Adobe’s new icons: Love or hate ‘em?

Adobe’s recent Photoshop CS3 beta is quenching the desperate thirst of Photoshop fanatics everywhere. But it’s new icon system is causing some controversy.

The new icons use a system of abbreviations to represent each Adobe product, a bit like the symbols in the periodic table.

Since their introduction in 2003, the Adobe Creative Suite icons have suffered criticism. So this new round of vehemence is not a surprise.

MetaDesign, the company I’ve worked at for the past 3.5 years, worked on the new icon system for CS3 (as well as the branding and icon systems for CS1 and CS2).

I remain neutral on the issue, but Layne, a devoted LifeClever reader, wants to know what you think. Do these new icons inspire love or hate? Post your rave or rant in the comments.