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

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

2017-04-05 Thread Tim Lungstrom
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. On 04/04/2017 04:12 AM, Cor Nouws wrote: Hi all, Heiko Tietze wrote on

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

2017-04-04 Thread Cal 727apps
Heiko/all, I am a big fan of freedom, openness, collaboration & the kinds of things that Libre Open Office and open source stands for. That said, a lot of the logos did look a bit cartoonish, kiddy cartoonish to me, which is not good. I am a big fan of the Seabiscuit horse. (Credits: Laura

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

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