[FM Discuss] Mascot for FLOSS Manuals?

[Janet Swisher]

Yes, do something for the Dream School manual, and make it free and
open. If other manuals want to use it, or adapt it, they can. Or not.
It doesn't need to represent all of FLOSS Manuals, but if lots of
manuals adopt it, it could become a de facto mascot.

On Tue, May 14, 2013 at 2:40 PM, Tomi Toivio <tomi at flossmanuals.net> wrote:
> Yeah, it probably wouldn't fit most manuals, but I think something like that
> would be great for the Dream School manual.
>
>
> 2013/5/15 helen varley jamieson <helen at creative-catalyst.com>
>>
>> agree with adam - altho i don't think tomi is suggesting it be compulsory
>> or even a standard thing.
>>
>> if you created such graphics for manuals that you're working on & then
>> offered them for the wider use of the community, i don't see a problem with
>> that. (i've previously suggested that there could be a repository of style
>> sheets for use with manuals, so such graphics could be part of that - a
>> library of CC content available if people want to use it).
>>
>> h : )
>>
>>
>> On 14/05/13 10:47 PM, Adam Hyde wrote:
>>
>> I think each manual is its own community and each decides its own
>> approach. So I'm not in favor of any ideas regarding content that suggests
>> manuals use a set way of doing things.
>>
>>
>>
>> Tomi Toivio <tomi at flossmanuals.net> wrote:
>>>
>>> Thinking about it some more, we could combine the character with the
>>> FLOSS Manuals logo, so it would be a Teletubby-like orange being with a
>>> monitor embedded in the tummy.
>>>
>>>
>>> 2013/5/14 Tomi Toivio <tomi at flossmanuals.net>
>>>>
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> I had this idea some time ago, but I cannot remember if I mentioned it
>>>> on the list.
>>>>
>>>> Can we have a mascot-like cartoon character for FLOSS Manuals? Somebody
>>>> who would offer all kinds of advice, warnings and notes in the manuals.
>>>>
>>>> Since the next Finnish manual will be partially for schoolchildren, it
>>>> would be cool if FM had a mascot.
>>>>
>>>> It/she/him would basically be something to replace all kinds of boring
>>>> warning and note signs. We could have the mascot look really worried when
>>>> it/she/he is giving a warning and gleefully happy when it/she/he is offering
>>>> advice.
>>>>
>>>> What do you think? I was planning to use something like this in the
>>>> Dream School manual anyhow, if it is not useful more generally.
>>>>
>>>> Although I don't know who would create graphics for a character like,
>>>> with different versions for warnings, notes and advice.
>>>>
>>>> Thinking about it, an Orangutan would have a color scheme that would fit
>>>> FM orange nicely.
>>>>
>>>> Regards
>>>> Tomi
>>>
>>>