[Tango-artists] Ristretto

[Simon Otter]

Den 2008-01-31 18:57:53 skrev Michael Dominic K. <mdk at mdk.am>:

> 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.
>
>

Why not "frame" the ristoretto cup (I know nothing about this  
coffee-stuff, tea for ever!) Frame it in a wooden frame or something  
similiar,
that has got to convey that program does something with pictures.

-- 
simon at otter.se
simon at onposition.com