Re: A new Semantic Web logo?

On Oct 15, 2007, at 11:23 AM, Renato Golin wrote:

>
> Frank Manola wrote:
>> On a slightly different issue, over the weekend I happened to see  
>> a TV
>> ad for Comcast's "triple play" offer of internet, cable, and phone
>> service (www.comcast.com/tripleplay) and was struck by a distinct
>> resemblance to the new SW logo.  This could be thought of either an
>> unfortunate coincidence or a piece of clever advertising (I'm not  
>> sure
>> by who!), since the logos seem to suggest that if you start to pry  
>> off
>> the top of Comcast's triple play, you might find the Semantic Web  
>> inside
>> :-)
>
> Well, a cube is a simple thing and you'll find quite a lot of logos
> using cubes as it's base.

I agree.  And that makes it a good base for a logo for the Semantic Web?

> I believe it was a rather common coincidence,
> though.
>
> Same with triangles with round edges for RDF... ;)

Yep.  Makes me long for something -- er -- "webby".

>
> --renato
>
>

Received on Monday, 15 October 2007 19:13:57 UTC