The lights go out at Lotus

by Volker Weber

Before: lkbvorher.jpg and after: lkbnachher.jpg

Update: Will Raabe of IBM has commented below and followed up with this email documenting how the icon of the knowledgebase has changed over the years:

willraabe0106.png

Comments

I just checked the icon on my workspace, and sure enough, the light is gone. Gosh, what is the symbolism here? I liked it better the old way; it seemed like such a meaningful icon. Oh well.

Joe Litton, 2005-01-04

will the last person leaving lotus please turn out the lights . ..

john mill, 2005-01-04

Hmm, I thought it was odd the light went in two directions, which they usually don't from a lighthouse. I like it better now, I think, aside from the symbolism.

Ben Langhinrichs, 2005-01-04

As a matter of fact, a lighthouse light does go in many directions to form the light characteristic. It doesn't do that in Disney movies however. :-)

Volker Weber, 2005-01-04

I suppose it's better than , the lights on but nobody's home...

Carl Tyler, 2005-01-05

I actually wonder where from you've got the old image. Do you regularly take screenshots of your workspace? ;-)

Oliver Regelmann, 2005-01-05

Hi all. I am the exec at IBM responsible for the team that owns the design of KBase within the Lotus brand. The change you noticed is actually one in a series of changes that have been happening over time. We have been working to graphically improve the icon used in KBase to a more "professional" & cleaner looking icon. There is no hidden meaning here but your comments did make me chuckle.

I have a nice set of icon snapshots that show the progression of design changes. I would be happy to send them along if you would like to see them and judge for yourself.

Thanks again for noticing our changes. I hope the data inside KBase remains useful to you regardless of the icon.

Will Raabe, 2005-01-06

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