and then there are some great vintage mail boxes. this is gorgeous: http://www.vintagevending.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/vintage_mailbox.jpg
something like these could work well (maybe with the lid open and some mail sticking out?): http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_HK4aT-aJRU0/S0EgGfuOHAI/AAAAAAAACfY/IZPCNayI0TQ/s400/usmail+box.jpg http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_NOC0RykaweI/Scr52oPuYDI/AAAAAAAAAmI/MiJjxK73jfE/s400/mail+box+2.JPG http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_n1Jgy6WlY9E/StYNMhIxFoI/AAAAAAAAFEs/dHx53BJUGow/s320/vintage+red+mailbox.jpg here's another cool idea--a p.o. box door: http://www.flickr.com/photos/61685...@n00/2966395359 On Jan 28, 2010, at 1:32 PM, River Brandon wrote: > something like this would be pretty recognizable, for us yanks anyway... > > http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_xHhjcK7y3XM/SAUfQ_5_Q4I/AAAAAAAABsU/o3MCo6Y8mro/s320/mail+truck.jpg > > not really well-done, but you get the idea: > > http://www.istockphoto.com/file_thumbview_approve/9752874/2/istockphoto_9752874-postal-shipping-icons.jpg > > > On Jan 28, 2010, at 1:28 PM, River Brandon wrote: > >> On Jan 28, 2010, at 12:35 PM, Michael Dalling wrote: >> >>> >>> >>> --On 28 January 2010 18:29:51 +0100 Lachlan Hunt wrote: >>> >>>> Hi, >>>> I've been thinking about this icon design, and was thinking >>>> instead of focussing on the letters themselves, such as stamps or >>>> envelopes or mail boxes, what about focussing more on the delivery >>>> vehicles. >>> >>> Why not? >>> >>> How about those trolleys the postmen push down the street when they've too >>> much to go in a bag? >>> >>> <http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&client=safari&rls=en&um=1&sa=1&q=post+trolley&aq=f&oq=&aqi=&start=0> >> >> that is an interesting idea, but how do you make it clear enough that it's >> not just a shopping cart? vehicles are worth exploring, though. is there >> anything with a cool little mail truck? in the style of the transmit icon, >> maybe? >> >> >>> >>> -- >>> 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 > > _______________________________________________ > [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
