Hey everyone! Currently wrapping up development of my 3rd application, Soccer PE; however, I've stumbled on a rather "good" dilemma - I can't choose which icon/splash screen combination to use! Anybody feel like sharing their opinions? :) If you have some free time, please vote for which icon/splash screen combination you like better! Graphics #1 Icon: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/64002562/1024x1024.png Splash Screen: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/64002562/640x960.png Graphics #2 Icon: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/64002562/iTunesArtwork%402x.png Splash Screen: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/64002562/Splash_640x960.png Thanks guys! Nicholas

Being a Brit and a supporter and player of FOOTBALL lol I vote first one

LOL, yes, correct, football/futbal/futbol ;) Those words are definitely going into my keywords section upon submitting the app through iTunes. Thanks for the vote, Kittsy ;)

Ya the first one is nice and colorful and I like the pitch in the background. Ryan

Thanks, Ryan!

I like the dark tones of the second, but I wouldn't consider it 'upbeat' and lively, the way soccer (football, whatever...) should be, so I'm going with #1. Nice job on both! Cheers! -- Smug

Thanks, Smug! I agree with what you said 100%, I very much like the darker tones and gives it more of a "platinum" feel, but the 1st definitely portrays soccer in a better fashion and in a livelier way. Thanks for the feedback, everyone! Nicholas

I like both but what use the format of icon 2 and with green like icon 1 Same as the splash in 2 - overall i like the design better but it needs color especially for a PE app! Good luck :)

Great insight, I was trying to look at ways at combining the two. :) Thanks, @mysps!

I like the first combination with the green more. It stands out and the grey background with the black on the soccer ball doesn't "pop" at you as much. You really can't go wrong either way but I like the first one.

I like the first one as well too. Good to have color. May attract more.

Nicholas, I vote for #1. Good luck. Mike

#1 With more shading like the second...just a touch! Well done...AGAIN!!!! Rock the house down Mr.!

Thanks Sheri and company!! It's a great feeling having the Buzztouch community backing up one another! ;) Hope to get my app submitted to Apple by next weekend and *fingers crossed* get an early February release! :) Thanks again, everyone! Nicholas

I like the first as well. But I'm wondering if the two green tones in the icon should match the splash (or vice versa)? Were the two backgrounds pulled from different images? Either way, its great to see you continuing to supply the market with useful information that is well needed. Keep it up!

Using "Soccer" will limit your app to the USA. Nobody in the rest of the world neither understands (and the ones that do, dislikes) that "Soccer" word. IMHO, to expand your reach to the world, use Football, the real name of the king sport. Regards,

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I would go with the first one as well. Scrolling the app store, I don't see a lot of green icons, so I think it would stick out. In the land of 700,000+ apps sticking out is a good thing. This post brings up a good point, can you have different icons for different countries app stores? I guess I have never thought to look into this?

@Crown -- icons no, but screenshots yes. he could possibly switch the colors and make suitable for that particular country. it would help with downloads surely.

I didn't expect this many responses to this thread! @Pancho - I plan to make up for the use of soccer through the keyword search, adding "football/futbal/futbol/" and any other variation you could think of so that all users using any of those search terms may "stumble" upon the application. At the same token, I can always use different titles for the app if need be depending on the localization. Nonetheless, you bring up a good point. @mysps - I never knew you could switch up the screenshots. Good to know! @Crown Solution - I noticed the same thing on a 2nd glance and it just seems that very few apps have a "dark" tone to it - makes sense! @Stobe - The splash screen/icon do use different color tones, I found it was better than using the same colors as the icon so that it "stands out" so to speak and doesn't blend in with the rest of the screen. In other words, I wanted to make the icon prominent. Thanks again guys for bringing up such great points and offering your opinions! Nicholas

I think the black and white has a better design and layout but I would like to see it in color. Not a big fan of the stripes and goal lines, too bizzy. The background of the splash needs to be in color but darker as you have it in the black and white so that the icon pops from the background, maybe an abstract of the field. Nice work!