http://masalalabs.ca/2009/08/icon-metaphor-fail/ Tue, 25 May 2010 03:48:21 -0300 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://masalalabs.ca/2009/08/icon-metaphor-fail/comment-page-1/#comment-54 James Sat, 22 Aug 2009 05:56:19 +0000 http://masalalabs.ca/?p=53#comment-54 It's a laptop icon behind a save icon. Maybe representing backup software? It’s a laptop icon behind a save icon. Maybe representing backup software?

]]> http://masalalabs.ca/2009/08/icon-metaphor-fail/comment-page-1/#comment-53 Matthew R. MacPherson Sat, 22 Aug 2009 04:24:39 +0000 http://masalalabs.ca/?p=53#comment-53 Is it a monitor with a notebook running in clamshell mode? I have no idea. Is it a monitor with a notebook running in clamshell mode? I have no idea.

]]> http://masalalabs.ca/2009/08/icon-metaphor-fail/comment-page-1/#comment-52 Nathan Myers Sat, 22 Aug 2009 03:07:25 +0000 http://masalalabs.ca/?p=53#comment-52 Speaking from a position of complete ignorance, I'd say it's a button to download stuff to your iPod. If that's correct, that does not mean it's a good icon, not least because there's something wrong when a Free Software project has an icon for iPods. Speaking from a position of complete ignorance, I’d say it’s a button to download stuff to your iPod. If that’s correct, that does not mean it’s a good icon, not least because there’s something wrong when a Free Software project has an icon for iPods.

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