Comment icons

OK, dilemma here. Does the pointy part of a comment bubble icon face left or right? Consider:

versus:

so, which one says “Comments” more directly?

To clarify, here’s the one in the Wordpress admin (I designed it):

And here’s the one on digg.com:

I kinda wish now that I had made the point face left, like in digg.com, but maybe not…

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4 Responses to “Comment icons”

1. Jennette Munger says:

   April 2, 2009 at 10:18 pm

   I vote for left… it doesn’t force your eye to go backwards. Wait, is this is trick question?
2. Matt Kianka says:

   April 2, 2009 at 10:33 pm

   Definitely better one, not better two.
3. Ian Stanway says:

   August 17, 2009 at 10:12 am

   Definately the first one. It just ‘feels’ better.
4. Carsten Lund Thomsen says:

   October 28, 2009 at 6:29 am

   I would go for left too.