On Fri, 2007-04-06 at 13:27 -0400, Máirín Duffy wrote: > Hehe, this is part of the reason why I started drawing aliens. Of course > now that I think about it, aliens can have some pretty bad connotations > too (abducting people, wreaking havoc for farmers with crop circles, > etc.) ;) I like the alien idea, taking into account that the "wreaking havoc"-type issues need to be handled carefully. The idea of an alien mascot made me think of a chat I was having with Seth Vidal the Sunday morning of FUDCON Boston (while waiting for late-night revelers to straggle in). He was talking about how science fiction often foreshadows later technical innovations (such as modern cell phones being modeled after Star Trek communicators). If you do it right, an alien mascot could represent the Fedora aspirations of always bringing the latest technical innovations. I have an image of a cool, brilliant, slightly-shy alien gently offering secrets of the universe to interested earthlings. Making him humble can help overcome the fear-of-abduction imagery. Myths could arise about how certain new technology breakthroughs came after developers consulted with this alien. Good stories can help spark imagination and prompt people to remember the pursuits of a project, even more than a logo or a single word that is not a hat. -- Chris Negus -- Fedora-marketing-list mailing list Fedora-marketing-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-marketing-list
