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Re: Maemo (or maemo.org?) mascot proposal

shurly not have a logo and mascot if the logo is ''printed over'' the eyes of mascot

real difference between logo animal/name/mascot

the real point of a mascot is to can be personified by someone in event or in video ''see movement/movable/costume''

Opabinia be very cool but can you build a ''real'' costume for drees and make jump lol

raccoon is too much similart like firefox in my head

hum

i waiting for more inspiration to make my own try on the subject soon:rolleyes:

Re: Maemo (or maemo.org?) mascot proposal

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Originally Posted by debernardis (Post 289420)

Your Opabinia now happily stays on my desktop :)

Oh, and how would I like a poster of an Opabinia mummy with three or four cute Opababies following her, in warm, crystal-clear Cambrian seas...

These could be a metaphor of Maemo and its kde, debian, android, jaunty children (one of those children could be mer, just at the point of evolving into a lobster...) :)

But again, maybe I'm just getting crazy

*happy dance* I'm so happy that you like my Opabinia that much!! You've made my day!

Rotfl Pray tell, what on earth does a baby Opabinia look like?? :D

Re: Maemo (or maemo.org?) mascot proposal

is the thread now dead, and the opa' the mascot ?

Re: Maemo (or maemo.org?) mascot proposal

maemo monkey
maemo mongoose
maemo man
maemo minotaur
maemo macaque
maemo mammoth
maemo manta ray
maemo marlin
maemo mouse
maemo moose
maemo mule
maemo mustang
maemo muskrat...

Re: Maemo (or maemo.org?) mascot proposal

Just to let people know, I've used some (=most) of the proposed mascots in my Maemo Juggler game. If any of you have reservations about their publicly posted artwork used in GPL games, let me know.

Re: Maemo (or maemo.org?) mascot proposal

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Originally Posted by lcuk (Post 287053)

to get us started, i think whatever we come up with should be available in finger puppet format!

OMG, I just about spewed my lunch all over my screen laughing at that. ^_^ And as funny as that was, I would actually go for something like that if it were made available. No joke!

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Originally Posted by krisse (Post 287058)

(Just FYI, I started this thread because I mentioned a maemo mascot over in the uniform thread as a joke and got three replies in a row saying it was genuinely a good idea.)

Personally I've always been dubious about the benefit of mascots, BUT... when you think about it they do exist on an awful lot of successful open source projects, and maybe they help to make the projects more noticeable, memorable and approachable.

Given how so many products are identified by their logo, and most closely remembered/associated with it, they are important. And they're growing ever more important for FOSS too.

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Originally Posted by totololo (Post 287063)

Kawaiiiiiii !

lol. The Nihon is strong with this one. ;) :D

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Originally Posted by penguinbait (Post 287067)

It's Linux, shouldn't it be a penguin of some sort? Serious, Tattooed, Branded, tablet in hand, something?

Actually, I would say no. Since Maemo is about community, a people focused logo/mascot would be best. Ubuntu is people focused and has that really weird 3 people in a circle logo (for those who didn't know, yes, that's what it is.) for their logo/mascot. On top of that, so many others have used the penguin by now that it's really become cliche'. So sticking with something a bit more original would be best.

Maybe possibly an idea like this:

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[I didn't zip through all 25 pages of responses to this, so yell if it's already been suggested...]

A penguin stuffed into a small (clear) box.

I wish I could draw.

The penguin would be smashed in there, but have a smile on it's face, to show that it's alright ;)

That's what came to mind instantly when I saw this thread title.

Re: Maemo (or maemo.org?) mascot proposal

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Originally Posted by JayOnThaBeat (Post 294716)

A penguin stuffed into a small (clear) box.

Ah, you plan to build off the public's strong affection for Bonsai Kittens then?