Re: NetBSD Mascot Proposal

Jay Patel <[email protected]> Mon, 15 Feb 2021 16:06:51 +0530
Newsgroups gmane.os.netbsd.advocacy
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Also maybe someone from board can initiate post here :

https://opensourcedesign.net/jobs/job-form/

Eg. :
https://opensourcedesign.net/jobs/jobs/2020-03-14-mascot-for-librelingo

Regards,
Jay

On Mon, 15 Feb, 2021, 2:19 pm Jay Patel, <[email protected]> wrote:

> Bartek@ okay i will try to get more poses and simplified.
>
> Kamil@ inspired by maya@'s squirrel pic one example if animal mascot
> required
>
> https://app.box.com/s/m4dhpgihuu7jmizo01yn2qkzj3cx1qeg
>
> Thanks,
> Jay
>
> On Sun, 14 Feb, 2021, 7:59 pm Bartek Krawczyk, <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>> W dniu 12.02.2021 o 22:37, A Dog pisze:
>> > On Mon, Feb 08, 2021 at 01:12:38AM PST, Kamil Rytarowski wrote:
>> >> Can we avoid the appearance of a monster, devil or an alien?
>> >>
>> >
>> > Or an insectoid.  There are people who are capable of finding bugs
>> cute, but
>> > many others have a visceral repulsion to anything with an exoskeleton.
>> >
>> > I'm just trying to compare these proposals to the existing OS mascots
>> that
>> > are out there:  Puffy (cute li'l pufferfish), Beastie (cute li'l
>> "daemon"),
>> > Tux (cute[1] li'l penguin), whatever the Minix raccoon is called... do
>> I see
>> > a pattern here?
>> >
>> > And then we have this thing that looks like a robot bug devil.  Beastie
>> may
>> > look like a devil too, but at least he's a *cute* devil...
>> >
>> > [1] Until you notice his resemblance to Homer Simpson.
>> >
>>
>> I second that. I'm no artist myself however initial suggestions by Jay
>> Patel are more in line with current trends and what people like in
>> general.
>> In my opinion the logo should be cute, fun, not too serious. Like
>> Golang's gopher perhaps?
>>
>> This suggestion: https://app.box.com/s/hp7ie5430jiwz5r3xxmju7voxbjfuj2l
>> shows a good example for me. NetBSD's colours, he's a runner (reference
>> to "of course it runs NetBSD". It's too detailed, though - Jay, can it
>> be simplified a bit? Try some other poses with open eyes?
>> It's in the right direction imho.
>>
>> Regards
>> --
>> Bartek Krawczyk
>>
>

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<div dir=3D"auto">Also maybe someone from board can initiate post here :<di=
v dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto"><a href=3D"https://opensourcedes=
ign.net/jobs/job-form/" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noreferrer">https://openso=
urcedesign.net/jobs/job-form/</a><br></div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div=
 dir=3D"auto">Eg. :=C2=A0<a href=3D"https://opensourcedesign.net/jobs/jobs/=
2020-03-14-mascot-for-librelingo">https://opensourcedesign.net/jobs/jobs/20=
20-03-14-mascot-for-librelingo</a></div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div di=
r=3D"auto">Regards,</div><div dir=3D"auto">Jay</div></div><br><div class=3D=
"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Mon, 15 Feb, 2021, 2=
:19 pm Jay Patel, &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target=3D"_=
blank" rel=3D"noreferrer">[email protected]</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><b=
lockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px =
#ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"auto"><div>Bartek@ okay i will try=
 to get more poses and simplified.</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div di=
r=3D"auto">Kamil@ inspired by maya@&#39;s squirrel pic one example if anima=
l mascot required</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto"><a hre=
f=3D"https://app.box.com/s/m4dhpgihuu7jmizo01yn2qkzj3cx1qeg" rel=3D"norefer=
rer noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">https://app.box.com/s/m4dhpgihuu7jmizo01y=
n2qkzj3cx1qeg</a><br></div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">Th=
anks,</div><div dir=3D"auto">Jay</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br><div class=3D"g=
mail_quote" dir=3D"auto"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Sun, 14 F=
eb, 2021, 7:59 pm Bartek Krawczyk, &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:bbartlomiej.mail@g=
mail.com" rel=3D"noreferrer noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">bbartlomiej.mail@=
gmail.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=
=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">W dniu 1=
2.02.2021 o=C2=A022:37, A Dog pisze:<br>
&gt; On Mon, Feb 08, 2021 at 01:12:38AM PST, Kamil Rytarowski wrote:<br>
&gt;&gt; Can we avoid the appearance of a monster, devil or an alien?<br>
&gt;&gt;<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; Or an insectoid.=C2=A0 There are people who are capable of finding bug=
s cute, but<br>
&gt; many others have a visceral repulsion to anything with an exoskeleton.=
<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; I&#39;m just trying to compare these proposals to the existing OS masc=
ots that<br>
&gt; are out there:=C2=A0 Puffy (cute li&#39;l pufferfish), Beastie (cute l=
i&#39;l &quot;daemon&quot;),<br>
&gt; Tux (cute[1] li&#39;l penguin), whatever the Minix raccoon is called..=
. do I see<br>
&gt; a pattern here?<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; And then we have this thing that looks like a robot bug devil.=C2=A0 B=
eastie may<br>
&gt; look like a devil too, but at least he&#39;s a *cute* devil...<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; [1] Until you notice his resemblance to Homer Simpson.<br>
&gt; <br>
<br>
I second that. I&#39;m no artist myself however initial suggestions by Jay =
<br>
Patel are more in line with current trends and what people like in general.=
<br>
In my opinion the logo should be cute, fun, not too serious. Like <br>
Golang&#39;s gopher perhaps?<br>
<br>
This suggestion: <a href=3D"https://app.box.com/s/hp7ie5430jiwz5r3xxmju7vox=
bjfuj2l" rel=3D"noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer" target=3D"_bla=
nk">https://app.box.com/s/hp7ie5430jiwz5r3xxmju7voxbjfuj2l</a><br>
shows a good example for me. NetBSD&#39;s colours, he&#39;s a runner (refer=
ence <br>
to &quot;of course it runs NetBSD&quot;. It&#39;s too detailed, though - Ja=
y, can it <br>
be simplified a bit? Try some other poses with open eyes?<br>
It&#39;s in the right direction imho.<br>
<br>
Regards<br>
-- <br>
Bartek Krawczyk<br>
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