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It's okay? I think what bothers me the most about it is that the envelope is smaller, and not front and center anymore. I get that the idea was to make it look
by TwentyPosts 3y ago
It's okay? I think what bothers me the most about it is that the envelope is smaller, and not front and center anymore. I get that the idea was to make it look more like the Firefox logo, and it succeeds in that regard, but I liked that the envelope was the big, rectangular thing which dominated the logo. That's what my eyes are looking for and expect if I'm searching for 'the mail program' on my desktop or phone or anywhere.
- tpxl 3y agoThat's not an envelope, it's an arrow pointing down.
- KronisLV 3y ago> That's not an envelope, it's an arrow pointing down. Huh, I guess I can kind of see that? But at the same time, the shading also really makes it look like an envelope, which is more or less what you'd expect from a mail client. I rather like the bird part of the logo, but the envelope/arrow feels not as prominent or obvious as I'd expect. Still an okay logo, though.
- TwentyPosts 3y agoI think they were making a joke, namely that it looks like an arrow, even though it's presumably supposed to look like an envelope. The fact that we're talking about it shows that this is in fact a minor(?) design flaw. Ideally it should be obvious that it is an envelope, not an arrow, so that a user who's never seen the logo before immediately knows what it represents.
- KronisLV 3y ago> I think they were making a joke Haha yeah, though I could probably also imagine a down arrow logo, for mailbox folders or something. You're right that there's a bit missing for an actually distinctive letter shape, notably the rectangular edges. But those would clash with the circular shape.