Please, kill the amiga ball

[amigadave]

jkirk wrote:
i would like to see a hybrid design

something along these lines

Not bad, but I think it would look better if the Boing Ball were reduced and used to dot the letter "i" instead of covering part of the letter "g".

[amigadave]

Come up with a better logo and I will agree with the original poster, but until then, I will continue to use and admire the Amiga Boing Ball.  It looks good to me, I don't know what the big fuss is all about.

[amigadave]

Legerdemain wrote:
While I'm having nothing in general against the checker mark, I think it is a tad too complex to be remembered by the masses. Also, in black & white the gradient really won't be done justice, but instead just look like an uninspired black & white gradient that really holds nothing of value in relation to what the gradient, while in full colour, really aims at.

The boing ball is much simpler... and the shape is as basic as it can get. The checkered pattern gives a simple uniqeness that makes it stand out in comparation to other circular logos. And, also, it doesn't lose relevance when presented in black and white.

I'm all for the boingball. As a trademark I think it is extremely efficient, and also I find it simple and 'clean' to the extent that it feels like it hasn't aged a single day since it was introduced. But, most importantly... the boing-ball holds some really symbolic value, that everyone that knows their Amiga history well can reality to. It was with that demo shown for some selected people at that specific show that the Amiga era began.

Well said and right on the money!  Not being a graphic artist, or advertising kind of guy, I was not able to explain it so completely and without a single wasted word.  

You nailed it exactly!   ;-)