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

[Ted Ward]

I suggested a hydra yesterday.  Either it didn't reach very many people, 
or no one liked the suggestion.  I think the regenerating heads covers 
the resilience angle nicely, and the multiple heads can pull in zones, 
Xen, and the virtualization we're building to very well.  Breathing fire 
is just a bonus...  :)
Ted



Dale Ghent wrote:
> 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 It would look a bit outdated, wouldn't it?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
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