Bug 503619

Summary: categories/applications-graphics icon could be easier to understand
Product: [Plasma] Breeze Reporter: John Veness <john.kde>
Component: IconsAssignee: visual-bugs-null
Status: CONFIRMED ---    
Severity: normal CC: anditosan1000, kainz.a, m, nate
Priority: NOR    
Version First Reported In: 6.3.4   
Target Milestone: ---   
Platform: openSUSE   
OS: Linux   
Latest Commit: Version Fixed/Implemented In:
Sentry Crash Report:
Attachments: The categories list in Discover

Description John Veness 2025-05-01 16:16:57 UTC 
SUMMARY
Sorry for just complaining when I'm not an artist and can't supply anything else! But:

I was looking in Discover, and the Kickoff menu, and admiring all the app category icons. I think they're all great, *except* for the Graphics category icon. I've zoomed into it, and still have no idea what it's supposed to be. Maybe it should be a paintbrush icon, or something else easily recognisable?

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Run Discover
2. Look at the categories down the left-hand side
3. Admire the icons in general
4. Look at the icon for Graphics

OBSERVED RESULT
A blob with a sharp point in the upper-left?

EXPECTED RESULT
Something that screams "graphics" at the average user, e.g. a paintbrush, or a tablet stylus.

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Operating System: openSUSE Tumbleweed 20250428
KDE Plasma Version: 6.3.4
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.13.0
Qt Version: 6.9.0
Kernel Version: 6.14.4-1-default (64-bit)
Graphics Platform: X11
Comment 1 John Veness 2025-05-01 16:18:46 UTC 
Created attachment 180857 [details]
The categories list in Discover
Comment 2 Andres Betts 2025-05-01 17:04:02 UTC 
The icon is supposed to symbolize a color dropper. Kind of what the application SIP uses: https://sadesign.ai/free-download-sip-get-color-codes-anywhere-on-macos-screen
Comment 3 Nate Graham 2025-05-01 21:06:37 UTC 
I agree, it's hard to tell at this small size. Perhaps using something simpler and more recognizable like a paintbrush would be better. Or a paintbrush, pencil, and stylus in a line.