[Tango-artists] Ristretto

[Michael Dominic K.]

On Thu, Jan 31, 2008 at 11:59:17AM -0500, Rodney Dawes wrote:
> What the icon really needs, is something to show that it's an image
> viewer, and not at all anything related to coffee. It doesn't time
> your coffee pot for you. It doesn't brew the coffee. It doesn't drink
> the coffee. I would imagine the name "ristretto" was chosen to mean
> that it was a "small" (lightweight) image viewer. Perhaps somehow
> fitting that with the "image viewer" concept would make a better
> icon and brand association for the application. As it stands now,
> the icon looks very much like a java icon, regardless of how much
> coffee or steam is there. The java<->coffee link/branding is very
> strong I think, and seeing a cup of coffee just makes me think java.

The icon is awesome and just by looking at it I felt like making myself a
cup of coffee. But Dobey is right -- it doesn't tell anything about the
program it represents and the java branding kicks in immediately. 

How about an image that appears in a cloud coming out of a very small
cup of coffee? ;) Gee, I love the genie in a bottle concept.


-- 
Michael