those are cool. i love stuff with a vintage feel. if the proportions could be made to fit, as you say, it could work. postbox (http://www.postbox-inc.com/) uses a mailbox, which is a nice icon. and this is along those lines, but with a twist. anyway, worth considering.
On Jan 28, 2010, at 12:04 PM, Michael Dalling wrote: > > > --On 28 January 2010 11:15:04 -0500 River Brandon wrote: > >> a bit more unique > > How more unique than unique can you get? OS X dictionary: > > Unique: "being the only one of its kind; unlike anything else". > >> though, since the icon becomes recognizable through use. it doesn't >> have to click 100% right away. > > Sure. > > FWIW, I thought the idea of an envelope/several envelopes with a letter > opener on was fine, although envelopes have been done often before. > > One of the mail program icons I liked most was GNUMail's. That uses a pillar > box. I suppose not all countries use pillar boxes for post boxes, and those > that do don't necessarily use red. But, as you say, there's recognition > "through use". And red stands out (as Turner knew) and would catch the eye > in the Dock. > > GNUMail used an actual photograph, so the proportions didn't really suit - > too long and thin. But a drawn image that takes liberties with the > proportions could be good. > > Victorian examples: > > <http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3008/2814204403_b3fee4bbdd.jpg?v=0> > > <http://www.geograph.org.uk/photos/62/75/627586_ac3bd3dd.jpg> > > Maybe not, but there's another idea. > > -- > Michael > > > > _______________________________________________ > [email protected] mailing list > List help: http://lists.ranchero.com/listinfo.cgi/email-init-ranchero.com _______________________________________________ [email protected] mailing list List help: http://lists.ranchero.com/listinfo.cgi/email-init-ranchero.com
