Re: [Qemu-devel] QEMU Mascot Contest

[Stefan Weil <sw@weilnetz.de>]

Am 10.11.2011 23:10, schrieb Anthony Liguori:
> Hi
>
> We're long over due for a mascot for QEMU.  Our wiki is nice, but is 
> missing that bit of pizzazz that a spiffy logo brings.  I can't think 
> of a better time than the 1.0 release to create one either.
>
> Having given it some thought and discussing it with a few people, 
> there seems to be an obvious mascot: an Emu named Q.
>
> Now you might say to yourself, "Isn't an Emu a big stupid flightless 
> bird?".  On the contrary, Emu's are elegant and incredibly 
> fast--easily reaching speeds over 30mph.  They may look a bit silly, 
> but they're a force to be reckon with having some of the strongest 
> legs in the animal kingdom.  With razor sharp claws, they can rip 
> through metal fencing with no problem.
>
> But there's only one problem with Q--we need someone to create an 
> image of him!  I thought it would be a fun part of the 1.0 release to 
> have a logo competition to create an official image of Q.
>
> So break out Gimp, Inkscape, or your favorite image editor and submit 
> an icon for consideration!  If we get enough proposals over the next 
> couple weeks, we'll setup a vote before the 1.0 release.
>
> To submit an icon, just sent an email to qemu-devel with the icon and 
> include an [ICON] tag in the subject.  The only real rules are that 
> the license must be an open license that allows redistribution of 
> derived works.  SVG images are certainly preferred.
>
> I'm excited to see what people come up with!  Happy Gimping!
>
> Regards,
>
> Anthony Liguori
>

Hello Anthony,

there is already my QEMU Icon Contest page (http://qemu.weilnetz.de/icon/)
where I'll publish any new proposal.

I already tried to design a Q emu icon and stopped it again: it's not in the
least trivial to design an emu with a Q in 16 x 16 pixels. So I'm really
curious what people will send in.

Regards,

Stefan Weil