Re: need an opinion

2008-04-15 Thread Don L
> > >Beyond whether or not you have creativity, there are specific > skills > > and > > >knowledge specific to design that you (and the rest of us) are > > unlikely to > > >possess without training in that field. This is why we hire > > competent > > >designers, rather than doing design work fo

Re: need an opinion

2008-04-15 Thread Don L
>> My apology for OT. Need an opinion, when you see the following icon, >> http://24.254.1.94:8000/test/logo_idea.bmp >> what do you make of it? Also, it's boring, clearly I lack creativity. > >One of the keys to doing competent work without talent is to know your >limitations. Doing plain, bori

Re: need an opinion

2008-04-15 Thread Don L
>There is an issue of context. Following your description of the 'icon', >I would think that this icon is for a product itself. Not a functionary >icon, like 'print' or 'save', but rather an icon meant to start a >specific application. In that context, then the 'icon' is generally not >really a

RE: need an opinion

2008-04-15 Thread Jim Davis
> -Original Message- > From: Don L [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, April 15, 2008 4:14 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: OT: need an opinion > > My apology for OT. Need an opinion, when you see the following icon, > http://24.254.1.94:8000/test/logo_idea.bmp > what do you make of it?

Re: need an opinion

2008-04-15 Thread Richard White
> >Beyond whether or not you have creativity, there are specific skills > and > >knowledge specific to design that you (and the rest of us) are > unlikely to > >possess without training in that field. This is why we hire > competent > >designers, rather than doing design work for which we're unq

Re: need an opinion

2008-04-15 Thread Don L
>put the letters in the faces > >are you starting a cult? there aren't enough these days... >-that's my opinion Yeah, let's get it started :) ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to

Re: need an opinion

2008-04-15 Thread Don L
>There is an issue of context. Following your description of the 'icon', >I would think that this icon is for a product itself. Not a functionary >icon, like 'print' or 'save', but rather an icon meant to start a >specific application. In that context, then the 'icon' is generally not >really a

RE: need an opinion

2008-04-15 Thread Dave Francis
:09 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: need an opinion Don L wrote: >> Well, if we're supposed to know what BTV is or does from looking at the >> logo, I can't. >> > > Thanks for your input, Dave. Don I just wanted to add that I also did not understand the 'B&#x

Re: need an opinion

2008-04-15 Thread Don L
>> My apology for OT. Need an opinion, when you see the >> following icon, http://24.254.1.94:8000/test/logo_idea.bmp >> what do you make of it? Also, it's boring, clearly I lack >> creativity. > >Beyond whether or not you have creativity, there are specific skills and >knowledge specific to de

Re: need an opinion

2008-04-15 Thread Ian Skinner
Don L wrote: >> Well, if we're supposed to know what BTV is or does from looking at the >> logo, I can't. >> > > Thanks for your input, Dave. Don I just wanted to add that I also did not understand the 'B' 'T' 'V'. But it is important to note that there is NO such thing as an icon which

RE: need an opinion

2008-04-15 Thread Dave Watts
> My apology for OT. Need an opinion, when you see the > following icon, http://24.254.1.94:8000/test/logo_idea.bmp > what do you make of it? Also, it's boring, clearly I lack > creativity. Beyond whether or not you have creativity, there are specific skills and knowledge specific to design th

Re: need an opinion

2008-04-15 Thread Don L
>Well, if we're supposed to know what BTV is or does from looking at the >logo, I can't. Thanks for your input, Dave. Don ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial

Re: need an opinion

2008-04-15 Thread Don L
>Reminds me of the windows 'User Account' icon... faceless diversity. > >.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:. >Bobby Hartsfield >http://acoderslife.com >http://cf4em.com Bobby, diversity wasn't something was my mind but rather PEOPLE (the general sense). But thanks for your thought on the 'faceless' part;

RE: need an opinion

2008-04-15 Thread Bobby Hartsfield
Reminds me of the windows 'User Account' icon... faceless diversity. ..:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:. Bobby Hartsfield http://acoderslife.com http://cf4em.com -Original Message- From: Don L [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, April 15, 2008 4:14 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: OT: need an opinio

Re: need an opinion

2008-04-15 Thread Don L
> Don-- > > Honestly, I don't think it's bad at all. If I came across it, I would > be confused about the meaning of "B T V", but would probably assume > that the icon represented something to do with "community" or > something similar to that. > > My $.02~ Hey Joel, thank you for your thoug

RE: need an opinion

2008-04-15 Thread Dave Francis
Well, if we're supposed to know what BTV is or does from looking at the logo, I can't. -Original Message- From: Don L [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, April 15, 2008 3:14 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: OT: need an opinion My apology for OT. Need an opinion, when you see the following i

Re: need an opinion

2008-04-15 Thread Joel Watson
Don-- Honestly, I don't think it's bad at all. If I came across it, I would be confused about the meaning of "B T V", but would probably assume that the icon represented something to do with "community" or something similar to that. My $.02~ >My apology for OT. Need an opinion, when you see