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[[Category:DesignTeam]] [[Category:Sugarlabs logo]]

The icon for Sugarlabs should have the following qualities in order to appeal to children

:: I think this may be both "appeal to children" and "call up childlike images in the minds of adults" - just saying that most of us are not exactly in our target user base. ;) [[User:Mchua|Mchua]] 03:00, 18 January 2009 (UTC)

* Simple

* bright colors

* not overly polished

==== Sun/Starfish/Acorn/Dandelion ====

Here is a suggestion:

[[Image:Sugar-icon-v1.png]]

I like the sun logo because:

* The sun represents knowledge in many cultures

* It looks a little bit like a child

[[Image:Logodraft-starfish.png|300px|frame|none|Inspired by Greg, Caroline, and "The Starfish and the Spider." Also somewhat boring and generic.]]

[[Image:Logodraft-starfishweb.png|300px|frame|none|The starfish learns to spin a web, the starfish surfs the web, the starfish has a network... unfortunately, this could also be read as "the starfish got stuck in the web."]]

[[Image:Logodraft-acorn.png|300px|frame|none|Somewhat boring and generic, but acorns are often a symbol for youth, trees a symbol of knowledge.]]

[[Image:Logodraft-dandelion.png|300px|frame|none|Dandelions sprout just about everywhere. Their flowers and seeds are often played with (and spread by) young children. They are also native to temperate areas of the northern hemisphere.]]

[[Image:Logodraft-dandelion-seed.png|300px|frame|none|A dandelion seed in flight, one of billions off to explore the world and find a place to grow...]]

[[Image:Logodraft-dandelion-head.png|300px|frame|none|A dandelion head ready to be picked up and blown on by a child.]]

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 [[Category:DesignTeam]] [[Category:Sugarlabs logo]]
+The icon for Sugarlabs should have the following qualities in order to appeal to children
+:: I think this may be both "appeal to children" and "call up childlike images in the minds of adults" - just saying that most of us are not exactly in our target user base. ;) [[User:Mchua|Mchua]] 03:00, 18 January 2009 (UTC)
+* Simple
+* bright colors
+* not overly polished
+==== Sun/Starfish/Acorn/Dandelion ====
+Here is a suggestion:
+[[Image:Sugar-icon-v1.png]]
+I like the sun logo because:
+* The sun represents knowledge in many cultures
+* It looks a little bit like a child
+[[Image:Logodraft-starfish.png|300px|frame|none|Inspired by Greg, Caroline, and "The Starfish and the Spider." Also somewhat boring and generic.]]
+[[Image:Logodraft-starfishweb.png|300px|frame|none|The starfish learns to spin a web, the starfish surfs the web, the starfish has a network... unfortunately, this could also be read as "the starfish got stuck in the web."]]
+[[Image:Logodraft-acorn.png|300px|frame|none|Somewhat boring and generic, but acorns are often a symbol for youth, trees a symbol of knowledge.]]
+[[Image:Logodraft-dandelion.png|300px|frame|none|Dandelions sprout just about everywhere. Their flowers and seeds are often played with (and spread by) young children. They are also native to temperate areas of the northern hemisphere.]]
+[[Image:Logodraft-dandelion-seed.png|300px|frame|none|A dandelion seed in flight, one of billions off to explore the world and find a place to grow...]]
+[[Image:Logodraft-dandelion-head.png|300px|frame|none|A dandelion head ready to be picked up and blown on by a child.]]