>There is an issue of context. Following your description of the 'icon', >I would think that this icon is for a product itself. Not a functionary >icon, like 'print' or 'save', but rather an icon meant to start a >specific application. In that context, then the 'icon' is generally not >really an icon at all, but rather a scaled down representation of the >application's (or company's) logo. > >Now this gets tricky. I know (from a job I had in the past, outside of >web development) a little about branding. Establishing a 'brand' is >heavy business, and should never be taken lightly. As an example, what >image do you think of when you think of Nike? You think of the Nike >swoosh. Even without the word 'Nike', you see the swoosh and you know >that it's Nike. It's on every item they produce. It's on every tag. It's >even the favicon that shows up when you load all of their sites. You can >apply this with most any major software as well. Think Windows, Mac, >AOL. From an image/icon/logo standpoint I bet you connected those dots >without thought. (Incidentally, this is one area where ColdFusion has >lost out, as a brand, since Allaire was bought.) > >For this, I side with Dave. If this icon/logo is to be attached to >something that should come back favorably to you and your work (be that >in revenue, word of mouth, work you want associated with you as a >developer...) then you should seriously consider hiring a designer to >create a professional logo. Create a brand identity. It's not your >personal creativity at question, but the value you are attempting to >create, build and portray. > >Steve "Cutter" Blades >Adobe Certified Professional >Advanced Macromedia ColdFusion MX 7 Developer >_____________________________
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