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inotsu (orginal) [2017-03-16T21:27:25+01:00] view original

Hi, I know that it may seem to be irelevant now, but with some terrible mistakes against nature in mind (like Java mascot Duke) I want to ask if nim has some mascot? I thought that something like for example Veigar Final Boss (dark mage .. linked to old school but in modern style) would be perfect ツ

dom96 (orginal) [2017-03-16T22:42:43+01:00] view original

We have played around with the idea of a honey badger as the mascot, we even have a prototype: https://github.com/nim-lang/assets/blob/master/Art/mascot.svg. We have decided that this one is too violent looking though :)

Fungi (orginal) [2017-03-16T22:56:31+01:00] view original

By the way, the "simplified logo" in the experimental directory is much nicer and modern than the currect one. But anyway, it isn't very important.

dom96 (orginal) [2017-03-16T23:54:39+01:00] view original

Yes, we are working on a new website design incorporating that logo.

hcorion (orginal) [2017-03-16T23:59:20+01:00] view original

Holy smokes, I don't think I'd want to program in Nim if I saw that honey badger! I'd run away as fast as possible! :P

perturbation2 (orginal) [2017-03-17T05:12:26+01:00] view original

I actually like him, but I think a little friendlier-looking would not be amiss. That badger looks like he wants to devour me if I don't get my bounds checking right. :)

inotsu (orginal) [2017-03-17T08:31:58+01:00] view original

Honeybadgers are awesome. But this one reminds me more Godzilla or Grizly.

moigagoo (orginal) [2017-03-17T09:50:03+01:00] view original

That's some nightmare fuel over there :-D

moigagoo (orginal) [2017-03-17T10:12:20+01:00] view original

@dom96

Yes, we are working on a new website design incorporating that logo.

That's great news! Any chance to see the work in progress?

dom96 (orginal) [2017-03-17T10:23:05+01:00] view original

Sure. You can run it locally, grab the source here: https://github.com/nim-lang/website (btw PRs are always welcome in case you want to help :))

planhths (orginal) [2017-03-18T14:19:22+01:00] view original

Github is not a language so there is no comparison, and since their mascot is an weird hybrid, octopus is not really taken, is it? Alternatively nim can have a animal hybrid as mascot too :) , but I prefer something simple.

Fungi (orginal) [2017-03-18T14:41:49+01:00] view original

@dom96, I'd love to donate this for Nim mascot

Octopuses are very intelligent. They don't have bones at all, the only hard part of it is the beak, so they are as flexible as lisp :)

The mascot of GitHub is octocat (half octopus + half cat), so there is no problem.

@moigagoo, the link is stated above.

federico3 (orginal) [2017-03-19T19:48:19+01:00] view original

May I suggest a cat or a raccoon or a shoebill? Honey badgers are not that common worldwide and people mistake them for skunks.

doofenstein (orginal) [2017-03-19T20:42:56+01:00] view original

The problem with octopuses is that they don't have a mouth and a nose what makes it difficult to remember them for humans(faces can be much better remembered by humans, that's why so many mobile games have angry faces as their icon) and to make them more anthromorph(more human like) or cuter. A good artist could overcome this problem by adding a mouth a faking the structure a face using color.

napalu (orginal) [2017-03-19T22:14:51+01:00] view original

I view Nim as a wolf: cunning, sneaky, shy and yet loyal ;) Edit: (But that Octopus is cute)

Fungi (orginal) [2017-03-19T23:19:59+01:00] view original

@doofenstein, mouth makes me remember COBOL. The Octopus is silent and looks straight at your eyes, which means it is serious. Guys, I think Octopus is probably the best mascot for Nim, because 1) they have eight tentacles, each tentacle has minds in their own (distributed intelligence), that should represent the general-purpose and multi-threading capabilities of Nim. 2) They have no bones at all, which represents the flexibility of Nim (influenced by Lisp). 3) Simple and quiet as Python (expressive). So if @dom96 agrees, I will give the design to Nim mascot. The end.

moigagoo (orginal) [2017-03-20T07:40:07+01:00] view original

I don't like the octopus, sorry. Not only is GitHub the immediate association with octopus, but I don't like the actual image. Sorry.

Also, I think @dom96 and @Araq should just pick the mascot without an open discussion. It's the kind of decision that doesn't require opinions from the public, much like naming the language. It's a matter of taste, which means there's no solution to satisfy everyone by definition.

andrea (orginal) [2017-03-20T10:06:51+01:00] view original

I think that every rationalization about why to pick a mascot will not be understood. It has to be something that just looks nice.

Unfortunately, I don't like very much any of the previous proposals. If a mascot is needed (is it?), make sure it is drawn by a professional designer

Araq (orginal) [2017-03-20T11:41:44+01:00] view original

I'd rather have a new website today than a new website with a nice mascot tomorrow. So please help dom96 in finishing the website. :-)

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