The infamous VLC logo ā My thread in the official forum
My thread at forum.videolan.org[š”]
See here how to change it for your PC if you use Xfce.
VLCās infamous ugly logo ā Join forces to combat the traffic cone!
Itās undeniable that VLCās logo is the worst logo in the entire history of software.
Still, this infamous icon has made it to 2016, with only few threads popping up along the line.
Since thereās been no revolution against this insanity, it probably means that some people is not bothered by the cone. Here is where my mind doesnāt find relief: Iām genuinely interested in understanding how is it possible to NOT be annoyed by VLCās logo.
Everytime I see the logo I think something is wrong with my PC.
A VLC link on the desktop is enough to make it look like youāve just booted your OS in recovery mode or something.
The funniest part of all this is when VLC shows up with no video loaded and it throws the damn traffic cone right in your face ā stretched to the window size! That just hurts my eyes and Iām like Ā«Oh god, no!Ā»
So, what are your real feelings toward this horrible witchās hat?
If you are not bothered by it, please explain why your mind doesnāt associate the road cone with work, and therefore stress, fatigue, and problems.
Even my grandma said it sucks! She noticed the icon on my desktop and said: Ā«Woah, whatās that? Thatās ugly!Ā»
So I changed it with another icon, related to audio and video; then she said: Ā«Yes, this is better!Ā»
True story!
If you hate the logo, then letās join forces now to combat the pylon!
Together we can kill the construction cone and build a new bright era for VLC!
We are many! We are not alone! People all over the world despise the cone and have shown their hate in this board itself: join me right now in an exciting ride of hatred against the cone across the history of this board!
https://forum.videolan.org/viewtopic.php?t=7780[š”]
The only problem that I have is with the icon. Itās not very descriptive of what the application does. Namely, it plays media. I think a new icon should be made for the application and also for files that it plays.
https://forum.videolan.org/viewtopic.php?t=15210[š”]
When I go into a folder which contains several VLC-associated files (especially in that windows-like icon view in the Finder), my first impression always is one of āwarningā and confusion, because the pilon has kind of an alarming effect on me š
Thatās because these pilons normally do represent some kind of border or limit. Theyāre painted in those easily noticeable colours because they want your attention ā¹ļø
https://forum.videolan.org/viewtopic.php?t=16667[š”]
I like using the VLC media player but i donāt like the icon. I want to know how i can change the icon it uses.
https://forum.videolan.org/viewtopic.php?t=17542[š”]
can sumone please tell me how to change the cone icon to sumthing differnt,,????
[ā¦]wassup the cone is wierd lookingā¦ c-mon how i change it.. you know you dont like it tooā¦
https://forum.videolan.org/viewtopic.php?t=18495[š”]
The other day I discovered this alternate icon set for VLC[ā¦] To my eyes, these look a lot better than the icons VLC currently sports by default. Theyāre more professional, firstly, and they also convey the purpose of VLC a lot better than a traffic cone (projectās history notwithstanding).
https://forum.videolan.org/viewtopic.php?t=19019[š”]
but there is one problem, which the client doesnāt like: the cone being displayed while loading the video.
https://forum.videolan.org/viewtopic.php?t=19449[š”]
Is there a way to turn the orange cone off, or simply get rid of it? I donāt really like getting that cone before the clip playsā¦
iām also searchin for a solution for this āproblemā
me too ā¦
https://forum.videolan.org/viewtopic.php?t=39659[š”]
Replace that lame orange construction icon with something cool.
https://forum.videolan.org/viewtopic.php?p=168843#p168843[š”]
i want to hide the vlc logo, i feel its ugly always hated that logo, š
https://forum.videolan.org/viewtopic.php?t=46928[š”]
I was wondering if there is a possibility for you guys to change the media file icon of this app[ā¦] which in my opinion looks kind of strange or out of place.
I think an icon with an indication that represents some type of visual and/or sound media would be more appropriate.
https://forum.videolan.org/viewtopic.php?t=56917[š”]
I donāt mind giving VLC a good exposure (the name āVLCā is right there on the title bar of the window), it is just that I doubt my audience will appreciate this traffic cone showing up between each loop of a movie showing how neurons growth in a Petrie dish.
https://forum.videolan.org/viewtopic.php?p=191913#p191913[š”]
To bad, i liked the idea about a new logo[ā¦] The current logo doesnt really look goodā¦..
https://forum.videolan.org/viewtopic.php?t=58578[š”]
Is there any way you all could use a better ICON for VLC. Anything else. The cone just stinks. I know we can change it by hand, but with such a perfect program, come on, a better icon would be great!
https://forum.videolan.org/viewtopic.php?p=196353#p196353[š”]
Personally, though I love the programme I cannot stand the file icon of the traffic cone, so I have made a full set of Vista icons that [ā¦]
https://forum.videolan.org/viewtopic.php?t=62305[š”]
I love the player, I just donāt like the icon. I donāt even need to change it, just delete it.
https://forum.videolan.org/viewtopic.php?t=66338[š”]
Iām trying to find out how to change the tray icon for VLC in Ubuntu 9.04. Iād like to add something custom, Because at the moment the orange cone is a little out of wack and doesnāt look very smooth.
https://forum.videolan.org/viewtopic.php?t=80627[š”]
How do I eliminate the traffic cone LOGO at the beginning and end of a video?
There are a lot of threads like this one, but they can be interpreted like an annoyance toward the behaviour of the logo and not toward the logo itself, so I wonāt post other threads of this kind.
https://forum.videolan.org/viewtopic.php?t=82270[š”]
Is it possible to modify vlc icon?ā¦I changed vlc.icoā¦but not sure how to change icon of vlc.exe.
https://forum.videolan.org/viewtopic.php?t=86325[š”]
donāt you think it is time to get a new logo?
https://forum.videolan.org/viewtopic.php?t=89586[š”]
I desperately need to change that ugly orange street cone but am having trouble.
File associations, executable, doesnāt matter. Big, ugly orange cone only belongs on the street and NOT on my monitor.
If anyone knows how to change it out please post, thanks.
https://forum.videolan.org/viewtopic.php?t=92394[š”]
As almost all my media is associated with VLC I come across the cone icon everywhere on my PC. Seeing as the cone icon is ugly and has no relevance to a media player it would be great to see it get changed. Having looked about on the internet it seems a lot of people really donāt like it either.
https://forum.videolan.org/viewtopic.php?t=95286[š”]
The program icon is stupid. Orange cone?
In the words of lightning McQueen, āOrange Cones are something to be avoided.ā
https://forum.videolan.org/viewtopic.php?t=97862[š”]
Is there anyone out there (FOR A FEE ) that can help me change the āwitches Hat Logoā and put my own logo on VLC PLAYER
https://forum.videolan.org/viewtopic.php?t=100832[š”]
VLC is a wonderful piece of software, but I really get tired of looking at that traffic cone icon for my media files all the time. It might be an amusing inside joke for the developers, but for most of us traffic cones instinctively signify āunder constructionā āinconvenienceā ādetourā etc.
I LOVE VLC and use it almost exclusively, but I find the productās branding and logo to be underwhelming and not representative of how truly amazing this software is (and by extension, how great the developers must be, and how awesome is the VLC community, too!).
While Iām not suggesting a cynical corporate-style rebranding for VLC (and the org, too), I would be willing to actually even make a contribution to the project if it went toward a new logo and identity NOT based on a traffic cone that is totally irrelevant to the experience of the vast majority of VLC user-base.
If absolutely crap software pumped out by megabucks corps and small firms and everyone in between can have slick, visually-appealing logos, why canāt VLC?
https://forum.videolan.org/viewtopic.php?t=116977[š”]
Itās the perfect media player, plays everything without any issues; I would junk all my other players and use VLC exclusively if the icon wasnāt so ugly. Why does the icon have to be so ugly and can I change it? BTW Iām either online or working 8-10 hours a day, and after that much time looking at a desktop, an ugly icon really starts to look ugly.
And this is what Iāve been able to find in this board only: the internet is full of these kind of complaints!
As you can see, itās just a matter of stimulating, inspiring people to fight this war, to remind themselves of their natural hate against the safety cone!
I call thee, open source user: join me now and post here your hatred toward the cone!!