Is MetLife trying to be tech-clever? When I logged into my dental account today, I noticed several graphical icons at the top-right of the screen. A “question mark” icon for “Help” and a “telephone” icon for “Contact Us” are common icons for representing each of these tasks. However, MetLife chose to go beyond the usual graphical icons by designating a “pencil” for the “Sign In” and the “Standby symbol” for “Sign Out”.
First of all, trying to use a pencil as a metaphor for “signing on to your account” just doesn’t work; it’s not the same thing! And then to misuse the Standby symbol (some refer to it as the Power symbol) that all geeks have come to know and love? (The symbol is sold on t-shirts by ThinkGeek.) That’s just wrong! It doesn’t mean what you want it to mean, people. Why not show Snoopy waving his hand goodbye or something?
MetLife, you need to stop trying to be geeky; it doesn’t work!!