[IAEP] Get IA Books Icon

[David Farning]

On Tue, Jun 30, 2009 at 2:42 PM, Jim Simmons<nicestep at gmail.com> wrote:
> David,
>
> I'm not clear on which icon you are praising: mine or Frederick's?
>
> The problem I have with books in a pile or on a shelf is that it's too
> similar to Aleksey's design for Library.  I think that design is very
> suitable for what Aleksey is doing, because he is building a kind of
> electronic bookshelf.  My original card catalog design would be very
> good for students that knew what a card catalog was: a dying breed,
> unfortunately.  My new design, which I have named "Wings Over The
> World", is meant to suggest getting books, not storing or organizing
> or reading them.

Sorry, you have already gone beyond my visual interpretation skill:)
My knowledge of icons is limited to "don't use a tree as a printer
icon."  It it clever, but no one else will get it.  One of the words
processos tried that about ten years ago.

david

> James Simmons
>
>> For those of us with little artistic or visual skills,  it is very
>> clear what this icon means.
>>
>> david
>



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