Re: [IxDA] Re: [IxDA] Re: [IxDA] Google's New Design

On May 11, 2010, at 12:50 PM, Jack L. Moffett wrote:

On May 11, 2010, at 10:49 AM, Dave Epstein wrote:

> Plus, with
> cameraphones becoming the most common/carried picture taking device I
> wonder how much longer the camera icon as they show it will seem
> relevant. Or maybe it will transcend the physical camera form.

Considering the shelf-life that the floppy disk icon has had representing "save", I'm betting that the camera will be with us as a recognizable icon for a long, long time.

People still USE real cameras however.
They're called photographers, and they are still more ubiquitous than the iPhone.

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