[Autocrypt] logos round 2

[azul]

Hi,


Am 15.06.2017 um 00:19 schrieb holger krekel:
> Hi Noah,
>
> On Wed, Jun 14, 2017 at 10:59 -0700, Noah Swartz wrote:
>> I like 15 the most but am fine with 22
>> That said, I'm still kind of confused by this logo, the left-side
>> semi-circle doesn't make much sense to me, as it doesn't parse as part
>> of an @ symbol, nor does it represent a C since we have a c to the right
>> of the a now.
> I agree the left-side circle doesn't make much sense as it stands.
Well... associations i have heard so far included 'protective shell',
start of a chain that continues to the right and shackle of a padlock
(if you turn the image clockwise by 90 degree it should become visible)

> Also i considered how it looks in something like https://delta.chat
> which scrolls between a few icons ... regarding the "safe" thing i doubt 
> 22 or 15 would evoke what the lock there currently does.
The icon in delta chat is meant to signal secure... not a specific type
of security. The autocrypt logo has to indicate a very specific type of
security. Just like delta chat does not use a gnu or gpl3 logo to mean
free and not an @ sign to mean independent as in email I don't expect
them to use an autocrypt logo to mean secure.

> I'd like to track back and ask Gero to try something with a lock. 
> We asked about locks after round 1 but it only got a small share of the
> suggestions he sent for round 2.  FWIW tracking back and trying something
> else has been helpful with getting good results for the spec as well :)
I'm happy with tracking back if that works for Gero. But I think it's
very hard to find a lock that has a co-notation of protecting ones
communication or privacy while not evoking the peeping tom association
Mallory pointed out [0].
Bike locks avoid that association - but they con-notate protecting your
bike / your property rather than your communication / your privacy.

Anyway... happy to hear what Gero comes up with.

Cheers,
 Azul

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_Godiva#Peeping_Tom