On 03/06/2007, at 4:55 AM, Mike Orr wrote:
> > Why is it called Pylons anyway? I thought a pylon was a large metal > beam (girder), so as a building block it made sense. But > dictionary.com says it means a tower. Here are all the definitions, > which include some visual ideas we haven't tried. Ancient Egyptian > theme, anyone? > > http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/pylon > > 1. a marking post or tower for guiding aviators, frequently used in > races. > 2. a relatively tall structure at the side of a gate, bridge, or > avenue, marking an entrance or approach. > 3. a monumental tower forming the entrance to an ancient Egyptian > temple, consisting either of a pair of tall quadrilateral masonry > masses with sloping sides and a doorway between them or of one such > mass pierced with a doorway. > 4. a steel tower or mast carrying high-tension lines, telephone wires, > or other cables and lines. > 5. Aeronautics. a finlike device used to attach engines, auxiliary > fuel tanks, bombs, etc., to an aircraft wing or fuselage. > [Origin: 1840-50; < Gk pyln gateway, gate tower] To weigh in for a second, I think the original choice of an electricity pylon was actually very clever because of the dual implications of power and delivery (of electrons). Taken out of that context, it's harder to connect the word 'pylons' with a web services toolkit. Maybe it's not thinking outside the box terribly much, but I can envisage something much like the current logo: same perspective, but cartoonized, and with the cables replaced with strings of 0's and 1's. Toby. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "pylons-discuss" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/pylons-discuss?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
