On 30/01/2010, at 10:13 AM, John C. Welch wrote:
>> There were no @ signs in X.400 either!
>>
>> But back to the point - unfortunately for us, other sorts of current in-use
>> addressing schemes also have @ signs, eg XMPP ("Jabber") instant messaging
>> addresses, Twitter, etc.
>
> True, however, the @ sign is considered "email" by, well, everyone. Almost
> anything you pick is going to have multiple meanings, but if you want
> universality, it's harder to get much better than @
Have to disagree with this - @ is punctuation that means "at" and is boring.
Don't get me wrong - no more boring that other punctuation symbols (in face,
possibly less).
If letters.app has a logo that is based on or in large part dependent on @
representing email for "everyone" then it will be a boring choice.
Give us a few good examples where punctuation symbols have formed the basis of
good application icons, or indeed, logos, in the context of the standard of
icons posted by River Brandon.
What do you think of the FIrefox and NNW logos?
Robin
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