Why VLC logo is traffic cone(my theory)

[LXP]

Hmm...

According to the german wikipedia, one day several students of the École Centrale Paris, who were also members of a networking club, came home drunk and had brought a traffic cone. Later, the VideoLAN projekt was created by members of that club, and when they were looking for a logo, they chose the traffic cone, obviously as a reminiscence.

Whether that story is true or not, I like it.

[Jean-Baptiste Kempf]

Hmm...

According to the german wikipedia, one day several students of the École Centrale Paris, who were also members of a networking club, came home drunk and had brought a traffic cone. Later, the VideoLAN projekt was created by members of that club, and when they were looking for a logo, they chose the traffic cone, obviously as a reminiscence.

Whether that story is true or not, I like it.

It's closer to the truth... But far away, too...

[SarasotaSlim]

Because the developers (workers) are located in Cone, France. (As are Handbrake's.)

And an ice-cream cone would have implied they were always kicked back eating dessert, whereas a
traffic cone implies they are always doing some construction.

[vamseemudradi]

@JB: I feel the VLC team came up with the "traffic cone" accounting to 2 wants

1. Symbolize something that streams and regulates Internet traffic (for Audio/Video) well (That's why the Traffic cone which helps regulate the vehicle traffic).
2. A symbol that looks like it could be plugged into our ears (That's why the cone shape) --> (Added this one after your previous hint of "something to do with the cone shape" )

Please let me know if I am correct

[ampix]

Symbols looks like traffic cone and nothing more

[justinbiebsfan32]

All great theories. Never really even thought about it I guess lol

[Jean-Baptiste Kempf]

Try again

[manojpillai]

One day the people from via association, part of a free open source project came back drunk with a traffic cone. Later, when the project is done, they used the cone as its logo. And that project is so called VLC

[lokiprime]

My guess is that they used the cone as a funnel for their drinking 'events' and thus it had star status among his peers.

[_fred_berg_]

hmm.. i might believe that drunk story.. that never gets old on anything. if i would build my empire and it was developed during my drunk days holding a piece of cone - i will stick to that icon - as it represents my hardships during the time i was developing the uber kickass proggy.

[Jean-Baptiste Kempf]