Mascot - Blue Arrara

[Nayyar Ahmad]

+1 for parrot. Great work

On 4/7/07, Juan Rodriguez <nushio at fedoraproject.org> wrote:
>
> +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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