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mk  ·  4472 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Microsoft's new logo

I never understood why their window was like a flag, but now I'd like to see what this logo looks like with the straight lines, but a flag shape.

I agree that Windows 8 is uninspired. It is too literal.





JTHipster  ·  4471 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Windows 7 edited quickly for flat colors and no shadows. Obviously not cleaned up for smooth lines or anything, but its the basic idea.

Also it's not really possible to have a flag shape with straight lines? I assume you meant you wanted flat colors/no shading. The whole point of a flag shape is to NOT have straight lines, otherwise its just a flag lying flat which is boring to look at.

mk  ·  4471 days ago  ·  link  ·  

That actually looks quite nice. I was thinking some sort of flag/window hybrid like this:

...but now I can see that it doesn't work out very well.

JTHipster  ·  4471 days ago  ·  link  ·  

That's a good textile logo.