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

2017-04-05 Thread Cor Nouws 
Hi Tim,

Tim Lungstrom wrote on 05-04-17 00:40:

> Do you want to be the company that is called "that louse office suite"?
> I sure do not.
> 
> Remember in the USA "that louse" is what you use to tell people about
> other people who are bad, crook, and other negative things.

Thanks for sharing that. Obviously things I don't know. Of course in
Dutch it's not that positive, what is often expressed by 'louse', but it
does give opportunities too - if combined with a catchy, positive cartoon.

(I promise not to interview you about your knowledge of all Dutch
sayings ;) )

Ciao,
Cor

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

2017-04-04 Thread Heiko Tietze 
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 :
> 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 :
>>>
>>> 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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Re: [libreoffice-design] Re: [libreoffice-marketing] LibreOffice Mascot

2017-04-04 Thread K-J LibreOffice 

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 :

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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