add a more representative size for small scale, previous was too small ]

clap

ticket

Maybe someting like the screen (rectangle, probably with rounded corners) with 3 simple people silhouettes on the bottom edge?

I find this, almost the same idea with seatings but no people. It is not perfect at small scale but I like your general idea.
screen

[HolgerJeromin]

IMO ticket and roll does not work in the small size.
The icon requirements from nebulon42 are against perspective. I think screen does not work, as the perspective is not easy to detect.
Perhaps the icon film could be reworked to have one full and two half frames like the old icon.

[althio]

IMO ticket and roll does not work in the small size.

roll: EDITED to add a more representative size for small scale, previous was too small.

The icon requirements from nebulon42 are against perspective. I think screen does not work, as the perspective is not easy to detect.

If you follow @kocio-pl suggestion (screen with 3 simple people silhouettes on the bottom edge) you may be able to squash eveything without perspective effect. Sorry I didn't draw every icon proposal icon idea myself with perfect design, but please try to imagine what every icon could be with some improvements.

Please do not hesitate to share also what you like.

Among these ideas (meaning these kind of icons possibly redrawed with some improvements), my personal ranking would be:
camera, roll, screen, film, clap, ticket.

[matkoniecz]

At least for me something similar to old icon would be more recognizable - in list made by @althio film icons are working - ?

For me this icon is not really working. I also asked three people, with following results:

• cinema
• factory
• obviously train station, it is a steam train

[daganzdaanda]

I like the second of the camera icons that @althio found:
It's flat, almost square, and pretty unique. It may benefit from aligning points to the pixel grid.

[mboeringa]

I think the "screen" looks way to much like a symbol for a computer screen with keyboard. Ticket and clap are not doing to well either in small size in terms of signifying what they represent.

I am kind of neutral to the remaining three, that do carry the clear significance to film (although isn't it funny how we still use the symbols of a gone by era for some symobilizations in the present - think of road signs with a steam locomotive! ... maybe a DSLR would be a more suitable symbol ;-), a lot of movies and commercials are shot with it nowadays)

Perhaps the icon film could be reworked to have one full and two half frames like the old icon.

I agree this added something to the old version, suggesting the continuity of the film roll.

[nebulon42]

It would be possible to use the film as icon:

I don't like the large "holes" in it, but obviously transparency works too:

[mboeringa]

It would be possible to use the film as icon:

I think it looks quite good, it certainly is an option this one.

[matkoniecz]

It would be possible to use the film as icon:

Both work well for me.

[matthijsmelissen]

If you update this with this with the film icon I can merge this.

I think transparency is not a good idea, it would look strange on colourful backgrounds.

[nebulon42]

I have updated the icon (without transparency). However, the transparency would only affect the "holes" so I think it would not look much stranger than with "holes".