Ha, interesting points, but it's all a matter of perspective.
I would much rather that the bird delivering my mail is a badass who can protect it at all costs. Perhaps the protective "MINE" body language is aimed at someone trying to intercept my mail, not at me. This is a much better scenario than a fake-ass overly friendly bird.
Also, the old logo always made me a little uncomfortable—it looks like the bird is mid flight, but the moment it flaps its wings up it's dropping that letter!!!
> This is a much better scenario than a fake-ass overly friendly bird.
Well, it's certainly a taste thing, but I dislike the "angry bird". Whatever the meaning that was intended, it looks like a warning that I shouldn't use it. It's also a bit like the fashion for the "angry" look of trucks, but the other way around. Driving trucks styled that way feels like I'm telling the world how much I hate it.
But it's all irrelevant. I'm not going to stop using Thunderbird just because I dislike the logo.
I can see that. It's funny how polarized the reaction to this logo is. Like, everyone gripes about logo changes and then gets over it, but someone in this thread actually jokingly said they might start using it just because the like the logo so much (obviously probably a joke, but that they took the time to say it says something). Personally I immediately liked it and thought of it as "confident" and "serious about mail". Angry or aggressive didn't even occur to me until I read the linked provided by the person I was originally responding to.
It's truly fascinating how different people can derive such different meanings! "Confident and serious about mail" are not things that came to my mind at all until someone mentioned them. (I tend to perceive hostility as signifying insecurity and weakness.)
All I saw was hostility. After the other interpretation was pointed out, I can see that -- but I have to force myself to see it. I still just see hostility by default.
I would much rather that the bird delivering my mail is a badass who can protect it at all costs. Perhaps the protective "MINE" body language is aimed at someone trying to intercept my mail, not at me. This is a much better scenario than a fake-ass overly friendly bird.
Also, the old logo always made me a little uncomfortable—it looks like the bird is mid flight, but the moment it flaps its wings up it's dropping that letter!!!