> An homage to syntax at least gives an easily recognizable icon, far more
> iconic than a camel or a grid of colours, and I would consider several
> of the lambda based ideas on the wiki simple, elegant and visually
> appealing.
Exactly!
Cheers,
/Niklas
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Ashley Yakeley writes:
> All of these get one thing right that the current and most of the
> proposed Haskell logos do not: they don't make any reference to the
> syntax of the language itself. Doing so seems to miss the point of a
> logo: it's supposed to appeal visually, rather than semantically
George Pollard wrote:
This is why I like Cale's mountain (which incorporates a sneaky
lambda ;P). A mountain peak/summit/apex also has nice connotations!
http://haskell.org/haskellwiki/Haskell_logos/New_logo_ideas#Cale_Gibbard
I think it would be better without the lambda. In fact, many of the
Ashley Yakeley writes:
> All of these get one thing right that the current and most
> of the proposed Haskell logos do not: they don't make any
> reference to the syntax of the language itself. Doing so
> seems to miss the point of a logo: it's supposed to appeal
> visually, rather than semantica
