The Iron Chef Icon Collection
January 2001

Introduction: Who takes it? Who's cuisine reigns supreme?!
Friday nights have evolved into a TV tradition here at The Iconfactory. Right around 10pm, many of us huddle close to our boob tubes in excited anticipation of what is to be shown on the Food Network. What is this that has glued us to our seats and has our taste buds screaming for more? Why, its the latest craze from Japan of course - Iron Chef!

Every week we watch a hopeful challenger take on the likes of master chefs Masaharu Morimoto (Iron Chef Japanese) or Masahiko Kobe (Iron Chef Italian) to the delight of us at home and the colorful panel of commentators and critics that make Iron Chef a cult hit. For those of you out there that watch the show, all of this makes perfect sense and is just about the greatest thing since sliced bread. To those that have not seen the show, I cannot explain its appeal directly. Perhaps its the pageantry, or the exotic theme ingredients, or the music stolen from "Backdraft". Whatever it is, it has us hooked and we knew, almost from the first episode, that we had to make icons based on the show.

The result is the enclosed folder of over 30 icons of the people, food and things from Iron Chef. Since there have been so many shows to date, we couldn't possibly represent every single theme ingredient. We chose some of our favorites instead, along with the main players, and miscellaneous objects from Kitchen Stadium. The result is a fun set of icons that fans of the show should really love. Enjoy!

For More on Iron Chef:
If we have peaked your interest and want to know more about this TV show, we suggest you check out the following great web sites:

The Official Iron Chef Web Site
The number one stop from the creators of the show - Fuji Television.

Food Network.com
The U.S. version of the show is shown on the Food Network. Get more info here.

UNOFFICIAL Iron Chef Site
The BEST fan run web site about the show. Every battle is detailed, along with complete chef bios, details about Kitchen Stadium and more.


Legality: Iron Chef is Copyright ©2001 by The Fuji Television Network. The icons contained in this set are intended for free, and non-commercial use ONLY. These icons can only be distributed as freeware, and MAY NOT BE REDISTRIBUTED, SOLD OR EXCHANGED FOR ANY GOODS OR SERVICES WHATSOEVER. In addition, the read-me file must accompany the set at all times. By downloading this file you are agreeing to be bound by the terms of this agreement.

How To make Use of Icons: Changing icons on Windows can be done in many different ways. The two easiest, and most common methods, are described below.

To change the My Computer, My Documents, My Network Places (also called the
Network Neighborhood), or Recycle Bin icons, follow these steps:

1) Right click the desktop.
2) Choose Properties from the menu.
3) In the properties dialog, select the "Effects" or "Plus!" tab.
4) Select the icon you wish to change.
5) Press the "Change Icon" button to open the icon selection window.
6) In the icon selection window, press the "Browse" button.
7) Use the file selection dialog to locate to the folder that contains the
icons you downloaded.
8) Choose the ICO file you want to use as a replacement and press "Open".
9) Press "OK" in the icon selection window and on the properties dialog.

You can also change the icon for a shortcut using these steps:

1) Right click the shortcut.
2) Choose Properties from the menu.
3) In the properties dialog, press the "Change Icon" button to open the icon
selection window.
4) In the icon selection window, press the "Browse" button.
5) Use the file selection dialog to locate to the folder that contains the
icons you downloaded.
6) Choose the ICO file you want to use as a replacement and press "Open".
7) Press "OK" in the icon selection window and on the properties dialog.

There are many other ways to change icons by editing the Registry. These
techniques are more complex and potentially dangerous to your system, but
they do allow you to completely customize your computer. For more
information, we suggest that you visit Virtual Plastic at
http://www.nikkie-luuc.demon.nl

Contact the Author: Gedeon Maheux, Dave Brasgalla, Talos Tsui, Kate England

Related Sites: If you enjoy this freeware icon collection, be sure to check out these other, killer GUI web pages:

The Iconfactory - The web's best place for killer Mac icons
The DeskStop - Windows wallpapers, desktop picts, icons and more

Thanks: Huge thanks go out to all the factory workers for helping get this set together. Extra special thanks go out to Kate and Mindy for chipping in and pushing pixels and hosting our Iron Chef desktop picts. You all are the best!