Comments on: Symbian beats with a heart http://blog.symbian.org/2009/04/02/symbian-beats-with-a-heart/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:03:46 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Troed Sångberg http://blog.symbian.org/2009/04/02/symbian-beats-with-a-heart/#comment-1640 Troed Sångberg Thu, 14 May 2009 08:39:12 +0000 http://blog.symbian.org/?p=680#comment-1640 The wallpaper link does not work any more. The wallpaper link does not work any more.

]]> By: Ahmed Eltawil http://blog.symbian.org/2009/04/02/symbian-beats-with-a-heart/#comment-1008 Ahmed Eltawil Wed, 15 Apr 2009 03:10:08 +0000 http://blog.symbian.org/?p=680#comment-1008 I never thought I would see something so poorly done coming out of Symbian. This is a joke right? Please tell me it is. The font, the color, the heart...everything about it is so unprofessional. OK, let's play a long and put professionalism aside and put the love of the community forward...it's still a logo that I would be ashamed to show off. This logo should never see the light of day. Again, I really really really hope that this is a joke. I never thought I would see something so poorly done coming out of Symbian. This is a joke right? Please tell me it is.

The font, the color, the heart…everything about it is so unprofessional. OK, let’s play a long and put professionalism aside and put the love of the community forward…it’s still a logo that I would be ashamed to show off.

This logo should never see the light of day. Again, I really really really hope that this is a joke.

]]> By: Nokia-Blog.net http://blog.symbian.org/2009/04/02/symbian-beats-with-a-heart/#comment-928 Nokia-Blog.net Sat, 11 Apr 2009 06:56:37 +0000 http://blog.symbian.org/?p=680#comment-928 I love all the wallpapers, want some more! lol Carlos Silva http://Nokia-Blog.net I love all the wallpapers, want some more! lol

Carlos Silva
http://Nokia-Blog.net

]]> By: annabelcooke http://blog.symbian.org/2009/04/02/symbian-beats-with-a-heart/#comment-843 annabelcooke Wed, 08 Apr 2009 11:39:21 +0000 http://blog.symbian.org/?p=680#comment-843 hi John. You're more than welcome to use our logo. I've uploaded a few sizes to our flickr account http://www.flickr.com/photos/symbianfoundation/sets/72157616501275094/. Let me know if you need anything else. hi John. You’re more than welcome to use our logo. I’ve uploaded a few sizes to our flickr account http://www.flickr.com/photos/symbianfoundation/sets/72157616501275094/.
Let me know if you need anything else.

]]> By: John Caddell http://blog.symbian.org/2009/04/02/symbian-beats-with-a-heart/#comment-825 John Caddell Tue, 07 Apr 2009 18:11:02 +0000 http://blog.symbian.org/?p=680#comment-825 Annabel, I would like to use the heart logo to illustrate a blog post about Symbian, but the photos are "all rights reserved." I will need Symbian's permission to reproduce the logo. May I have that? thanks, John Annabel, I would like to use the heart logo to illustrate a blog post about Symbian, but the photos are “all rights reserved.” I will need Symbian’s permission to reproduce the logo. May I have that?

thanks, John

]]> By: Rob Vanderkam http://blog.symbian.org/2009/04/02/symbian-beats-with-a-heart/#comment-819 Rob Vanderkam Tue, 07 Apr 2009 12:26:00 +0000 http://blog.symbian.org/?p=680#comment-819 I'm not a programmer, developer, or even user of symbian or any other cellphone OS. But I am just purchasing a new phone with Symbian and followed up on this thread via All About Symbian.com. I think the designers did a good job of playing with the style they picked, but I find the choice of iconography a bit too childish for a project like this. I admit that it is not out of line with our culture, which now worships imaginary super heroes on the big screen and uses cartoons and animation in expensive, mainstream tv ads. But I find the cartoon style ("cutesy" comes to mind) really better suited for the peter pan crowd that does not want to grow up. I'm all for the heart idea, but the style used to deliver it (mostly the surrounding material) is not to my liking for a project like what I've seen here (I am not an expert though). It can be simple and clean and all that without being too cute by half. Good luck! I’m not a programmer, developer, or even user of symbian or any other cellphone OS. But I am just purchasing a new phone with Symbian and followed up on this thread via All About Symbian.com.

I think the designers did a good job of playing with the style they picked, but I find the choice of iconography a bit too childish for a project like this. I admit that it is not out of line with our culture, which now worships imaginary super heroes on the big screen and uses cartoons and animation in expensive, mainstream tv ads. But I find the cartoon style (“cutesy” comes to mind) really better suited for the peter pan crowd that does not want to grow up.

I’m all for the heart idea, but the style used to deliver it (mostly the surrounding material) is not to my liking for a project like what I’ve seen here (I am not an expert though). It can be simple and clean and all that without being too cute by half.

Good luck!

]]> By: Sachin Shinde http://blog.symbian.org/2009/04/02/symbian-beats-with-a-heart/#comment-815 Sachin Shinde Tue, 07 Apr 2009 11:09:17 +0000 http://blog.symbian.org/?p=680#comment-815 Sorry to say this, but this is one of the worst logo concept and design I have ever seen Sorry to say this, but this is one of the worst logo concept and design I have ever seen

]]> By: Pedro contreiras http://blog.symbian.org/2009/04/02/symbian-beats-with-a-heart/#comment-805 Pedro contreiras Mon, 06 Apr 2009 17:19:16 +0000 http://blog.symbian.org/?p=680#comment-805 You know what? the logo reminds me the design concept made around the french TWINGO Renault car.. something quite naive, related to children cartoons.. I liked that because it fited the car concept: basic, easy to use/park, small, "car toy" style... But for an OS such as Symbian... I can not get used to it so far.. and afraid of unlikely will ever get.. You know what?
the logo reminds me the design concept made around the french TWINGO Renault car.. something quite naive, related to children cartoons.. I liked that because it fited the car concept: basic, easy to use/park, small, “car toy” style… But for an OS such as Symbian…
I can not get used to it so far.. and afraid of unlikely will ever get..

]]> By: detronizator http://blog.symbian.org/2009/04/02/symbian-beats-with-a-heart/#comment-794 detronizator Mon, 06 Apr 2009 15:22:22 +0000 http://blog.symbian.org/?p=680#comment-794 Can I say that I really don't find the logo that amusing? I'll define it as "childish". But, of course, I'm not a designer/marketing expert... Can I say that I really don’t find the logo that amusing?
I’ll define it as “childish”.

But, of course, I’m not a designer/marketing expert…

]]> By: Tyson Key http://blog.symbian.org/2009/04/02/symbian-beats-with-a-heart/#comment-783 Tyson Key Mon, 06 Apr 2009 12:43:20 +0000 http://blog.symbian.org/?p=680#comment-783 If anything, the new Symbian brand should be more prominent, and "available" to end users (either on packaging, on hardware itself, or wherever software installation/handling is mentioned) to inform them that their phones run Symbian OS, so that they know what they're capable of. Case in point - try an Nokia NSeries handset, there are no mentions of Series 60 or Symbian on the box (at least for some models, as far as I know), and the only place where it's mentioned in the UI is buried in an obscure About application* 4 levels deep, split across 9 lines and 2 paragraphs of text. * See http://friendfeed.com/e/8547aefa-5657-41ab-8561-b6f9d9a96393/It-runs-Symbian-OS-and-S60-But-do-the-users-know/, although the images are in the wrong order. If anything, the new Symbian brand should be more prominent, and “available” to end users (either on packaging, on hardware itself, or wherever software installation/handling is mentioned) to inform them that their phones run Symbian OS, so that they know what they’re capable of.

Case in point – try an Nokia NSeries handset, there are no mentions of Series 60 or Symbian on the box (at least for some models, as far as I know), and the only place where it’s mentioned in the UI is buried in an obscure About application* 4 levels deep, split across 9 lines and 2 paragraphs of text.

* See http://friendfeed.com/e/8547aefa-5657-41ab-8561-b6f9d9a96393/It-runs-Symbian-OS-and-S60-But-do-the-users-know/, although the images are in the wrong order.

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