TiLΒ (click to go to the thread, which probably has more interesting tidbits I missed).
Bonus:
These are my people.
Betting Iβve reblogged this before. Betting Iβll reblog it when it turns up again.
In addition to the print terminology stuff: the visual shorthand icons and ad graphics for something about writing are still often pen-nibs, fountain pens and typewritersβ¦
β¦while graphics of a monitor, keyboard and mouse remain visual shorthand for computingβ¦
β¦even though most writers now use monitor /Β keyboard / mouse or even laptop / touchpad.
In addition, headers for βthis blog / website is about writingβ are often in one of the many imitation typewriter fonts complete with smudges, or just Courier.
The start and end call icons on most / all smartphones is still the handset of a classic desk telephone, and sometimes the open-app icon is a complete phone.
The term βhang upβ for βend the callβ refers to something even older - one of theseβ¦
And of course the Save icon is indeed a 3Β½ inch floppy disc.
Why it wasnβt a 5ΒΌ floppy is a mystery. The icon version is just as distinctive.
Also, why various OP updates never changed βSaveβ to the graphic of a CD / DVD or flash drive is another mystery, and nowadays a Save icon should probably be a cartoon cloud.
Graphics and terminology are funny things.
reblogging this again for EVEN MORE information.
Iβm mostly entertained by the guy who thinks you need to know that βcaseβ means βboxβ in French as though thatβs not what it means in English.
skeumorphism my beloved
