Hi again,
Based on everyone’s feedback. David did a second revision of the icon based on the overwhelming response to icon B in this thread http://developer.anscamobile.com/forum/2012/01/31/help-us-pic-icon-cannon-cat
This revision focuses on a main entity.
Your feedback is invaluable and much appreciated. Please pick your favorite as the winner!
Loqheart
-Don & David [import]uid: 27183 topic_id: 21241 reply_id: 321241[/import]
im going E
just something about the others im not liking not sure what
maybe its the old less is more theory [import]uid: 7911 topic_id: 21241 reply_id: 84132[/import]
Hi guys, Steve & I still like the happy cat (g). B is interesting, but cat is cuter. I also learned that too many busy elements won’t work on icon. Good luck!
Naomi
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I like a, c and e.
E is probably my favorite of those three 
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I will have to go for A this time. You can tell the purpose of the game by that photo (Cannon Cat) looks like it has more activites. E is cute but if they just glance through icons, it looks like a bubble popping game and nothing more.
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Sid [import]uid: 7475 topic_id: 21241 reply_id: 84142[/import]
I like A & G
-Angelo [import]uid: 12822 topic_id: 21241 reply_id: 84159[/import]
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hahha. I love the enthusiasm of your responses! Keep them coming.
Also, would you change your mind at all if I was to ask you which one you think would STAND OUT the most amongst a bunch of other apps? or which one would make you CURIOUS enough to click it to find out more?
Thanks!
-David [import]uid: 43096 topic_id: 21241 reply_id: 84165[/import]
STAND OUT: A (more) or F (less)
CURIOSITY: D (hands down)
I would still go for A
Sid
EDIT: Curious to know if you guys updated the game play also. [import]uid: 7475 topic_id: 21241 reply_id: 84173[/import]
A or C
But A can be improved.
Unless you know there is a cannon involved, the actual cannon is pointing in the wrong direction and subliminally to me it looks like a shortcut arrow.
I dont ‘see’ the cannon, it looks like it is obscuring the icon, if that makes sense.
For the angle of the cat, it should be slightly facing towards us, with the interior of the barrel visible.
The info about the detail is right: some of the busy icons will degenerate into simple blobs of colour at smaller sizes.
(Mind you, I can talk: my current icon is rubbish because it has transparency and I didn’t know. Have to fix that in a revision…)
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So it looks like so far the top choices are (A) and (E) [with C or G as second favorites)
And thanks Jeff for the perspective advice. I’ll have to change that so the cannon is looking towards the viewer slightly. I might remove the fish too, just to make it a bit simpler.
Sid, In terms of gameplay, we’ve added some new mechanics, including a cool bouncing blowfish. Check out the trailer here if you haven’t yet: www.cannoncat.com
-David
p.s I have no idea how I got an Ansca staff badge! haha. weird, but cool. wonder how long they’ll let me have this for. but for the record, i’m not employed by Ansca. Not that there’s anything wrong with that. 
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A [import]uid: 10389 topic_id: 21241 reply_id: 84333[/import]
@David when is the update coming? I have the current one and it’s a fun beautiful looking game. You guys are going to do great with this game.
regarding the badge: That’s just too funny!
Sid [import]uid: 7475 topic_id: 21241 reply_id: 84337[/import]
Hi Sid,
We are shooting to launch the official “Cannon Cat” (the lite version will be taken down) version either on Pi-Day (3-14) or sometime before. There’s still a lot of work to be done in terms of polish, analytics, game/economy balancing, and some more levels. But we’ll be working hard to get it done sooner, rather than later.
And we also want to make a big marketing splash too. So we have to work on building up some buzz around the game. Basically get the word out and have people like yourself telling one other friend to download it when it launches. So we really appreciate all the feedback and support. You guys have been invaluable and we really love this community because of that.
We’ll definitely let you know when we’re about to launch. Releasing on Pi day has a nice ring to it though, especially because of the nerd-factor. So we’re warming up to that idea.
-David [import]uid: 43096 topic_id: 21241 reply_id: 84350[/import]
@David Yes take your time to polish it up, that’s most important. I’ll do what I can on my end to help you guys market when you’re near launch :).
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