My top suggestion is a cuttlefish. On Thu, Nov 7, 2019 at 10:28 PM Reza Rokni <r...@google.com> wrote:
> Salmon... they love streams? :-) > > On Fri, 8 Nov 2019 at 12:00, Kenneth Knowles <k...@apache.org> wrote: > >> Agree with Aizhamal that it doesn't matter if they are taken if they are >> not too close in space to Beam: Apache projects, big data, log processing, >> stream processing. Not a legal opinion, but an aesthetic opinion. So I >> would keep Lemur as a possibility. Definitely nginx is far away from Beam >> so it seems OK as long as the art is different. >> >> Also FWIW there are many kinds of Lemurs, and also related Tarsier, of >> the only uncontroversial and non-extinct infraorder within >> suborder Strepsirrhini. I think there's enough room for another mascot with >> big glowing eyes :-). The difference in the designer's art will be more >> significant than the taxonomy. >> >> Kenn >> >> On Tue, Nov 5, 2019 at 4:37 PM Aizhamal Nurmamat kyzy < >> aizha...@apache.org> wrote: >> >>> Aww.. that Hoover beaver is cute. But then lemur is also "taken" [1] and >>> the owl too [2]. >>> >>> Personally, I don't think it matters much which mascots are taken, as >>> long as the project is not too close in the same space as Beam. Also, it's >>> good to just get all ideas out. We should still consider hedgehogs. I >>> looked up fireflies, they don't look nice, but i am not dismissing the idea >>> :/ >>> >>> And thanks for reaching out to designers, Max. To your point: >>> >how do we arrive at a concrete design >>> >once we have consensus on the type of mascot? >>> My thinking is that the designer will come up with few sketches, then we >>> vote on one here in the dev@ list. >>> >>> [1] >>> https://www.nginx.com/blog/introducing-the-lemur-stack-and-an-official-nginx-mascot/ >>> [2] https://blog.readme.io/why-every-startup-needs-a-mascot/ >>> >>> On Tue, Nov 5, 2019 at 5:31 AM Maximilian Michels <m...@apache.org> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Quick update: The mentioned designer has gotten back to me and offered >>>> to sketch something until the end of the week. I've pointed him to this >>>> thread and the existing logo material: >>>> https://beam.apache.org/community/logos/ >>>> >>>> [I don't want to interrupt the discussion in any way, I just think >>>> having something concrete will help us to eventually decide what we >>>> want.] >>>> >>>> On 05.11.19 12:49, Maximilian Michels wrote: >>>> > How about fireflies in the Beam light rays? ;) >>>> > >>>> >> Feels like "Beam" would go well with an animal that has glowing >>>> bright >>>> >> eyes such as a lemur >>>> > >>>> > I love the lemur idea because it has almost orange eyes. >>>> > >>>> > Thanks for starting this Aizhamal! I've recently talked to a designer >>>> > which is somewhat famous for creating logos. He was inclined to work >>>> on >>>> > a software project logo. Of course there is a little bit of a price >>>> tag >>>> > attached, though the quote sounded reasonable. >>>> > >>>> > It raises the general question, how do we arrive at a concrete design >>>> > once we have consensus on the type of mascot? I believe there are >>>> also >>>> > designers working at companies using Beam ;) >>>> > >>>> > Cheers, >>>> > Max >>>> > >>>> > On 05.11.19 06:14, Eugene Kirpichov wrote: >>>> >> Feels like "Beam" would go well with an animal that has glowing >>>> bright >>>> >> eyes (with beams of light shooting out of them), such as a lemur [1] >>>> >> or an owl. >>>> >> >>>> >> [1] https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/madagascar-lemurs/index.html >>>> >> >>>> >> On Mon, Nov 4, 2019 at 7:33 PM Kenneth Knowles <k...@apache.org >>>> >> <mailto:k...@apache.org>> wrote: >>>> >> >>>> >> Yes! Let's have a mascot! >>>> >> >>>> >> Direct connections often have duplicates. For example in the log >>>> >> processing space, there is >>>> https://www.linkedin.com/in/hooverbeaver >>>> >> >>>> >> I like a flying squirrel, but Flink already is a squirrel. >>>> >> >>>> >> Hedgehog? I could not find any source of confusion for this one. >>>> >> >>>> >> Kenn >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >> On Mon, Nov 4, 2019 at 6:02 PM Robert Burke <rob...@frantil.com >>>> >> <mailto:rob...@frantil.com>> wrote: >>>> >> >>>> >> As both a Canadian, and the resident fan of a programming >>>> >> language with a rodent mascot, I endorse this mascot. >>>> >> >>>> >> On Mon, Nov 4, 2019, 4:11 PM David Cavazos < >>>> dcava...@google.com >>>> >> <mailto:dcava...@google.com>> wrote: >>>> >> >>>> >> I like it, a beaver could be a cute mascot :) >>>> >> >>>> >> On Mon, Nov 4, 2019 at 3:33 PM Aizhamal Nurmamat kyzy >>>> >> <aizha...@apache.org <mailto:aizha...@apache.org>> >>>> wrote: >>>> >> >>>> >> Hi everybody, >>>> >> >>>> >> I think the idea of creating a Beam mascot has been >>>> >> brought up a couple times here in the past, but I >>>> would >>>> >> like us to go through with it this time if we are >>>> all in >>>> >> agreement:) >>>> >> >>>> >> We can brainstorm in this thread what the mascot >>>> should >>>> >> be given Beam’s characteristics and principles. What >>>> do >>>> >> you all think? >>>> >> >>>> >> For example, I am proposing a beaver as a mascot, >>>> >> because: >>>> >> 1. Beavers build dams out of logs for streams >>>> >> 2. The name is close to Beam >>>> >> 3. And with the right imagination, you can make a >>>> really >>>> >> cute beaver :D https://imgur.com/gallery/RLo05M9 >>>> >> >>>> >> WDYT? If you don’t like the beaver, what are the >>>> other >>>> >> options that you think could be appropriate? I would >>>> >> like to invite others to propose ideas and get the >>>> >> discussions going. >>>> >> >>>> >> Thanks, >>>> >> Aizhamal >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >> On Mon, Nov 4, 2019, 4:11 PM David Cavazos < >>>> dcava...@google.com >>>> >> <mailto:dcava...@google.com>> wrote: >>>> >> >>>> >> I like it, a beaver could be a cute mascot :) >>>> >> >>>> >> On Mon, Nov 4, 2019 at 3:33 PM Aizhamal Nurmamat kyzy >>>> >> <aizha...@apache.org <mailto:aizha...@apache.org>> >>>> wrote: >>>> >> >>>> >> Hi everybody, >>>> >> >>>> >> I think the idea of creating a Beam mascot has been >>>> >> brought up a couple times here in the past, but I >>>> would >>>> >> like us to go through with it this time if we are >>>> all in >>>> >> agreement:) >>>> >> >>>> >> We can brainstorm in this thread what the mascot >>>> should >>>> >> be given Beam’s characteristics and principles. What >>>> do >>>> >> you all think? >>>> >> >>>> >> For example, I am proposing a beaver as a mascot, >>>> >> because: >>>> >> 1. Beavers build dams out of logs for streams >>>> >> 2. The name is close to Beam >>>> >> 3. And with the right imagination, you can make a >>>> really >>>> >> cute beaver :D https://imgur.com/gallery/RLo05M9 >>>> >> >>>> >> WDYT? If you don’t like the beaver, what are the >>>> other >>>> >> options that you think could be appropriate? I would >>>> >> like to invite others to propose ideas and get the >>>> >> discussions going. >>>> >> >>>> >> Thanks, >>>> >> Aizhamal >>>> >> >>>> >>> > > -- > > This email may be confidential and privileged. If you received this > communication by mistake, please don't forward it to anyone else, please > erase all copies and attachments, and please let me know that it has gone > to the wrong person. > > The above terms reflect a potential business arrangement, are provided > solely as a basis for further discussion, and are not intended to be and do > not constitute a legally binding obligation. 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