ChimeraCoder
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6 years ago Closed by https://github.com/ChimeraCoder/koro/pull/11, implemented by @AWelshCorgi.
We still plan on adding some coloring, but this issue is done!
Closed ChimeraCoder closed 6 years ago
ChimeraCoder
commented
6 years ago Closed by https://github.com/ChimeraCoder/koro/pull/11, implemented by @AWelshCorgi.
We still plan on adding some coloring, but this issue is done!
Summary
In keeping with the Gopher spirit, it would be great to have a gopher mascot for this project!
The Bengal Tiger is definitely the most recognizable animal native to Bengal, and it also happens to be the national animal of both India and Bangladesh. So for a mascot for Koro, it's clear we should do some play on the tiger theme. Perhaps a gopher with tiger-like stripes, or a gopher playing with some cartoon tigers.
Outline
The logo should be in some vector format, such as SVG, for flexibility in reuse.
Like the original Go gopher, the artwork will need to be licensed CC-BY-licensed, under version 3.0 of the Creative Commons license, to keep the licensing situation of Koro similar to the mainline Go project.
We should avoid having the gopher actually sitting on the tiger, because that has connotations with religious iconography, which we don't want here
Background
The Go project itself has the original Go gopher, but many Go projects have variants customized to their own project theme. In addition, regional Go conferences often use versions that are on-theme for the region.
Examples include Digby for dep, [vim-go](https://github.com/fatih/vim-go and the many personal profile icons available at Gopherize.me.
Gallery (Example gophers)
GothamGo
One of my favorites for how subtle it is - it uses a silhouette of the Gopher as a bat, similar to the Bat Signal. (Gotham is one of the nicknames of New York City).
GopherCon Singapore
The mer-lion (half-fish, half-lion) is the mascot for Singapore, so the mer-Gopher (half-fish, half-gopher) is the mascot for GopherCon Singapore.
Capital Go
Wearing a hat and beard like President Abraham Lincoln, for a conference in the capital city of the US.
vim-go
Wearing the Vim logo!
Digby (for dep)
Digby is hard at work managing packages!
GopherCon India
GopherCon Dubai