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Re: Sun Microsystems logo: the most beautiful logo design (objectively)

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Post by gklitz » Tue, May 14, 2024, 6:53 PM UTC

It looks kinda like there’s a hidden swastika in there but it goes away once you start to look for it.

Re: Sun Microsystems logo: the most beautiful logo design (objectively)

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Post by echelon_musk » Tue, May 14, 2024, 6:53 PM UTC

I have a circa 2000 Specialized Hardrock Comp 17" white/blue mountain bike and I always thought it was cool that the aluminum frame was "Designed by Sun Microsystems" complete with this logo.

Re: Sun Microsystems logo: the most beautiful logo design (objectively)

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Post by gklitz » Tue, May 14, 2024, 6:54 PM UTC

ortusdux wrote: post #13

I've always been fond of Taiwan's recycling symbol https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Recycle_symbol_Taiwan.s...

Ok, with that one there’s definately a swastika and it’s not even slightly hidden.

Re: Sun Microsystems logo: the most beautiful logo design (objectively)

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Post by 23B1 » Tue, May 14, 2024, 6:55 PM UTC

Have stared at this logo for far too long, at some terminal in the middle of a too-cold server room, contemplating my life choices.

Re: Sun Microsystems logo: the most beautiful logo design (objectively)

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Post by jph » Tue, May 14, 2024, 6:56 PM UTC

It's even better when you see the logo is made of 8 switches. In other words, 8 bits that make a byte. I'm a former Sun employee and loved that logo so much.

Re: Sun Microsystems logo: the most beautiful logo design (objectively)

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Post by jamesdhutton » Tue, May 14, 2024, 7:01 PM UTC

And it's a perfect match to Sun's slogan: "The Network is the Computer."

Re: Sun Microsystems logo: the most beautiful logo design (objectively)

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Post by AdmiralAsshat » Tue, May 14, 2024, 7:02 PM UTC

And it didn't cost $100,000 to create, either! [0]

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NeXT#Original_NeXT_team

Re: Sun Microsystems logo: the most beautiful logo design (objectively)

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Post by sgt » Tue, May 14, 2024, 7:04 PM UTC

crmd wrote: post #19

Silicon Graphics is my favorite logo from this era, but Sun is solid. I have great memories of being assigned my very own Ultra 2 desktop with Creator3D graphics on the first day of my first tech job.

My favorite logos of computer companies of that era:

1. NeXT Computer

2. Sun Microsystems

3. Silicon Graphics (SGI) - the silver metallic one

4. Digital (DEC)

5. Norsk Data (with all those cute dots)

6. HP maybe ?

Not sure about the rest.

Any thoughts on other great logos of the era?

Re: Sun Microsystems logo: the most beautiful logo design (objectively)

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Post by feoren » Tue, May 14, 2024, 7:06 PM UTC

gklitz wrote: post #23

ortusdux wrote: post #13

I've always been fond of Taiwan's recycling symbol https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Recycle_symbol_Taiwan.s...

Ok, with that one there’s definately a swastika and it’s not even slightly hidden.

I can't make myself see a swastika even if I look for one. Can we really not use any symbology with 90-degree rotational symmetry but no mirror symmetries, ever again?

Re: Sun Microsystems logo: the most beautiful logo design (objectively)

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Post by feoren » Tue, May 14, 2024, 7:08 PM UTC

ortusdux wrote: post #13

I've always been fond of Taiwan's recycling symbol https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Recycle_symbol_Taiwan.s...

It's pretty, but it doesn't look cyclic to me. It looks like "throw everything in this pit in the middle, where nothing can leave." The "cycle" part is important in recycling! I actually prefer the U.S. recycling logo.