RFC: Home page design

[Joseph Wakeling]

Emma Jane Hogbin wrote:
>>> 3. clear, unique buttons for "action" areas of the site.
>> Darn, I *like* the road-sign buttons from Wednesday's version!
>> (http://www.flickr.com/photos/emmajane/3903764440/)  I laughed
>> when I saw them.  I like the look of them on the page, and I
>> *really* like the playful way they riff off the bzr logo.  The
>> latter is not nearly as obvious with the new buttons, despite the
>> diamond shape of some.  I much prefer the ones from Wednesday's
>> mockup.
> 
> I liked them too. mpt, one of the Canonical designers, asked me not to riff on 
> the logo. :( He prepared a longer response to the list, but I don't see it. 
> Maybe it got stuck in the moderation queue? If one of the list maintainers 
> could check, it'd be much appreciated.

Yup, these designs are great -- really add a sense of character and
humour to the page.  What on earth was the source of objection?