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2009-05-17 , 18:12
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I'm in a bit of a silly mood, having spent my weekend in Stratford watching in amazement as the weather went bonkers.
 

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2009-05-17 , 18:13
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Originally Posted by penguinbait View Post
I really thought Debernardis was crazy.
SLG's Opabinia is really well drawn and lively, I like it, thank you very much Great Little Genius! It's going to stay on my tablet's background.
Now, those segments of the sea critter resemble Maemo's "ae", don't they?

And, pb, sure I'm crazy it's my way of resisting
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2009-05-17 , 19:03
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Originally Posted by debernardis View Post
SLG's Opabinia is really well drawn and lively, I like it, thank you very much Great Little Genius! It's going to stay on my tablet's background.
Now, those segments of the sea critter resemble Maemo's "ae", don't they?

And, pb, sure I'm crazy it's my way of resisting
So glad you like it^^

I too like this little Opabinia more than the Narwhal He's kinda cute!
 

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2009-05-17 , 19:21
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Originally Posted by Stupid Little Genius View Post
Here we go, Debernardis! Just for you! Sorry it took so long! Wasn't too sure what to do about the eyes...

Anyway! Hope you like it Any changes, let me know and I'll work them in

Thanks, slg, for indulging me on the woodpecker, but I gotta say, this opabinia wins hands down. (If you wonder from whence comes the phrase hands down ... ) I applaud your effort as alchemical: you've successfully transmuted weird into cute.
 

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2009-05-17 , 21:00
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Yeah the Opabinia is definitely my favorite of SLG's submissions so far. Nice job!

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personally, I DONT WANT A NARWHAL

I much prefer no logo to a Narwhal
Seriously? What do you have against narwhals?
 

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2009-05-17 , 21:04
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I'll be honest, none of the mascots, despite the effort, have said anything to me. Is there a reason, apart from fun (which I thought this thread was) in pursing a real mascot?
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2009-05-17 , 21:51
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Originally Posted by Baloo View Post
I'll be honest, none of the mascots, despite the effort, have said anything to me. Is there a reason, apart from fun (which I thought this thread was) in pursing a real mascot?
Well, I think most people here are just doing this for fun, but mascots can serve a valid purpose:

They make something more memorable for people who have visual memories. The name "maemo" is not going to stick in everyone's minds, but if you put a memorable cartoon figure next to it that may help them remember maemo. That's why so many companies use product logos, so that people remember the product itself.

A lot of memorisation techniques rely on people imagining creatures or objects that represent abstract ideas, because they may find it easier to remember an image of a solid object rather than non-physical facts and figures.

And if you look at open source, most of the logos are indeed pretty silly cartoon animals but they don't seem to have harmed the movement's chances of being taken seriously. A lot of Linux-based consumer devices now have a friendly penguin on the box.
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2009-05-18 , 00:55
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I'll be honest, none of the mascots, despite the effort, have said anything to me. Is there a reason, apart from fun (which I thought this thread was) in pursing a real mascot?
Linux UK uses tux as it's favicon... you tell me if mascots work
 

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2009-05-18 , 01:49
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I suggest a cow

Edit: We could call it Moo-mo
Would moo-mo.org all be in lower case?
 

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2009-05-18 , 07:04
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Hmmm, lowercase is better. Also, I am not so sure about the dash now. I think it should be Moomo (for the mascot) and moomo.org for the site (lowercase is more "dynamic").
 

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