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