I have tons of respect for José’s work, BTW. That said, I was never really in love with this particular design, which I felt was missing something and could have been pushed further.

My idea is to create a friendly, approachable icon that makes new users feel that Amethyst and the Nostr are a fun and inviting place to make friends and communicate freely.

A logo has a psychological effect that can make or break a product simply because it might be the reason someone chooses to download an app or not. I want Nostr to succeed and since Android is the world’s most widely-used mobile OS, I want to give people who have never tried it a reason to want to start.