On Fri, 01 Jul 2011 12:08:17 -0400, James Fisher <jameshfis...@gmail.com>
wrote:
On Thu, Jun 30, 2011 at 8:35 PM, Mafi <m...@example.org> wrote:
This is my try.
What do you guys think about it?
So, I do think yours has merit. The one gripe I have with it is a lack
of
obviousness. Compare:
New Python user: "say, why's your logo made of snakes?"
Pythoneer: "..."
New D user: "say, why's your logo got two balls in it?"
D programmer: "Well, hear me out. Originally, the language was going to
be
called Mars. But then it was called D, and it's too late to change it
back.
Now, the two balls are Mars' two moons. That's right, the D is Mars.
Yes,
the D is see-through, but it was ugly to have the moons on the side, so
you
just have to stretch to see the illusion. And yes, the moons should be
irregular shapes, but that was ugly too."
Not sure if that gets my point across but I'm just trying to think from
the
perspective of someone outside the community. Which, of course, is what
we
should be doing.
I think you are way overthinking this...
rule #1 -- the logo should have the letter 'D' in it.
and, um... that's it :)
BTW, your comparison isn't correct. I'd compare: "Why does the python
logo contain snakes" to "Why does the D logo contain the letter D", and
"Why does the D logo contain balls" to "Why does the python logo look like
a + sign".
-Steve
