there is obvious, and there is memorable. the two are not always the same. i submit that if the icon is elegant, creative, and pleasing, it will be memorable. obvious is best suited for cases where the risk of confusion is high. i don't think that's necessarily true here.
that is not to say that obvious is bad. but personally, i think it's too low a bar to set. i would suggest we aim for memorable. some non-obvious, yet (subjectively) great application icons:
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On Jan 29, 2010, at 1:29 PM, LuKreme wrote: > On 29-Jan-2010, at 00:57, Robin Benson wrote: >> >> The obvious choice for email is an envelope or a stamp - what could be more >> on-target? A postbox? Well, is the app about storage and delivery, or about >> mail? > > Actually, I now think that the most obvious symbol is an @ sign, and I think > we should look at building an icon around that. > > -- > What the hell's goin' on in the engine room? Were there > monkeys? Some terrifying space monkeys maybe got loose? > > _______________________________________________ > [email protected] mailing list > List help: http://lists.ranchero.com/listinfo.cgi/email-init-ranchero.com
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