Comments on: Can ‘accessibility’ go too far? http://christinemadsen.com/2010/can-accessibility-go-too-far/ Thu, 27 May 2010 17:28:43 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Tim Watt http://christinemadsen.com/2010/can-accessibility-go-too-far/comment-page-1/#comment-75 Tim Watt Mon, 18 Jan 2010 00:22:11 +0000 http://christinemadsen.com/?p=78#comment-75 Yes, I think you are.... The new NYPL lion does look a bit Lion Kingish but the old one looked like a Chihuahua on screen. The Congress library logo is quite clever, if maybe the wrong colour (color...). The capitalisation of of is disturbing however, as if 'of' has the emphasis over library and, as should be, Congress. Also, your point on a move away from a geographically-based icon to an object-oriented one seems muddled to me. Isn't that what they want? How is it dangerous to clarify exactly what they are about? Or do you prefer the building to what they are for? Tim Yes, I think you are….

The new NYPL lion does look a bit Lion Kingish but the old one looked like a Chihuahua on screen.

The Congress library logo is quite clever, if maybe the wrong colour (color…). The capitalisation of of is disturbing however, as if ‘of’ has the emphasis over library and, as should be, Congress.

Also, your point on a move away from a geographically-based icon to an object-oriented one seems muddled to me. Isn’t that what they want? How is it dangerous to clarify exactly what they are about? Or do you prefer the building to what they are for?

Tim

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