DeargDoom on 3/8/2007 at 17:36
When i first started playing thief and seen that it was developed by Looking Glass Studios i thought that a looking glass was a mirror because the irish word for mirror translates to looking glass and ive been brought up (mind you not often) hearing it in relation to a mirror. Then i studied the small picture of a face with a telescope attached to it and realised it means something different. What do you guys take that phrase to mean?
Digital Nightfall on 3/8/2007 at 17:37
It's a mirror.
The guy who designed the logo didn't really think too hard about it, and by the time it was done and accepted and the deal sealed, it was too late!
Yes, they goofed.
But it's a better logo than their old yellow glassy G, isn't it? :D
ZylonBane on 3/8/2007 at 17:59
Quote Posted by Digital Nightfall
The guy who designed the logo didn't really think too hard about it, and by the time it was done and accepted and the deal sealed, it was too late!
More specifically, the artist confused "looking glass" with "spyglass". At least, (
http://www.nothings.org/writing/spew/000530.html) so claims Sean Barrett.
jtr7 on 3/8/2007 at 18:44
Perhaps one is scrutinizing one's own reflection, from afar, thus gaining a unique perspective and an appreciation for details overlooked. A risky view of things, but one with depth and stylish distortions. Cool heat ripples.
And I'm glad DeargDoom didn't ask if the logo was a parrot or a whale or "what is it?"
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Actually, at Looking Glass we always used to joke that it looked like a parrot. And, to be honest, there was never any great love for the logo, for the simple fact that it's just plain wrong. A telescope is a "spy glass" -- a "looking glass" is a mirror (as in Alice in Wonderland). D'oh!
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Renault on 3/8/2007 at 21:39
Seems kind of amazing that you would pay an artist to do your logo, but in the end you wouldn't even notice that it was completely wrong before approving it. :wot:
fett on 3/8/2007 at 21:49
Quote Posted by Brother Renault
Seems kind of amazing that you would pay an artist to do your logo, but in the end you wouldn't even notice that it was completely wrong before approving it. :wot:
Brother Renault, I'd like you to meet the LGS business department. LGS business department, this is Brother Renault.
Thief13x on 3/8/2007 at 22:17
ha! well arn't I the illiterate one today, I never really thought about it but I always assumed looking glass was a telescope. learn somethin new daily:erg:
poison_the_well on 3/8/2007 at 22:40
Inline Image:
http://www.dvdverdict.com/images/covers/alicethroughlookingglass.jpghow i think name came to be
but in dictionary it is a mirror
also i sell antiques for a living and i sell alot of them from the victorian era
but the term is also used for magnifing glass and telescope in some cases and even stained glass pieces
ZylonBane on 3/8/2007 at 23:01
Quote Posted by poison_the_well
how i think name came to be
My cat's breath smells like catfood.
poison_the_well on 3/8/2007 at 23:04
Quote Posted by ZylonBane
My cat's breath smells like catfood.
why are you smelling your cat?
