[Pythonmac-SIG] Fwd: MacPython icon mockup

[Zachery Bir]

On Apr 21, 2006, at 8:04 AM, Brendan Simons wrote:

> On 21-Apr-06, at 6:00 AM, donovan wrote:
>>> I don't think stealing the Apple Installer icon is a good idea for
>>> .egg though - double-clicking it doesn't install anything.  Perhaps
>>> something closer to a StuffIt archive icon (a closed box) or a  
>>> Python
>>> logo behind Apple's zipper icon with "EGG" underneath.  Or an egg?
>>> Anyone remember Software Ventures' logo? :)
>>
>> How about just the lego brick used for components with the python  
>> logo on the side. Look in /System/Library/Components.
>
> I'm wary of using the brick logo, because as far as I can see Apple  
> uses them extensively for OS components.  I don't want to dilute  
> their visual meaning by co-opting the icon for something  
> different.  I agree that the box isn't great either though since  
> eggs aren't executable.

A lot of Internet Plug-ins use them, and I've seen them branded by  
the developers of such. I don't think we'll be diluting much.

Zac