On Wednesday 17 February 2010 07:38:23 am Merk wrote: > I'm not asking why the OS X was directly copied instead of either Windows > one. I'm asking why any existing Word icon was copied at all.
It is a mimetype and as such needs to visually represent a certain type of file. It goes without saying that when everyone associates a certain look/letter/number with something they don't search for other visual metaphors. People expect certain things to look certain ways ;) -- Ken -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art
