Mascot - Blue Arrara

[Juan Rodriguez]

+1 to the parrot.
It seems a lot more 'friendly' than an alien, and its less used than a Polar
Bear or a Dolphin.

On 4/6/07, Chris Negus <cnegus at rucls.net> wrote:
>
> On Fri, 2007-04-06 at 13:27 -0400, Máirí­n Duffy wrote:
> > Hehe, this is part of the reason why I started drawing aliens. Of course
> > now that I think about it, aliens can have some pretty bad connotations
> > too (abducting people, wreaking havoc for farmers with crop circles,
> > etc.) ;)
>
> I like the alien idea, taking into account that the "wreaking
> havoc"-type issues need to be handled carefully.
>
> The idea of an alien mascot made me think of a chat I was having with
> Seth Vidal the Sunday morning of FUDCON Boston (while waiting for
> late-night revelers to straggle in). He was talking about how science
> fiction often foreshadows later technical innovations (such as modern
> cell phones being modeled after Star Trek communicators).
>
> If you do it right, an alien mascot could represent the Fedora
> aspirations of always bringing the latest technical innovations. I have
> an image of a cool, brilliant, slightly-shy alien gently offering
> secrets of the universe to interested earthlings. Making him humble can
> help overcome the fear-of-abduction imagery.
>
> Myths could arise about how certain new technology breakthroughs came
> after developers consulted with this alien. Good stories can help spark
> imagination and prompt people to remember the pursuits of a project,
> even more than a logo or a single word that is not a hat.
>
> -- Chris Negus
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