[OS X Emacs] New Aquamacs Icon ...

Saptarshi Guha saptarshi.guha at gmail.com
Tue Aug 18 15:32:21 EDT 2009


Hello,
It is nice to see very different views( as I had expected).
Also, after reading my own email, I would like to mention that my
reaction does not deny the effort,skill and attention to detail that
went into the design of the logo.

I hope no one gets offended.

Kind regards
Saptarshi


On Tue, Aug 18, 2009 at 3:05 PM, Stefan Vollmar<vollmar at nf.mpg.de> wrote:
> Dear Saptarshi,
>
> On 18.08.2009, at 16:17, Saptarshi Guha wrote:
>
>> I just downloaded Aquamacs2.preview2 and was quite taken aback by the
>> icon.
>> It appears either like a) a decapitated yak head in a pool of blue
>> blood or b) a drowning yak with a questioning look.
>>
>> I don't mean to criticize the logo; this is how I perceived it.
>
> This is, apparently, quite different from the way I perceive it: the concept
> works beautifully for me, I think it is very tastefully done, with excellent
> craftmanship, the facial expression (attentive standby to assist with the
> next editing job, possibly with a little reminder that this animal is used
> to high standards), it looks as powerful as the beast on
> http://savannah.gnu.org but in a more polished way, and with a more friendly
> colour scheme.
>
> I like it.
>
> Warm regards,
>  Stefan
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