[advocacy-discuss] Logo/Mascot Continued...

[Dale Ghent]

On Jul 10, 2007, at 12:12 PM, Laurent Blume wrote:

> Stephen Lau a écrit :
>> +1
>> I guess I don't feel the need for a cartoony mascot either.  I  
>> wouldn't
>> mind a cool logo akin to the Debian logo, but I don't see what  
>> having a
>> mascot buys us.
>
> +1 here too. I like the Solaris' stylised sun logos and Debian's  
> twist,
> I don't see how any kind of stuffed animal would represent the quality
> of the code.
> Beside... It would look a bit outdated, wouldn't it? The use of  
> animals
> as an OS mascot doesn't seem very fashionable in the current  
> millenium :-)

Perhaps coming up with a mascot and/or logo is something that should  
be fielded as a contest and let the graphic designers amongst us work  
their magic. This isn't something that needs a full-fledged spec  
beforehand. In other words, it's easy for us to fall for the tech  
geek instinct of prescribing parameters for an envisioned end result.  
Logos and mascots, I argue, need to be treated differently.

Announce a contest, see what's offered, and let the Community vote.  
It should be kept as simple and straightforward as that.

/dale