Hi Denis, Awesome ideas !!! yes, I am aligned on a friendly dragon character as a mascot, like Spyro. I also like the idea of peacock as its feathers colors shows a nice clusters.
Here are few proposals I wanted to share: 1. Dragon (fire, spark, ignite) 2. Peacock (feathers, node clusters) 3. Cheetah (speed, fast) 4. Beluga Whales (echolocation, multicasting) Let me know if you have more suggestions. Regards, Saikat On Sun, May 10, 2020 at 3:16 AM Denis Magda <dma...@apache.org> wrote: > 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 <saikat.mai...@gmail.com> > 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 > > >
