My point was that all that's required is a simple vector on a plain background.
I hear you - excellent point. Status and luxury don't take time to explain themselves, just like that shiny little Apple doesn't take time to explain itself. Just as Satoshi once famously said,
SATOSHI: You're either in or out, right now.
HAL: What is it?
SATOSHI: A plane ticket. A job offer.
HAL: You're pretty trusting pretty fast.
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HAL: What if I say no?
SATOSHI: We'll get someone else who won't be quite as good. You can go back to feeling up PGP scripts.
And I think if we keep working with this concept, we can have exactly what you are saying: something that can be vector-ized so that it is even recognizable at 16x16. I would like to see a square based version of this too, just like smooth was saying.
[Off-topic addition] Soundtrack for this evening -
https://youtu.be/5hEh9LiSzow