Industry Group Aims to Change Bitcoin Symbol

[Velkro]

new symbol is bad, we dont need new symbol, old is good enough

[Sk1llS]

We are ECOGEX, a graphic design studio based in Paris

Lol they need to fuck off.

[calian]

Unicode isn't carved into pillars of stone. There's plenty of room to add BTC.

[str4wm4n]

Upside-down cross, fail.

Bitcoin cat, win.

choose a horned B(east) or an upside down cross lol

[jbreher]

but w all know that this industry want Ƀ so they can get their 15 minutes of fame.

Read further down the website of the 'industry group', and you'll learn that this 'industry group' is merely a single design house in France.

[windpath]

Unicode isn't carved into pillars of stone. There's plenty of room to add BTC.

I agree, I like the original better (BTC), and adopting an existing character with other possible meanings seems like a quick fix to me.

After looking through the process to submit a new unicode character, I would think this would be a great project for the Bitcoin Foundation or similar...

http://www.unicode.org/pending/proposals.html

[trior]

Every body thinking what I think of how  it should be ? 

[hellscabane]

It's a good way to gain additional traction, but I personally don't think it looks as "elegant" as it could be.

[I mean after all, unicode supports some pretty complex characters from other languages. Not that I'm saying to make it complex.]

[windpath]

[Bit_Happy]

Yeah, how about we let some randoms come in and demand to change a widely recognized symbol.

No way... if you're an early adapter, make your voice heard.

The new symbol isn't likable.
If it has to be unicode, then we need a better one.

[BittBurger]

As much as this may make some here roll their eyes, the whole "inverted cross" thing is going to be milked beyond belief, if this symbol is adopted.

Trust me.  And you're looking at hundreds of millions of people.   While you may consider them idiots, they are still an issue.

Put the line at the top like one guy joked on Page 1, and you may end up with a completely opposite response (good) from hundreds of millions of faith.

They will spin it as Bitcoin being sent from above to provide help to the masses, and ruin the power of the corrupt.

Trust me.  I know how this demographic thinks.  Was part of it once.

But the proposed one will only cause extreme drama from huge groups of people.

-B-

[Phinnaeus Gage]

http://www.coindesk.com/industry-website-advocate-bitcoins-unicode-symbol/

An effort to better represent bitcoin as a symbol has been launched.

The Unicode symbol has been chosen by a website of industry members as a way to better legitimize bitcoin as a symbol both in print and online media.

Proposed New Symbol:

Here's who's behind it: http://bitcoinsymbol.org/

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He designed the following logo, of which looks familiar. Has anybody seen it before?: http://pootee.tumblr.com/post/4609157671/raphael-bastide-blog-i-designed-a-logo-and

[Bit_Happy]

Double facepalm for Jesus.
The upside down cross = No way.

A real cross = Holy Sh^t look at all that money.  

Budget    $30 million
Box office    $611,899,420
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Passion_of_the_Christ


The current BTC symbol looks much better, IMO.

[Swordsoffreedom]

Well I don't really care either way as long as it is included in unicode but my preference is for this BTC over that B

[Mjbmonetarymetals]

[joecooin]

NEW symbol is nice, but shouldn't be a concern. Once we get mass adoption down, THEN we should worry about a new symbol.

You mean like everybody first bought apple stuff and only then they created the brand?

Joe

[sgk]

Poll has been added; express your opinions!

[hello_good_sir]

That B looks like it has oral herpes.  Simply repulsive.



Do we really want people to be repelled by bitcoin?

[sgk]

That B looks like it has oral herpes.  Simply repulsive.



Do we really want people to be repelled by bitcoin?

Agreed. I am comfortable with idea of changing the symbol to something Unicode, but this proposed one looks no good. More alternatives needed.

[sraosha]

http://www.coindesk.com/industry-website-advocate-bitcoins-unicode-symbol/

An effort to better represent bitcoin as a symbol has been launched.

The Unicode symbol has been chosen by a website of industry members as a way to better legitimize bitcoin as a symbol both in print and online media.

Proposed New Symbol:

https://i.imgur.com/SQcsL8Y.png

i like it

Question is WHO is promoting this and for what reasons. From a symbologistic perspective it does not look healthy or positive in any way, but like a B stabbed in the back. The currently dominating symbol with the two rays on the bottom and two on top looks much more balanced and 'healthy' - a bit like those images of space-alines on ancient rock carvings…