Ok, I hope this clears it up and this can be the last I say on this topic...I fear that somehow my original critique of the art has been twisted away from its original intention. Quite simply- I meant to lend constructive criticism to DECOY.
His original piece is good. I feel that he made the attempt to create an icon- or brand label if you will. The piece includes several symbols that we can all recognize, and a couple of them are familiar to the current logo of AGD/AO (the lions, the shield in the middle, the ribbons, the slogan).
Ok, so where does this all go wrong? Well it doesn't- but it could do better- at least that's what I'm positing here. I recommended removing the star from the center. Why?
Now we're into iconography (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iconography). And please, Ando, spare me the condescension. I object to the use of the 5 pointed star- the pentagram, or pent-angle, on the basis that it is a PROLIFIC ICON.
What do we think when we see it? -and by "WE" I mean WE ALL as people in western civilization/ potential viewers of DECOY's paintball-related art-
Well, we see tons of things, one of the least of which is a connection to AGD/AO, so it suits an icon designer to make something NEW and recognizable.
Connections with the five point star:
Judaism, Christianity, Wicca, Masonite, communism, US military honor, multiple US state flags have one star (including my state, Ca), some states have multiple-star flags: Tennessee with three to Indiana with eighteen. The kudos you got in first grade for not picking your nose (star sticker). -- I digress
All this talk of congressmen and not bothering to research and being uneducated- where did that all come from?
I wish you, Ando especially, would stop being so inflammatory- really there was nothing reactionary in anything that I have said in this thread.
Even DECOY said, with regard to changing the star to the AO hex symbol, "Very good idea! I'll use it. It would be very positive to use the Hexagons. Kudos to you good Sir, kudos." (kudos directed at going_home)
Allright, that's enough out of me. I hope this issue is cleared up.
Could we all just take a collective deep breath, realize that we're all in it together, and attempt to build each other up, not tear each other down?
Cali
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