KAORI SAKURA ICON THEME INTRO

KAORI SAKURA ICON THEME INTRODUCTION

Compiling this icon theme has been truly a labor of love. It took countless hours over a couple weeks for me to finish. The credit for these icons goes entirely to their artists who created them and not me. The talent of the icon artists truly amazes me. My mission was to put together a complete Windows 7 icon theme of Japanese and Chinese icons.

Dedication
I dedicate this theme, Kaori Sakura, to the people and country of Japan. They were frequently in my thoughts and prayers as I put together this set, shortly after the terrible natural disasters. It was my honor to learn more about the Japanese and Chinese cultures and traditions as I researched the many icons.

I named this icon theme Kaori Sakura. Kaori, I got from the name of the icon pack by ~dunedhel that was my starting point. Kaori means fragrance in Japanese. Sakura are cherry blossoms and I put together a pack of 16 cherry blossom wallpapers that automatically rotate on my desktop. I love this background shuffle feature of Windows 7! We had a long, rough winter, and I was desperate for spring-my favorite season.

This was not a ready made iconpackage that I used. I put this theme together from a multitude of icon sources and I ended up changing over 120 default Windows 7 icons. Be sure to check out the other links below to see screenshots of most of the icons I used and also how I put together this theme.

CREDITS AND RESOURCES
* Panda Icon (User Folder): Part of the Animals icon set [link] by VisualPharm. I love this panda!
* Jade Dragon and Bonsai Cherry Blossom Tree icons: Part of Treasure Icons [link]
* Ishidourou Icon (Japanese Garden Lantern) and Takezake (sake in bamboo container icon): Part of the Yoritsuki Icons [link] by ~HYBRIDWORKS
* Waterfall and China Vase Icon: Part of the Kaori icon set [link] by ~dunedhel
* Chinese Musical Instrument icon: [link] part of a Chinese style icon set by Nuonuo as featured on Design Swan.
* Nodategasa icon (red table umbrella): Part of the Sakura Icons set [link] by ~HYBRIDWORKS
* Japanese Kokeshi Doll icon: not positive where I originally got it from but it can be found here [link]
* Red box or chest icon: Part of China characteristic-Mac-OS set [link] by ~jaywang
* Sakura Background Wallpaper: [link] by ~simzcom

ADDITIONAL LINKS FOR THE KAORI SAKURA ICON THEME
Click here to see the Desktop Screenshot.
Click here to see the Start Menu, User Folder, and Libraries icons.
Click here to see the Control Panel, My Computer (Computer) and My Pictures folders icons.
Click here to see the All Control Panel Items view icons.
Click here to see the File Type icons.

Constructive comments and favs are always welcome and appreciated. Thanks for looking at this icon theme project. Which icons do you like the best?