Re: The Hat: was Re: new logo on debian.org
In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], egm2@jps.net writes: What exactly is clever about the Hat? I got the jinni thing. Because that particular kind of hat is well known and it is the kind of thing that sticks in people's minds. It is actually valid to call it clever. Furthermore, what's with the penguin? That never made any sense either. Why not? It is a mascot. Not all mascots have any direct relationship to whatever they represent? Besides, a penguin is a lot cooler than the platypus that is on my old Guerilla Unix Development T-shirt.
Re: The Hat: was Re: new logo on debian.org
On Wed, Jul 28, 1999 at 12:02:53AM -0400, Shannon wrote: In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], egm2@jps.net writes: What exactly is clever about the Hat? I got the jinni thing. Because that particular kind of hat is well known and it is the kind of thing that sticks in people's minds. It is actually valid to call it clever. OK, so a bunch of people think that the swirl sticks in people's minds as well. I find it more memorable than the hat, actually. Furthermore, what's with the penguin? That never made any sense either. Why not? It is a mascot. Not all mascots have any direct relationship to whatever they represent? Nor do all logos. This was my original point. (well, do a sed -e 's/direct/obvious/' on that first) -Michael -- Michael Stenner Office Phone: 919-660-2513 Duke University, Dept. of Physics [EMAIL PROTECTED] Box 90305, Durham N.C. 27708-0305
Re: The Hat: was Re: new logo on debian.org
On 26 Jul, Matthew Cordes wrote: | I'm not sure it's really necessary, though. If there's any meaning | behind that hat, I don't know what it is. | |-Michael | | The 'Hat' is a clever marketing icon. The Debian Swirl is a little too abstract. I theorize that it will be changed relative soon (1 year or less). What was wrong with the clever looking bird, prior to the swirl? | | -matt | | What exactly is clever about the Hat? I got the jinni thing. Furthermore, what's with the penguin? That never made any sense either. -- Eric G. Miller Powered by the POTATO (http://www.debian.org)!
The Hat: was Re: new logo on debian.org
I'm not sure it's really necessary, though. If there's any meaning behind that hat, I don't know what it is. -Michael The 'Hat' is a clever marketing icon. The Debian Swirl is a little too abstract. I theorize that it will be changed relative soon (1 year or less). What was wrong with the clever looking bird, prior to the swirl? -matt
