Worrying attitudes to the branding of the D language

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On Thursday, 3 July 2014 at 19:46:18 UTC, Alix Pexton wrote:
> I agree, it may be a happy accident that a shape that was meant 
> to be part of the glossy sheen on the image got interpreted as 
> the distant Martian horizon, but the D and moons look 
> unbalanced without it.

Yep, I think it is a reflection, but used to balance the image. 
If you look at the other designs by Martin on his d-logo page it 
is kind of revealing.

I also think you can ignore the importance of the background 
colour. The white D and cirlcle(s) have a pretty strong visual 
impact. Take a look at these variations:

http://d.progdocu.appspot.com/test1

I think they are all easily recognizable.

Besides, you should be able to represent the logo in monochrome 
for print. (E.g. light on dark background)