Hi Saikat, I love this idea and, frankly, have been contemplating for a while about the same. Such characters (aka. mascots) can convey the spirit of our project and community as well as make life more entertaining.
I bet that every Java developer instantly associates Java (as a project and community) once he/she comes accross Java Duke [1]. Those of us who live in the U.S. know who Geigo Gecko [1] is. What to say about Ronald McDonald [3] is famous worldwide. How do you see the Ignite's mascot? I imagine it as a dragon who is kind and friendly rather than furious and hostile. Our logo is a spark of fire and dragons are those whimsical creatures who are usually associated with fire and flames. [1] 568px-Duke_(Java_mascot)_waving.svg.png <https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Duke_%28Java_mascot%29_waving.svg/568px-Duke_%28Java_mascot%29_waving.svg.png> [2] maxresdefault.jpg <https://i.ytimg.com/vi/8lZeTTXyIk4/maxresdefault.jpg> [3] ronald-mcdonald-052011.jpg <https://s3-prod.adage.com/s3fs-public/styles/800x600/public/ronald-mcdonald-052011.jpg> - Denis On Sat, May 9, 2020 at 1:07 PM Saikat Maitra <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > I wanted to discuss the idea of creating Apache Ignite mascot and if it is > something we would be interested. I was recently following the process of > creating a mascot Firefly[1] in Apache Beam project and absolutely loved > the concept. > > https://blogs.apache.org/foundation/entry/success-at-apache-bringing-the > > Regards, > Saikat >
