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Split D

The Aperture: the opening encodes evidence. Closed = MISSING · partly open = ESTIMATED · open = CONFIRMED. The 96, 64, 32 and 16px row is drawn exactly like the large mark, so the small-size test is honest. Wordmark: Young Serif + Martian Mono (chosen).

Split D (chosen)

The direction that was kept. Two D's set back to back become two guard cells; the gap between their stems is the opening, and it opens only as wide as the evidence allows.

CONFIRMED · 100%
MISSING
closed · no usable evidence
ESTIMATED
partly open · estimated, not measured
CONFIRMED
open · confirmed
96px
64px
32px
16px

Wordmark pairings

The mark beside the name.

Explored options

Explored and set aside in favor of Split D. Kept for reference.

Kidney Pair

Explored and set aside.

MISSING
ESTIMATED
CONFIRMED
64px
32px
16px

Bracket Pair

Explored and set aside.

MISSING
ESTIMATED
CONFIRMED
64px
32px
16px

Epidermis

Explored and set aside.

MISSING
ESTIMATED
CONFIRMED
64px
32px
16px
64px
32px
16px

Refinement (not adopted)

Reviewed and set aside: the current Split D was kept as drawn (mirrored halves, W 76, corner radius 44, max opening 26). Kept for reference, including R1, in case the pause-button or coin-slot reading becomes a problem in use.

Symmetry

Reviewed and not adopted.

MIRROR · current
As chosen: two identical D's side by side.
STAGGER · offset 16
One cell sits lower. Should weaken the pause and slot readings, but can look like a misalignment.
ROTATIONAL · corners 64 / 20
Opposite corners rounded, so the halves turn around the pore. Likely weakens both readings; the D letterforms get looser.
SOFT SLOT · inner r 10
Rounded stem ends soften the slot. A small change: the pause reading likely remains.

Candidate R1 (not adopted)

Reviewed and not adopted.

CONFIRMED · 100%
MISSING
closed · no usable evidence
ESTIMATED
partly open · estimated, not measured
CONFIRMED
open · confirmed
96px
64px
32px
16px

Proportion

Reviewed and not adopted.

NARROW · W 60
Taller, slimmer halves. The gap dominates, so the pause-button reading likely gets stronger.
CURRENT · W 76
As chosen.
WIDE · W 92
Squarer overall. Likely reads more as a split tile than a pause icon; the halves feel heavier.

Corners

Reviewed and not adopted.

TIGHT · r 24
Crisper and more letter-like, but the mark turns architectural.
CURRENT · r 44
As chosen.
ROUND · r 68
Softer and more cellular, and the outline moves toward a rounded oval with a slit, which may edge back toward an eye.

Opening range

Reviewed and not adopted.

SUBTLE · max 14
Quiet at rest, but estimated and confirmed are likely hard to tell apart at small sizes (at 16px the gaps are under 1px).
CURRENT · max 26
As chosen.
BOLD · max 38
The widest difference between states at small sizes (untested on a device), but fully open it is the strongest pause-button reading.