Re: NetBSD Mascot Proposal

[Kamil Rytarowski <kamil%netbsd.org@localhost>]

This squirrel with a pumpkin is a cute idea and I support it.

On 15.02.2021 09:49, Jay Patel 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
> <https://app.box.com/s/m4dhpgihuu7jmizo01yn2qkzj3cx1qeg>
> 
> Thanks,
> Jay
> 
> On Sun, 14 Feb, 2021, 7:59 pm Bartek Krawczyk,
> <bbartlomiej.mail%gmail.com@localhost <mailto:bbartlomiej.mail%gmail.com@localhost>> 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
>     <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
>