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These two could be used in combination, with Lamp Rho Downstile Box  being the official logo and Lamp Box being used at small sizes like for favicons.
These two could be used in combination, with Lamp Rho Downstile Box  being the official logo and Lamp Box being used at small sizes like for favicons.
== General comment by Richard ==
Personally I think the logo should be as simple and straightforward as possible. The logo also represents how we see ourselves in the community. It's difficult to express myself with these kind of subtleness in English, but I'll give it a try.
We should see APL as a major language.There are several YouTube Video's about esoteric languages. And APL is always mentioned in these videos... That is not where it belongs. APL is not a synthetic or artificial language just for fun.
This must also be reflected in the logo. No cryptic or nerdy design which reflects on the niche people think APL belongs to. No offence meant to other designs!!! Don't put yourself in a place you don't belong or want to be.
If you google APL, the first hit (in my case)is a ocean transport company. And it's logo is the three APL letters. Same goes for some shoe company (third hit), also the three letters. The APL programming language is not representing some kind of company but a serious programming language with its own applications and territory where it is sublime!
I am not a programmer and do nothing with software development for my job. I learned myself programming in C during my study (many years ago) to solve problems I encountered. However, what I experienced in C (and the same goes perhaps for a lot of other languages) is that you can start programming right away, and on the way start thinking about the solution. I started with APL three week ago. And this is completely different. First you have to think about the solution and then you start programming. (maybe it even shouldn't be called programming!). And again, I might be very wrong about this because of my lack of programming experience.
For me, APL is:<br>
''Back to basic. Think first, act (program) later. A direct approach to the solution of your problem.''<br>
And the language reflects this way of thinking. Even the (for a novice) cryptic symbols forces (helps!) you to pick up this mind set. So should the logo :)
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