Origins of The Command Symbol (blog.jaredsinclair.com)

over 8 years ago from Emily Campbell, Design Specialist @ InVision, Mentor at OOOHours and DesignLab

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David Alandí, over 8 years ago (edited over 8 years ago )
ah. ok.
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Christian Tuen, over 8 years ago (edited over 8 years ago )
Sadly, the castle theory is definitely not true. The symbol is at least as old as the viking age.
Wikipedia - Looped Square
Wikipedia - Valknute (norwegian)
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ChrisArchitec t, over 8 years ago
random/neat. Now wondering about why Susan Kare thought the symbol for landmark translated to 'command'.....could be just random/thought it looked good or whatever I guess
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- Chris Coleman, over 8 years ago
  As with many topics on the early Mac history, Folklore.org has the answer.
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Emily Campbell, over 8 years ago
Short article relaying the story behind this instantly recognizable symbol (at least, to any mac user). I find this very interesting, as our community is constantly searching for new visual means of conveying more and more abstract concepts. Who would have thought - a castle in Borgolm!
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