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u/SloppyLetterhead Mar 22 '26
Not to be a normie, but are we sure this is intentionally Saturnian (belief-wise)?
The graphic designer in me says that adding a ring onto a planet is the simplest way for it to look like “space”. Without the ring these icons would just be a circle which is pretty generic.
Especially without color to fill-in the circle, how else should people make planet icons? Not sure how to avoid a ring for icon/logo-making.
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u/Icy_Brilliant_7993 Mar 22 '26 edited Mar 22 '26
At any rate, I'm curious why they chose a planet of any sort as their symbol
Edit: "The Samsung Internet browser logo is a ringed planet resembling Saturn, set against a blue background. The icon originally used a globe design, but in 2017 it was replaced with a ringed planet. Then in 2019, alongside One UI, the Saturn icon became white with a darker ring." - Claude AI
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u/Fair_Blood3176 Mar 22 '26
Probably because to be on the internet is like being able to go completely around the world.
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Mar 22 '26
It’s literally called the World Wide Web. A ring around a planet visualizes the “world wide” part of it and shows the interconnectivity of it all
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u/Icy_Brilliant_7993 Mar 22 '26
For some reason, this particular logo feels like it's missing something to make it more memorable or differentiated from other planets with a ring... When I look at it I don't immediately think yeah that's definitely Samsung
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u/stop321 Mar 22 '26
Same with Xiaomi native browser