Paul McGuire wrote: > "Obaid R." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message > news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>Bugs wrote: >> >>>I thought I read here that a new website design was in the works for >>>python.org in time for the new year? Is that still true and of so, >>>anyone know what is it's status? >>>Thanks! >> >> >>I googled around and found no background on how the new Python logo >>came to be selected. Does any one know why or how the logo shown in the >>upper left corner of the beta.python.org site was choosen? Which other >>logos were rejected? Is there a particular reason why it is shaped like >>a cross? >> >>Thanks >> > > > Looks like a plus sign to me, evoking the idea of "incremental improvement". > A cross (as in Christian symbol) really has an elongated leg to the bottom. > But it most closely resembles two snakes (see the little eyes > at the top and bottom?), presumably pythons. > > Personally, I like the stylized snakes, and the symmetry of the logo, a big > improvement over the cartooney cutesy snakes we've seen in the past. > That was pretty much what I thought. The intention was definitely to be snake-like and resemble "Py" at the same time.
No reply yet on why Obaid wanted to know about the cross motif (though one has one's suspicions). regards Steve -- Steve Holden +44 150 684 7255 +1 800 494 3119 Holden Web LLC www.holdenweb.com PyCon TX 2006 www.python.org/pycon/ -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
