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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:

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*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

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

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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...

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It's Pinky!!!

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http://www.ljplus.ru/img4/l/t/lt_charlie/thecoon.jpg
The Coon!

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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.

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

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

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Lol, I just googled that: http://www.shorty.com/bonsaikitten/ .

What are they, dead kitten cubes?

///EDIT

ah, nvm. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonsai_Kitten .

Yes, Bonsai Penguin. (be sure to drill an ice hole!)

///EDIT2

sjgadsby beat me to it (the wiki entry).

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Wikipedia knows. It was a hoax and, well, upset some people. Just a bit.

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Is this another request?! Do I have an excuse to play some more with the graphics tablet?! :D

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You might also try looking for kitten in a bottle

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hell yeah, I'm surprised you put it down.
I've been scribbling on a tablet since I picked it up.

if you enjoy drawing and sketching and doodling, never ever stop its therapeutic.

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Lol I don't get much time to play with computer graphics ;) Although I would love to do more along those lines^^ I mainly work with other medium, paint, pencil, charcoal, anything I can get my hands on... So I don't get a lot of time to work with my beautiful tablet...

Lol But most of the time I'm at a loss as to what to draw next ;) I like it when people give me ideas^^ It gets my creative juices flowing! :D

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how about a serval? a feline with spots like a cheetah and big ears like a fennec fox.

...and some people keep them as pets (?)

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[I said I'd take a break from ITt after I started snapping off at noobs... guess I lied ;)]

YES! if you could draw that, it would be DA BOMB!

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Edit: Stumbled across this thread, thought I'd revive it and throw in some of my own thoughts.

Some of those ideas are interesting. I like the idea of something that's flying (kind of represents freedom or mobility of the platform).

I don't see pack animals used very often. People mentioned using the mask on a raccoon to match the letters in Maemo. You could also use a Husky or Malamute (they often have face masks). They could also represent teamwork, as they work well together in teams.

Personally, I would suggest wolf. They are also a pack animal like Malamutes and Huskies. Intelligent and Independent, but loyal to those their closest too. (Plus they're at the top of the food chain, just like Maemo :p ) Something like that cartoon picture linked to at the beginning of the thread (I've cleaned up the copyright stamp) or a fluffy mascot like how they drew Gabu in the anime 'One Stormy Night'.


I tried a little sketch with my old wacom tablet, see if you like it! I also did one of a husky.

I'm not sure if it would be a bad or good thing but having a fish as a mascot risk getting Maemo confusing with 'Finding Nemo'. That or maybe it would make the Maemo platform easier to remember because of the association of that movie.

I found a website that listed what the last two species tend to represent in cultures around the world: Salmon - Instinct, persistence, determination, wisdom, inspiration, rejuvenation.
Wolf - Loyalty, success, perseverance, stability, thought, pathfinder, teacher, intuition, learning, the shadow.

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I like the idea of the salmon. Salmon are known for swimming upstream, for going against the tide. Embracing Open Source in a world becoming more controlled or closed (Android = controlled, iphone = closed) is... swimming upstream.

(I'll avoid commenting that when the new generation is created the current salmon dies... )

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Right, lets get some mascots and raid apple, droid, BB...and the rest of there forums ;).

Jokes hehe, i like the idea.

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Sperm whale, some inspirations (some water animal would be nice,
kind of associate maemo with the color blue and water :)):

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maemo fights apple/iphone ;):

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Maemo Community mascot.

http://wiki.maemo.org/images/c/c4/Mc..._pickering.jpg

/thread

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I haven't been following the thread from the begining, but I've searched for these suggestions here and didn't find them, so here goes....


Pegasus
http://www.southcom.com.au/~seymour/pegasus/pegasus.jpg

I would have said pheonix, but its taken by Mozilla, so why not go with another mythical creature, Pegasus.


Hydra
http://www.snapstream.com/images/com...ydra/Hydra.bmp

Cause of the many directions Maemo can go?............

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I would suggest a great crested newt

they are native to finland and sport orange and black markings. They can look right wicked as well
http://www.cheshire-biodiversity.org.../images/34.jpg

http://ecologyservices.co.uk/images/...y_patterns.jpg

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As much as I love Lardman, I call that newt a winner.

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How about a White Elephant (Airavata)

I propose Elephant coz it's also a Gentle Giant :)

More details on Airavata here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airavata
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_elephant_(pachyderm)

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I dunno people could get confused with openSUSE on the whole lizard thing.

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How about we attempt to do this a bit more scientifically. Instead of calling out names and showing pretty pictures, why don't we go through the different kind of animals available, and do small votes.

Here's my suggestion:

Kingdom:

• Plantae
  • Specific flower, or,
  • Tree
• Animalia
  • Fish
  • Amphibians
  • Reptiles
  • Birds
  • Mammals

Once we've decided on which kingdom the community is favouring for, then offering options might become useful, but at this point there's 30 pages of topic, and nothing coming out of it.

Thanks

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people need pictures to know.
besides seb, this is an amusing thread :)

i would prefer to make a proper voting page with all suggestions posted to date on.
similar to how the proper maemo.org logo gallery was.

all on the same page, not the discussion around them.

its a mascot, its not based on anything scientific other than visual recognition.
theres many shots been posted in this thread which appeal or can be evolved and none of them would come out by a written vote.

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http://www.filmsquish.com/guts/files/images/thing2.JPG
The Thing
:D

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The ae made of two dragons facing each other would make an impressive sign. Or one dragon as a burning the e

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the wolf looks like the mascot for the wolves lug uk.

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that quipper8's newt is awesome. Is it already used somewhere?

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I haven't read the entire thread, so my apologies if this has been proposed:

What about something wind-related? I searched for "wind" within the thread, and nothing appeared. And as Maemo OS versions were named after different winds (harmattan, fremantle, diablo, ...)
Aeolus was, according to the greek mythology, the ruler of winds. So it could be him, or any animal which goes flying...

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Well opensuse linux uses something similar in green which is one drawback i guess

http://danlynch.org/blog/wp-content/...se-logo_sm.png

I think technically that logo is a gecko though. I think something stylized and vectorized and from a different angle and orange would be distinct enough. Someone with more time and graphic skills should try to extend this idea a little, i think.

i would say maybe the newts head as side angle view arching up through the orange e of the maemo text or maybe have a bottom view with the maemo text like 'in' the orange and black belly pattern.

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http://thumb15.shutterstock.com.edge...d-11660563.jpg

With a mix of this:

http://www.filehurricane.com/viewert...6UTECQFZR5.png

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I understand your frustration, but that could just start another mess.

I think the newt wins by default, but maybe we need a poll...

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I still like the raccoon