Re: [libreoffice-design] Re: [libreoffice-marketing] LibreOffice Mascot

Hi all,
what do you think about a dragonfly (odonata) [1], [2]. Carl von Linné 
called it: "Libellula" and so we get to "LibO".

It is an animal which we can find all over the world (except Antarctica).

"They are fast, agile fliers, sometimes migrating across oceans [...] 
They are symbols of courage, strength, and happines [...]". [1]

"Dragonflies are strong fliers with fairly robust bodies" [2]
"Dragonflies are powerful and agile fliers, capable of migrating across 
oceans, moving in any direction, and changing direction suddenly. In 
flight, the adult dragonfly can propel itself in six directions: upward, 
downward, forward, back, to left and to right.
[...] The wings are powered directly, with the flight muscles attached 
to the wing bases. Dragonflies have a high power/weight ratio, and have 
been documented accelerating at 4 G linearly and 9 G in sharp turns 
while pursuing prey.["

They are beautiful with many different colours.
They are grown up from larvae (OOO).
They are predators (@Cor).


[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragonfly
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odonata



Am 04.04.2017 um 08:55 schrieb Heiko Tietze:
> 2017-04-04 1:48 GMT+02:00 Tim-L--Elmira-NY <webmaster@krackedpress.com>:
> > For me, I keep thinking that LO is slowly working to take on various
> > platforms.  So far, LO has taken over Linux's platforms from OpenOffice.org
> > - from day one.  Then Windows and Mac platforms came quickly.  Although LO
> > has not made really much headway against MS Office, to me it seems LO is
> > slowly gaining a market share a little at a time. LO is working on an
> > Android version and later I do not doubt Apple's IOS will see a version.
>
> Sounds like a cute virus :-)
> (Such a mascot would have the added value of being a massage ball)
>
> As an intermediate state, the metaphors we do have so far:
>
> * Freedom (dove like bird, though occupied by Apache OpenOffice; and
> disliked by some)
> * Speed/Improvement (fast birds)
> * (Smart and not aggressive) Hunter (bird of prey, raptor)
> * Intelligence (Weimeraner dog on G+ "good hunter and faithful pet but
> requires lots of exercise")
> * Openness
> * Documents/Wisdom (Owl)
> * Cuteness / Seven lives (Big? grumpy? kitten or puppy dog)
> * Speed (Horse, though used by EuroOffice; and disliked by some)
>
> That's a pretty good basis for skilled designers. Anything else?


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