Apple dazzled customers with an armful of shiny new iPods during a press conference last week, but a number of fans groaned at a less pleasing sight: the new iTunes 10 icon (above).
Gone is the legendary icon of a compact disc, replaced by a blue bubble containing a music note. A Wired.com reader even sent an e-mail to Steve Jobs saying the iTunes 10 icon "sucks," to which Jobs replied, "We disagree."
Peeved Apple fans will just have to agree to disagree with the steadfast CEO. But it's your computer desktop, so why not design your own icon to replace Apple's? In the past week we've actually seen a bunch of really neat alternative iTunes icons made by independent designers.
Wired.com invites readers to redesign the iTunes 10 icon for a chance to win an iPod Shuffle ($50). Submit your mockup in the Reddit widget below, then vote on your favorites. Your votes will determine the standout submissions, and Wired.com editors will make the final call on a winner.
Directions: In the "Image URL" field paste a direct link to the location of the image. In "Image link" just paste a link to your website, if you have one; if not, no big deal. We entered an iTunes icon made by "Toffeenut" as an example.
The contest will close at 9 p.m. PT on Sunday. One winner gets the prize, and we'll feature the top 10 icons next week in a photo gallery.
What are you waiting for? Get photoshopping!
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