[IAEP] Branding and mascot (Was: Re: Color combos for the logo)

[Eben Eliason]

On Fri, Dec 5, 2008 at 1:12 PM, Kevin Cole <dc.loco at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Fri, Dec 5, 2008 at 11:45, Eben Eliason <eben.eliason at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I'd strongly recommend against eliminating the XO as the core element
>> of the UI.  It was chosen specifically to represent children, and to
>> maintain the human/body metaphors where appropriate.  Substituting it
>> with anything other than a human likeness would be counterproductive,
>> I fear.
>
> Is it possible to "split the difference"?  It seems to me that by
> adding "wings" of a sort to the XO figure, you'd be able to
> approximate something that still looks human, yet also looks like a
> sugar glider -- or a kid with a hang glider.  Clearly related to the
> original, but like the Red Bull commercials say "Sugar gives you
> wings!" ;-)

I don't think so.  That misses the point, which is that the children
themselves—not flying squirrels, however cute ;) —are represented as a
fundamental part of the interface.

- Eben

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