why hands?

ok, so in my last post, i showed my sketches of my re-designed Starbuck logo. The reason i chose the hands is because when malays here greet each other or beri salam, they'll use both hands in a motion like they are about to accept something and meet with the other person's hands to beri salam, after that, both hands are taken back in the direction towards the heart.

Al-Sanoosi said in Ikmaal al-Mu’allim (1/244): “What is meant by salaam is the greeting between people, which sows seeds of love and friendship in their hearts, as does giving food. There may be some weakness in the heart of one of them, which is dispelled when he is greeted, or there may be some hostility, which is turned to friendship by the greeting.”
(taken from http://www.lutonmuslims.co.uk/salaam.htm)

i find this definition most suitable to why and how malays beri salam. the logo is to show friendship, warmth and love which we can get just from a cup of coffee made by the barista with care. as you can see, the logo only has 1 hand on each side, i wanted to let it have a simple and easy look. i used right hands in the logo as using the left hand to accept or give something in malay custom is rude.