Peter Edmunds ❎Apr 7, 2017
Glen ℇ Ivey

Anyone know the origins/meaning of the Mastodon logo? (Not the mammoth, but the round one with three cartouches.)

I ask because the cartouches with dots in them remind me of a tree's seed pods. Which remind me of this amazing article I read a few years back "The Trees That Miss The Mammoths" http://www.americanforests.org/magazine/article/trees-that-miss-the-mammoths/

It's quite a read.

Apr 7, 2017 at 5:21amWeb
Show threadlainApr 7, 2017
@gei i think it's meant to represent the three parallel timelines of the Mastodon UI
Show threadGlen ℇ IveyApr 7, 2017
@lain Ah. Yeah, that makes sense. And with the little tails making them allude to speech balloons. Thanks!
Show threadphireApr 7, 2017
@gei From what I've seen, if you turn it sideways it looks like chat bubbles in an IM conversation. An orthogonal approach to communication, if you will.