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

Great idea! Easy to name, broad associations, and beautiful artwork
including tatoos (for those who really love the product) and sticker
pins. Unfortunately there is http://www.dragonflybsd.org/images/
(never heard before). Challenge for designer to make it look
different?

2017-04-04 11:18 GMT+02:00 K-J LibreOffice <k-j@libreoffice.org>:
> 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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