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1.0.2 - I think this combines a lot of good qualities:BR
- It's "professional"-looking enough that a sysadmin for a large company could use itBR
- It's not too "scary"-looking (some of the sniper images are a little chilling)BR
- Ba Blakely has posted mixed-case versions on http://www.bablakely.com/SALogos/ BR
I vote for the mixed-case version at the URL on the previous line (not the "SA" logo, though - the two-letter acronym "SA" is too overloaded.)BR
– MatthewVanEerde
1.0.3 - Mark Allen c/o Richard Humphrey, second image (target mark) – It's simple, neutral (most likely not offensive to anyone) and an international symbol (the target mark that is). – DanielKnippers
1.0.5 has been my favourite for a while, but I quite like 1.0.29 – I prefer the cartoony ninjas to the more realistc 1.0.24 (and they reduce + iconify better IMO) – RodBegbie
1.0.8 - gives the image of a recycle bin in the main logo. That is not consistent with the idea of a spam filter IMO, and shows the unhealthy influence of a Windows user <g>. Recycle bins are not for trashing things! – MichaelBell
1.0.9 - The flames on the envelope may give the opposite viewpoint of 1.0.8 - instead of being too permissive, here's a fearful vision of the future where your mail will catch on fire or be destroyed. Again, this lacks the feeling of discrimination. – MichaelBell
I think that most people will draw the conclusion that black mail equal bad mail. – ChristianHansen
1.0.15 - the lock on the envelope. Well this is closer than 1.08/1.09 in my opinion but still doesn't give the right feel - it would be great for SECURING or ENCRYPTING, but maybe not right for spam. – MichaelBell
Might I suggest (and I do so humbly for my artistic skill is nil) to the artists that if one wants to illustrate the action upon the mail itself that the motif of filtering or selectivity is paramount. – MichaelBell
In my opinion, logo designs are free to use their own artistic license and whatever motifs they feel appropriate. – JustinMason
Well, sure. And make no mistake – these folks are 1000x the artist I will ever be. – MichaelBell
1.0.24 - I like it! The only thing I'd change is the orange e-mails... the colour seems to clash with everything else. – HenryStern
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1.0.31 - The e-mail ninja is a very neat idea. I really don't like the fonts, though. See where you can go with it! – HenryStern
1.0.5 has been my favourite for a while, but I quite like 1.0.29 – I prefer the cartoony ninjas to the more realistc 1.0.24 (and they reduce + iconify better IMO) – RodBegbie1.0.33 - Very cool and novel! I like it. – HenryStern
1.0.3 - Mark Allen c/o Richard Humphrey, second image (target mark) – It's simple, neutral (most likely not offensive to anyone) and an international symbol (the target mark that is). – DanielKnippers37 & 1.0.38 - Both of these designs (apache arrow through mails, and spam in a pan) are both quite compelling, and delightful departures of the styles. – MichaelDouma
General comments
I think that most people will draw the conclusion that black mail equal bad mail. – ChristianHansen
With the optional request for an Apache feather and a ninja I can't get the character, Captain Feathersword, out of my head (from The Wiggles). – StevenJohnson
1.0.2 - I think this combines a lot of good qualities:BR
- It's "professional"-looking enough that a sysadmin for a large company could use itBR
- It's not too "scary"-looking (some of the sniper images are a little chilling)BR
- Ba Blakely has posted mixed-case versions on http://www.bablakely.com/SALogos/ BR
Might I suggest (and I do so humbly for my artistic skill is nil) to the artists that if one wants to illustrate the action upon the mail itself that the motif of filtering or selectivity is paramount. – MichaelBell
In my opinion, logo designs are free to use their own artistic license and whatever motifs they feel appropriate. – JustinMason
Well, sure. And make no mistake – these folks are 1000x the artist I will ever be. – MichaelBellI vote for the mixed-case version at the URL on the previous line (not the "SA" logo, though - the two-letter acronym "SA" is too overloaded.)BR
– MatthewVanEerde
Potential Design Motifs
One potential way of illustrating the concept of selective filtering would be showing a ninja/assassin (or perhaps just his/her sword) cutting a certain mail in half while letting another one safely by. Of course, this somehow needs to look like a decision by the ninja/assassin/sword to kill some while letting some pass, and not just that they're overwhelmed with enemies, or else we would be sending the wrong message on the server resources SA requires. Perhaps the assassin could motion for one piece mail to pass while skewering the other one. Just a thought from a graphically-unskilled fan of the software. - DanKohn
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Expanding on Dan Kohn's comments, in addition to keeping a light "assassin/ninja" theme, a successful logo should immediately convey the concept of "filtering email." I do not know what would work well, but a few graphical concepts come to mind, shown below: (Michael Douma)-MichaelDouma
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