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[SR-2183] Swift icon is a swallow not a swift #44791

Open phausler opened 8 years ago

phausler commented 8 years ago
Previous ID SR-2183
Radar None
Original Reporter @phausler
Type Bug
Additional Detail from JIRA | | | |------------------|-----------------| |Votes | 0 | |Component/s | | |Labels | Bug | |Assignee | None | |Priority | Medium | md5: e7af4d92a630ed027dea16426c18c2b6

Issue Description:

Please refer to http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/22527420 for identifying a swallow versus a swift.

clayellis commented 3 months ago

I think that BBC link was moved to here: https://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/birds/swift-or-swallow-whats-the-difference

AnthonyLatsis commented 3 months ago

Good art is an impression open to interpretation. Personally, I see a resemblance to both swallow and swift and associate it with the goal of versatility. Then again, if we are to talk about biology, the real deal is far more hairy than the deliberately contrasting barn swallow & common swift, as always in evolution. There are species of swallow that look just like true swifts on images and vice versa, let alone if you turn those images into such icons, shape them according to certain design principles, and add a bit of flair.

Anyway, I would be surprised if the open source project had any jurisdiction over the design of the Swift icon. If anything, the website repository could be a better place for this report.

cc @airspeedswift