I'd rather wait until we have something we like first (we as in people on the mailing list interested in helping with it) before presenting it for modification/critique by the community. But yes, once we have the basics down, we can look to the community for input.

-C

On 24 Nov 2016 5:20 pm, "Brynn" <brynn@...3133...> wrote:

Wow, it sounds amazing!  It will be fun to help with the character development.

I'd like to try and involve forum members in the process, if possible.  It may be that they don't want to be involved (some of them), and I may be eternal optimist.  But if by "emoji" you mean old fashioned smileys, perhaps they might have some interest.

Should we have these discussions in the LP Inkscape-web account?  I guess the mailing list really is the best suited for that kind of discussion.

Do you have some time frame in mind for this?  I guess I could just cross post from list to forum.  And if anyone is interested, from forum back to list.  (Probably the forum and the mailing lists are almost mutually exclusive user bases.  But for now, I'll try to bring more together.)

All best,
brynn
(Happy Thanksgiving! for those in the US)

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From: C R
Sent: Thursday, November 24, 2016 12:18 AM
To: Brynn
Cc: inkscape-devel ; Mihaela Jurkovic
Subject: Re: [Inkscape-devel] Fwd: Contest Results and Developer Voting


Nice work. I'll have a go at it soon as well. I can produce high quality 2D animation using synfig. There well be a lot of character development involved in inky beforehand though, so these are great first steps. :) W hen I get around to doing inky's expressions, we will have a nice emoji/sticker set for inky as well. :D


On 24 Nov 2016 4:52 am, "Brynn" <brynn@...3133...> wrote:

I'm not much of an artist, but I made a couple of quick sketches.  Can't get to my server due to maintenance, but I attached them to this message

http://forum.inkscapecommunity.com/index.php?topic=458.0

First is like a droplet sitting on some non-porous surface, and the other, well, is obvious.  Maybe the 2nd one could morph into the first one -- like the droplet is falling until it hits the surface.  And I can see it sort of bouncing - not like bouncing up off of the surface but just....well, I wish I could make an animation.  It would take me hours.  Maybe I'll try it after I finish my other work.

Anyway, just to share some ideas.  I don't expect I could make a very high quality animation.

Hey, maybe we should use SMIL??  Just like we need to show gradient mesh in use around the internet, it seems like SMIL is in the same boat.

All best,
brynn

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From: "C R" <cajhne@...400...>
Sent: Tuesday, November 22, 2016 11:42 PM
To: "Mihaela" <mihaela.jurkovic@...400...>
Cc: "inkscape-devel" <inkscape-devel@...941...rge.net>
Subject: Re: [Inkscape-devel] Fwd: Contest Results and Developer Voting


Inky is so cute! Or should it be called Inkdrop?


Agreed. I like Martin's version that's like a little animal/cat or
something. But maybe that's just me liking cats. ;P
I'll do some variations, I'm sure Martin and I could work up some
dynamic versions too.


I'd love to see this idea revised, polished and incorporated into the
official branding. We should have something like your video coded into an
SVG animation and put on the website. I can help with that once I clear out
my current plate.


Sure. I'll do some story-boards for the animation over the holiday
season. When you're ready, just give me a nudge. :)
My initial idea was to have inky be a polymorph that can be cute and
cuddly but also a bad-ass when necessary, transforming into the most
useful tool for the task at hand. This provides a rich ground for
animations, which we could incorporate into our "official" videos.

Inky helps you get the job done. :)

I like "Inky", Could go Inky Inkdrop, for a "bugs bunny" "micky mouse"
"[name] [what-it-is]" first-name, last name soft of deal that has
worked well in cartoons since the dawn of animation. :)

My 2p
-C


Mihaela

On 22.11.2016 22:09, C R wrote:

I also think we have a drop mascot in the CR video.

Daw, thanks for the mention, Jabier! That would be the inkdrop
animation I never got around to encorporating in the video.
It's here:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/zx9b7m59xa4yi8g/inkscape_intro_animation_wip_3.ogv?dl=0

Sound effects to follow once I get time again (future).

I'm not sure this animation qualifies as a "mascot", but I think
Martin showed me inky after the fact... so maybe that's two
kinda/sorta votes for an inkdrop mascot? :)
I mean "freedom machine" is fun... but could represent any FOSS
software project (or any computer running Linux or OpenBSD). Inky is
kinda uniquely ours, imho. I'm sure variations would be welcome, and
I'd sure like to see what the community has to say about it (if I get
a vote) :)

-C




-C

On Tue, 2016-11-22 at 03:38 -0700, Brynn wrote:

And "Freedom Machine" as a mascot could be a nice idea...

Yes, could be.  But I think an official mascot, possibly together
with more
involved branding, should be sought from the entire community.  Many
awesome
artists out there!  Maybe a contest?

All best,
brynn

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From: "TimeWaster" <sebi@...2963...>
Sent: Sunday, November 20, 2016 7:41 AM
To: "Inkscape Devel Mailingliste" <inkscape-devel@...941...rge.n
et>
Subject: [Inkscape-devel] Fwd:  Contest Results and Developer Voting

1234

And "Freedom Machine" as a mascot could be a nice idea...

TimeWaster

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: [Inkscape-devel] Contest Results and Developer Voting
Date: 20.11.2016 02:36
From: Martin Owens <doctormo@...400...>
To: inkscape-devel <inkscape-devel@...941...rge.net>

Dear developers,

The about screen contest for 0.92 is complete and we have our three
runner ups for us developers to choose from:

https://inkscape.org/en/gallery/=about-screen-contest/contest-for-0
92+0
/

Each of the three are marked as "Next Round", please email to the
mailing list with your choices. Simply put your numbers in order of
preference, so 3214 would mean 3 is my first choice, 2 is my second
choice etc. You don't have to rank all numbers if you don't want
to.

You'll notice that I've chosen 4 items, this is because 1 and 3 are
so
similar and I wanted to give us a better choice.

Thanks to all our artists and voters, I think this round has been
really good.

I actually voted for "Ngarai Sianok" and a lot of people loved
"Freedom
Machine" (see comments on those items). So I'll be adding a few of
these to the website front page when 0.92 is released, to replace
the
current set of images.

Best Regards, Martin Owens
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