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Boston is an exclusive icon theme inspired by functionalist design and a touch of early computer icons. The project is focused on elemental properties, basic shapes, a reduced color palette and visual hierarchy.
Created for the Linux desktop ecosystem, this project is intended to be used with GNOME and its default settings.
Boston (the icons, their complements and visual tips) is a personal project experimenting with simplicity and minimalism on Linux desktop. This philosophy is heavily inspired by 80s/90s computer icons, specially Susan Kare's work. The long lasting modern look is the main challenge.
Its intention is to improve the desktop experience through an holistic focus and well planned elegant look. The love for those old school icons and GNOME vanilla is the soul of this proposal.
- GNOME as reference desktop.
- System folders and file types.
- Some symbolic icons and apps without own native symbolic.
- Outdated or bad looking icons (low resolution, etc).
- Rest of collection (priority according to the needs).
This project is focused on quality, not quantity.
Boston is aimed at users who mainly love GNOME environment and want an original theme focused on differentiating design. Its neutrality, retro style, defined philosophy and lack of visual intrusiveness provides an option for those who wish to enjoy living with Adwaita, or for those who customize desktops in a frugal way.
Unlike other themes, Boston only tries to offer the best with a well-defined objective. Only material of desired quality is approved, and each release provides real news and benefits. There will be no empty updates: the goal is to offer a good bunch of new features and enhancements in each package —which will be clean, signed for security and ready to use—.