RE: [boost] Re: Logo comments

From: Reid Sweatman (drunkardswalk_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-03-09 16:57:08

> -----Original Message-----
> From: boost-bounces_at_[hidden] 
> [mailto:boost-bounces_at_[hidden]] On Behalf Of David Abrahams
> Sent: Tuesday, March 08, 2005 8:31 PM
> To: boost_at_[hidden]
> Subject: [boost] Re: Logo comments
> 
> 
> "Jonathan Turkanis" <technews_at_[hidden]> writes:
> 
> > Trey Jackson wrote:
> >> (list lurker responding)
> >>
> >>  >67 - This is clearly one of the best logos.
> >>
> >> Speaking of associations - when I saw this I first thought of 
> >> Cingular's logo <http://www.cingular.com>, which seems like a bad 
> >> thing.
> >
> > Me too. When I first saw it, I told my wife it reminded me of an 
> > existing logo,
> 
> I had the same reaction, but I think it's just similar to a 
> few things and has "that logo look" about it.
> 
> > but I couldn't think of which one. She said "Purina" 
> > (http://www.purina.com/). Later I figured out I was 
> probably thinking 
> > of cingular.
> >
> > On reflection, I decided that the logos really weren't that 
> similar; 
> > I'm a bit worried that the similarity also occurred to someone else.
> 
> Yeah, that's three people now.  I wasn't worried before, but 
> now I am slightly concerned.

Pop me on that stack.  Noticed it immediately.  My wife, who does web
branding for "one of the big boys" (better leave it at that) was looking
over my shoulder.  Her comment:  "That one's a lawsuit waiting to happen."

Reid