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I haven't seen a phone with a pull-out antenna (or an external antenna for that matter) since analog was retired.
That being said, I know the lack-luster black slab of a phone being touted today doesn't make for a great logo either. Kinda' reminiscent of "what's that rectangle in their logo for?"
BTW, great site, and always getting better!
speedywalk said:
...That being said, I know the lack-luster black slab of a phone being touted today doesn't make for a great logo either. Kinda' reminiscent of "what's that rectangle in their logo for?"...
...and that's the answer. 😉
Today's phones don't have any recognizable shape suitable for an icon/logo.
We prefer the old design (with a keypad and antenna stub, at least) because it's instantly recognizable as a cell phone.
For the same reason, nearly all phone interfaces use an icon of a landline phone handset to represent the phone app and send/end actions. It's recognizable as a phone. A rectangle isn't.
We may remove the pull-out, whip-style antenna from the logo before long, bu...
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