SVG needs new funky name, a buzz word
When I mention SVG to a Flash Designer, some of them first look puzzled, and after explained it is “Scalable Vector Graphics, you know, the W3C recommendation tra-la-la…” they say: “Aaaaa… heard of it.”. I mean really, how can such a tech word appeal to old and new generations of designers, people this technology is aimed to? Right?
It is not only about vector graphics any more, but it is about mashing it with scripting, images and video to produce rich media content. It is about technique using group of technologies. SVG will never be practically used as static drawing on the web only, as the web is interactive, not static medium. We need to came up with funky name so when a designer try to impress his mates in the pub about the latest and greatest he is doing, it should really sound funky and cool. It is same as when the buzz-word AJAX appeared to replace “I’m designing Web2.0 apps using xmlHttpRequest.” with “I do AJAX.”
Only thing I know is we need a new name for content produced with SVG involved it in, but to what Something to think about until SVG Open 2009.
Themocracy
GZ – what about “Vegor” as the name?
A development on the name “Egor” from the hunchback of Notre Dam…he started off ugly, small and inconsequential, however he turned out to be a larger than life character full of heart and passion….sounds like the development profile for little old SVG….
So next time you’re down the Pub you can say that you were one of the architects of VEGOR – a Very Essential Graphic Operating Regime!!!!
Hope all is well
Good suggestion Rob. On the conference in my talk I also suggested:
# SADE – SVG Authoring and Design Environment – pronounced like Sade Udu the singer
# SWAN – SVG Web Authoring eNvironment